Tribute to Ishtiaq Ahmed Ishtiaq Ahmad was primarily a fiction writer from Lahore, famous for his spy, detective novels in Urdu language, and was the author of around 800 novels. He started by writing short stories for children and then wrote his first novel in 1973. He was at his peak of popularity from ‘70s to ‘90s due to his Inspector Jamshed series, Inspector Kamran Mirza series and Shoki series.
Tribute to
Ishtiaq Ahmed
Ishtiaq Ahmad was primarily a fiction writer from Lahore, famous for his spy, detective novels in Urdu language, and was the author of around 800 novels. He started by writing short stories for children and then wrote his first novel in 1973. He was at his peak of popularity from ‘70s to ‘90s due to his Inspector Jamshed series, Inspector Kamran Mirza series and Shoki series.
It was the Inspector Jamshed team (and the series built around their escapades to protect Pakistan in general and the Muslim nation in particular) that captured the imagination of several generations in Pakistan. The series featured a detective, Inspector Jamshed Ahmed, who solved crimes with the help of his three children, Mehmood, Farooq and Farzana.
He died on November 17, 2015 at Karachi International Airport on his way back to Lahore, before boarding the plane after attending Karachi International Book Fair held at Karachi Expo Centre.
Behold the most extensive face transplant in medical history
A firefighter from Mississippi whose face became disfigured during a rescue attempt is the recipient of the world’s most extensive face transplant. The 41-year-old now bears the face of a 26-year-old man who recently died in an extreme cycling accident.
The 26-hour surgery was performed by a 150-person medical team from New York University Langone Medical Center.
Volunteer firefighter Patrick Hardison received a full scalp and face, including ears, nose, lips, and upper and lower eyelids. Hardison can now blink and sleep with his eyes close, thus staving off the blindness that threatened him.
The $1 million surgery, which NYU will graciously pay for, was deemed a success after Hardison was taken shopping at a store, where no one paused to give him a second look.
Players and fans stand shoulder to shoulder with France
Players and fans sing along to La Marseillaise (France’s national anthem) as Wembley was transformed into a giant tricolour during a spine-tingling tribute to the Paris attack victims.
Compiled by Maria Shirazi
