Sunday, February 14th, 2016
An era ends with passing of Robin Ghosh
KARACHI /LAHORE: The man behind some of Lollywood’s most popular tunes, Robin Ghosh, is no more. He breathed his last at Cure Care Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Saturday morning.Over a career the spanned several decades, the 79-year-old acted as music composer for numerous Urdu and Bengali films. With his passing, an entire era that saw quality film music take the front seat in Pakistani cinema of yesteryears has ended.
US expresses concern over security of Pakistan’s nuclear stockpile
The United States has expressed its concerns about the security of Pakistan’s nuclear stockpile and tensions between Islamabad and its arch rival New Delhi.“We’re concerned both about the security of those nuclear weapons, and that’s been a common refrain… in our discussions with Pakistan; but we’re also concerned… about tensions between India and Pakistan in the region,” US State Department’s deputy spokesperson Mark Toner said in response to a question during his daily press briefing.