Pharmacy staff demand acceptance as frontline workers
Islamabad
May 19, 2021
Islamabad: The meeting of traders associated with the chain pharmacy from across the country demanded to recognise pharmacy staff as frontline workers. The meeting was held, which was attended by all the concerned stakeholders, says a press release.
In the meeting, issues related to business of retail pharmacy were discussed and future course of action was also finalised. The office-bearers were also elected unanimously. Mehboob Ahmed (Clinics Lahore) as president, Zahid Bakhtawari (D Watson Pharmacy) as general secretary, Arjumand Maqsood (Mehmood Pharmacy, Lahore) as senior vice president, Tariq Mehmood (Shaheen Chemist) as vice president and Zain Maqsood as media coordinator were elected to run the affairs of chain pharmacy association.
33 Years of Strings: How the Pakistani Band Championed Rock Music in the Subcontinent
Having garnered a cult following across the subcontinent, the band hung up its boots last month.
Photo: Facebook/Strings
While Pakistan was reeling under the oppressive cultural clampdown of President Zia-ul Haq in the 1980s, a revolutionary rock music scene was brewing underground at universities and five-star hotels. Pop rock band Strings, formed in 1988 in Karachi, was a strong pillar of this movement, capturing the imaginations of millions not only in Pakistan, but across South Asia.
âEverything has to end. Thirty three years is a long time. It was going to be never ending. Right now, Strings is loved by all and everything is going well. So, this is a good time to say goodbye,â says vocalist Faisal Kapadia over the phone.
Now I’m here in a blur,
And you’re nowhere to be found.
I’m shaking from your words,
You dug on holy ground.
Abdullah Siddiqui sings softly, almost as if he’s whispering to himself. Once again, he bares his vulnerability, his emotional wounds still quite raw and fresh, and translates his pain into some of the most beautiful modern pop songwriting to come out of Pakistan thus far.
These are the opening lyrics to his latest track, Lament. Abdullah has released several interpretations of the same song with the latest one, the ‘pop version’, being the most upbeat. The treatment of the song almost comes across as a contradiction of sorts you have song lyrics that are so mournful and dark, they take you down to the deepest pit of your soul, one step away from slashing your wrists in despair. And they’re paired with an EDM track that has you tapping your feet as you would on a song celebrating the joy of living.
And you’re nowhere to be found.
I’m shaking from your words,
You dug on holy ground.
Abdullah Siddiqui sings softly, almost as if he’s whispering to himself. Once again, he bares his vulnerability, his emotional wounds still quite raw and fresh, and translates his pain into some of the most beautiful modern pop songwriting to come out of Pakistan thus far.
These are the opening lyrics to his latest track, Lament. Abdullah has released several interpretations of the same song with the latest one, the ‘pop version’, being the most upbeat. The treatment of the song almost comes across as a contradiction of sorts you have song lyrics that are so mournful and dark, they take you down to the deepest pit of your soul, one step away from slashing your wrists in despair. And they’re paired with an EDM track that has you tapping your feet as you would on a song celebrating the joy of living.
Hereâs how Bilal Maqsood, Amjad Sabri became best friends
He was full of life, says Bilal SAMAA | Samaa Life&Style Editors - Posted: May 1, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 month ago SAMAA | Samaa Life&Style Editors Posted: May 1, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 month ago
Photo: Instagram/Bilal Maqsood
Musician Bilal Maqsood has shared a heartfelt note detailing his first meeting with the late Qawwal Amjad Sabri.
âWe had the privilege of working with this amazing artist and human,â he wrote, sharing a photo of former band Strings with Amjad on the sets of Coke Studio. âHe was always full of life and energy.â
Photo: Instagram/Bilal Maqsood