Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

Palmchip Corporation, a pioneer in semiconductor IP and system-on-chip platform technology, today announced that they are launching a new company to be called Palmchip Semiconductor, Inc. The company will focus on providing chips for wireless storage applications and will soon announce the first wireless storage Application Specific Standard Product. (ASSP) . In support of their …

The master chefs from Lahore’s Avari Hotel are here with Pakistan’s robust flavours for a 10-day food festival at Andheri’s ITC Grand Maratha Sheraton’s The Peshwa Pavilion. At the other end of the city, chefs Wakeel Ahmed and Azam Hussain Bhatti (of Pakistan International Airlines) have brought yet another native food fest, at Marine Plaza’s …

Mehr Khan Williams, a Pakistani national, has been appointed as UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Commission.
Khan Williams has worked for the United Nations since 1976. She has held senior management positions in New York, Florence and Bangkok with UNICEF and has also served as Acting Director of the United Nations Information Centre in …

The Cosmopolitan Club was leased in 1927 by the then Punjab governor Sir Halley and has catered to some of the city’s most influential people.
The club housed 11 tennis courts, two bridge rooms, a snooker room, a TV lounge and badminton court. It catered to nearly 300 members. The Cosmopolitan Club was closed two and …

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Thursday signed an agreement with Pakistan that would give it dialogue partner status with the bloc. It would promote economic cooperation, exchange of information and encourage technical economic cooperation with the grouping, he added. The framework agreement would lead towards the establishment of a free trade area, he said.
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Fashion knows no boundaries…and who knows it better than the Delhites, who on Thursday witnessed a unique fashion show showcasing the very best of Indian and Pakistani creations.
The fashion show, aptly titled “Jashn-e-Aman”, was a prelude to a bridal exhibition, which would kick off in New Delhi later in the month.
“Jashn-e-Aman means celebration of peace, …

Doppler radars are used all over the world for their ability to continuously monitor weather systems, helping officials find out the convergence and divergence of air mass which is essential for detecting concentration of moisture resulting in cloud burst or heavy downpour over a specific area even before the rain starts.
They help gain more time …

The cinema owners, film producers and writers at a seminar on Thursday criticized the government for burdening the cinema houses with heavy taxes , providing no relief to film industry and allowing Indian movies in the country through cable operators, and demanded steps to address the situation.
The seminar on “How can the Pakistani film industry …

Yash Chopra’s forthcoming film aims to bridge the differences between people in India and Pakistan through a touching love story between an Indian pilot and a Pakistani girl.
Even though a major part of the movie has been completed for quite some time now, Chopra had not revealed its title. But now it is confirmed that …