Sunday, July 25, 2004
Greeks in Ancient Pakistan
The invasion of Alexander the Great of the territories, which now constitute Pakistan , was an event of great sagnificant not only because of the extraordinary nature of the military expenditure undertaken by one of the worlds greatest conquerors;but also because it was the first time that direct contacts were established between Europe & South …
Continue reading »Pakistan’s fastest train between Lahore and Pindi
“The high-speed train will travel up to 140 km per hour, compared with a top speed of 100 km ph now reached by other trains. The high-speed trains will cut nearly one and a half hour off the typical five-hour Rawalpindi-to-Lahore trip”, he said this in news conference at Railway Headquarters here on Sunday.”
Continue reading »How a 15 year old immigrant Pakistani girl mastered shyness and a new language
On her first day of school in America, Subeia Ahmed sat front and center in the Framingham High School classroom, armed with an English dictionary and a neat row of freshly sharpened pencils.
The 15-year-old was determined to succeed, but faced a far more difficult transition than most freshmen.
She, along with her mother and two siblings, …
