Vatican opens archives on controversial pope

Vatican City: The Vatican unseals the archives of history’s most contentious popes on Monday, potentially shedding light on why Pius XII stayed silent during the extermination of six million Jews in the Holocaust. Two hundred researchers have already requested access to the mountain of documents, made available after an inventory that took more than 14 years for Holy See archivists to complete. AFP

Pakistanis unhappy with Imran govt: Survey

Peshawar: A survey conducted by the Pakistan unit of the international survey body Gallup has found that 66 per cent of Pakistanis are not satisfied with the functioning of the Imran Khan-led government. The survey, conducted in February, found only 32 per cent people were satisfied with the functioning of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party (PTI) government. In the Gallup Pakistan survey, 59 per cent people said Imran government’s performance was worse than previous governments. Only 22 per cent said that current government is better. IANS

AR Rahman to mentor all-female music studio in Dubai

dubai: Music maestro A R Rahman will mentor musicians and compose for a state-of-the-art, all-female music studio in Dubai, which will perform at Expo 2020 here. The Firdaus (Paradise) Women’s Orchestra will become a permanent facility at District 2020 here, according to an announcement on Sunday. Other than mentoring, Rahman will be attached to the studio’s name. PTI