Spirited defence of Islam during a debate goes viral on Facebook
Fp Staff • 12 years agoMehdi Hasan, a political journalist, defended Islam against charges of being an inherently violent religion at a debate at Oxford University
Saadat Hasan Manto posthumously gets highest Pak honour
Fp Archives • 13 years agoAcclaimed writer Saadat Hasan Manto was on Tuesday honoured with the Nisan-i-Imtiaz, Pakistan''s highest civilian award, 57 years after he died in virtual penury following several trials on charges of obscenity.
Critically ill legendary singer Mehdi Hassan put on ventilator
Fp Archives • 13 years agoHassan, who has been suffering from lung problems for the past 12 years, was on Tuesday night rushed to Karachi's Agha Khan hospital's ICU section