Monday, August 30, 2004
Food Park, a tasty addition to Islamabad
Hot Chappal Kabab from NWFP, mouth-watering Paye from Punjab, delicious Saji from Balochistan and the incomparable Aab Gosht from Kashmir are just some of the food items that are drawing scores of eaters to the Food Park in Islamabad. Offering scrumptious food from all over Pakistan in one single place is a sure recipe for …
Continue reading »Pakistan’s only brewery doing surprisingly well
“A coffee?” asks chief executive Minoo Bhandara, reaching across his desk. “Or would you prefer a beer?”
Mr Bhandara can afford such audacity because he runs Murree Brewery, Pakistan’s lone beer factory in a country under prohibition. All this despite a phalanx of official restrictions. The explanation is simple, says Mr Bhandara: “Ninety-nine per cent of …
Pakistan fill up on New Zealand technology
Keeping the petrol flowing to Pakistani drivers is providing Palmerston North-based company Integration Technologies with its biggest ever deal.
It has won a contract worth about $5 million to outfit more than 1000 petrol stations owned by Pakistan State Oil, the national state-owned oil supplier.
Integration Technologies provides equipment for petrol stations which integrates forecourt pumps with …
India, Pakistan celebrate ties with books
Booklovers, young and old, flocked to the Pakistani pavilion at the Delhi Book Fair, celebrating the newfound bonhomie between the hitherto estranged neighbours.
The perceptible warmth may not translate into impressive sales figures, but Pakistani publishers are cherishing their visit to the fair, where Pakistan is the theme country…
Indian publishers exhibit books at Lahore fair
Indian publishers will exhibit their books in a fair to be held in Lahore next March after Pakistan publishers participated as special guest in weeklong Delhi Book Fair, concluded on Sunday. Pakistani books have received great interest and response from the Indian people, displayed at the Fair by 12 publishers and over 200 people along …
Continue reading »Pakistan Tourism Calendar to be Introduced Soon
The calendar will help inform national and international tourists about yearly cultural events held across the country, said the officials. Events and festivities like Baisakhi Mela and Basant, which attract a large number of foreign tourists, would be highlighted worldwide, they added. “The department has been provided with a roadmap for development and has also …
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