Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

The coastal city Gawadar will become international business and trade hub with the commissioning of deep sea port next year and its proposed link up with main railway lines network with up-country that would pave the way for cheap mode of transportation to Central Asia, Europe and Africa…
The Gawadar deep-sea port is due to complete …

A grand festival will be held in Gilgit from September 7 to promote local culture and tourism. The Silk Route Festival is a regular feature of the area which is officially celebrated in Gilgit and Skardu.
An official handout said a number of programmes have been chalked out to make the event a memorable one, as …

The telecom sector, which is undergoing a silent revolution, has placed the country’s economy on a fast track leading to progress and prosperity and Pakistanis now feel the effects of the multi-dimensional visible changes, analysts said on Monday.
The revolution has changed the way and style of business, provided thousands of jobs and opened new vistas …

“The conditions of India and Pakistan are more or less similar. Pakistan is a shade better than us as NGOs have started a movement by trying to modify the medical education to suit the community.’’ This was stated here today by Prof S M Bose who attended the two-day International Conference of Community Oriented Medical …

A sophisticated Manufacturing Technologies Development Centre (MTDC) will be established at the department of mechanical engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore.
This was stated by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) chairman, Dr Attaur Rehman, on Monday. In this regard, an amount of Rs120 million has been approved by the recently held Central Development Working Party …

E-Journalism, vital requirement of the 21st century epoch for swift dissemination of news and views, around the globe, eventually touched the zeniths of a magnificent recognition in Pakistan when PIP, the apex and strapping voice in the journalistic arena in the country held the first-ever seminar on the topic here Saturday…

LAWYERS’ fraternity of both sides being the powerful and vocal leaders can help in building an amicable environment which can help the governments of India and Pakistan to resolve their problems.
This was stated by Chaudhary Muhammad Hanif Khatana, Additional Advocate General of the Lahore High Court on his arrival at the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab …