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Remembering Saadia Khan April 13, 2021 For many years I have been waiting to write on Saadia Khan, the most brilliant student of our MBA class at NUST. It was the 1st MBA class at newly established Business School and the classes were run in the evening. This was to enable those students who had jobs and worked during the daytime to join classes in the evening. Saadia was working in Islamabad at United Nation Information Centre (UNIC), she would straight come to Rawalpindi where NUST Campus w...

Photo by Linda Harris Concerned residents gathered at the Steubenville Marina Saturday to remember those near to them who’ve been lost to addiction as well as those still battling it. The ceremony was organized by sisters Theresa Haynes and Cathy Rogers to raise awareness after Haynes’ son, Philip, died from an overdose in December. Those attending the event released purple balloons of remembrance. NEWSLETTER Im interested in (please check all that apply) Daily Newsletter

SunStar Remembering the bravery of the Sugbuanon warriors HISTORIC BATTLE. To commemorate the 123rd anniversary of the Battle of Tres de Abril of 1898, Cebu City officials hold a wreath-laying ceremony in front of the Tres de Abril marker between Tres De Abril street and V. Rama Avenue in Barangay San Nicolas Proper. Present at the event are (from left): Jason Philip Militante of the Knights of Rizal-Cebu City chapter; Bryner L. Diaz of the Cebu City Cultural and His...

Erie County remembers lives lost one year into COVID-19 pandemic The bells rang 17 times for the more than 1,700 who died from COVID-19 in Erie County over the past year. and last updated 2021-03-16 00:23:05-04 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — One year, thats how long COVID-19 has tormented Erie County. Monday, in downtown Buffalo, bells rang; not in celebration of an end in sight, but a reminder of where weve been and whove we lost. Each time a bell ringing represents 100 lives. The bells of the O...

Hamilton mother and son confront final stages of cancer a year on from 20,000km Peru mercy dash 13 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 6 minutes to read Ryan Grieve laughs then cries remembering the time he forgot how the sun felt on his skin. Hed spent a month indoors, dealing with pain that made soft sensory comforts irrelevant. "I was on bedrest for a month just from ascites [fluid build-up] and pain and whatnot where it kind of felt like being skinned alive for quite a long time," Grieve s...

Sideswipe: March 4: Remembering teen mags 3 Mar, 2021 03:59 PM 4 minutes to read Before the internet, what did teenagers do? Pore over the latest teen magazines ... teen pin-up of the day, advice on how to get a boyfriend, how to be popular and, of course, "makeovers". 1. I remember a page that consisted of readers accidentally showing people their sanitary towels, or sneezing while walking past their "crush" in the street ... they were just manuals on how to get boys to notic...

Remembering Rimets reign, 100 years on  01 Mar 2021 Frenchman served in the role for a record 33 years He was the driving force behind the FIFA World Cup’s formation One hundred years ago today, FIFA elected its third President. He would become the longest-serving leader in the organisation’s history, holding the role for 33 years, and even earned himself a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. But for all his many achievements, it is as the father of the FIFA World Cup™ that...

SunStar THIRTY-FIVE years ago, a major historical event unfolded in the lives of the Filipino people. Unfortunately, today, the young do not seem to have any idea what that was all abouts. It looks that there is a lapse in our historical transfer and the political transparency so that those who came after Edsa will have a sense of history. I remember then, 35 years ago, the tension that was in our country when a sea of people filled Edsa and stopped the tanks from advancing, and that a pra...

Remembering Mohammad Anwar, Mehmood Jamal and Irfan Hussain Top Story February 24, 2021 LATE MOHAMMAD ANWAR: Life in exile is an excruciating experience. Its bitter taste is only known to people who have suffered it. The parting of the company is unbearable and hurtful when one himself is at the fag end of his innings when those with whom one had ‘sweet and sour’ relations running over decades without much of misunderstanding—back to the Creator to whom we all have to return to account ...

Remembering a brave man February 23, 2021 Changing loyalties for personal interests has been an ordinary practice in Pakistani politics. There are a handful of politicians who dare to take a risk while playing in the ground. Senator Mushahidullah Khan, who passed away recently, was indeed one of those who took risks. Whether it was the floor of parliament or a protest rally, Mushahidullah Khan spoke without any fear or pressure. Coming from a middle-class background, Mushahidullah secured a n...