Pak government forgets Mehdi Hassan on 1st death anniversary

The man was referring to the reformist leader Mir Hussein Mousavi, who along with Mehdi Karroubi is under house arrest in Iran since 2009. Seeking to assure the man, Rouhani said that he would live up to his promises. "Some issues need to be resolved... but I ...

Staff Report ISLAMABAD: The first death anniversary of Lollywood ghazal singer (late) Mehdi Hassan Khan is being observed today (Thursday), SAMAA reported. Mehdi Hassan was born on July 18, 1927 in a village called Luna, in the Indian state of ...

LearnQuest — a nonprofit institution devoted to providing formal instruction in Indian classical music — is scheduled to present the musical show "A Tribute to Ustad Mehdi Hassan" on June 15. Hassan, who was born in India in 1927, overcame ...

Iran's presidential election presents a paradox. The vote was free enough for Hassan Rowhani to score a shocking win and for the favored conservative candidate to finish a dismal third. And yet it was blatantly unfair because hundreds of reformist ...

) WANT TO KNOW HOW TO 'WRECK THE ECONOMY'? Kenneth Clarke knows how. From the Telegraph's splash: "Britain will be excluded from international deals if the country leaves the European Union, which would lead to widespread job losses and higher ...

academic. Iran's new president Hassan Rohani was playing the role of the diplomat as he met his predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran on Tuesday. The pair discussed the economic and political problems the country faces, especially after years ...

The surprise victory of reformist candidate Hassan Rowhani in the Iranian presidential elections triggered a predictably harsh reaction yesterday from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has warned of possible military strikes to curb the ...

Iran's President-elect Hassan Rohani said his win was a 'victory for moderation' and vowed to soothe tensions with the US and factions inside Iran. Iran's President-elect Hassan Rohani has promised to use his victory to transform the Islamic ...

By Siavosh Ghazi, AFP TEHRAN -- Hassan Rowhani's election as Iran's new president, backed by both moderates and reformists, gives a shot in the arm to a reform movement long sidelined by regime pressure. The slow death of reformists in Iranian ...