DUBAI: Dubai, the Mideast’s desert party town, has just gotten even wetter. The city-state is breaking new ground with its decision to loosen rules prohibiting day-time alcohol sales during the holy month of Ramazan, a move that reflects how much Dubai’s rulers value the revenue both tourists and alcohol tax bring into this emirate. In years past, those wanting a beer or a glass of wine needed to wait until iftar, when Muslims break the fast. Bars in this city of skyscrapers would also play quiet music and make sureRead More

KARACHI: Thousands of fans and followers attended funeral prayers for famed Qawal Amjad Sabri who was gunned down yesterday by unknown assailants. The funeral prayers held at Liaquatabad Road were led by Maulana Ahmed Deewan Massoud the spiritual heir of Sufi saint Baba Farid. He would be laid to rest next to his father Ghulam Farid Sabri in Paposh Nagar graveyard, in the compound of Pir Herat Shah Warsi’s shrine. Prominent members of the civil society and political leaders from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement including Farooq Sattar and Waseem Akhtar attended the funeral. RangersRead More