Literature Designer duo Sana Safinaz, writer Muneeza Shamsie conferred with Sitara-i-Imtiaz Pakistani designers Sana Hashwani and Safinaz Muneer as well as writer Muneeza Shamsie were conferred the... Published 15 Aug, 2024 04:08pm
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Arts Alice Munro, Canadian Nobel Prize-winning author, dead at 92 OTTAWA: Nobel Prize-winning Canadian writer Alice Munro, whose exquisitely crafted tales of the loves, ambitions and... Published 15 May, 2024 02:27pm
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