Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

A group of traditional ‘Manganhaar’ singers from Thar and Cholistan gave a captivating performance at the NIC building auditorium in Islamabad on Sunday evening.
The singers from remote deserts of Thar and Cholistan, accompanied by their own set of musicians, seemed confident and eager to present their talent to the maximum on their maiden appearance in …

The ‘golden mile’ in the country’s financial capital glitters Pakistan’s economy, says one top officials of the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) about the road, which also houses the country’s most popular electronic media, the GEO TV, and the biggest publishing house, the Jang Group of Newspapers.
“Some 90 per cent of financial and business deals …

New cellular and fixed-line telephone companies, which are likely to begin operations by December following the deregulation of the telecom sector, are expected to create over 8,000 direct and indirect job opportunities in the country.
Pakistan’s official unemployment rate stands at 8.27 percent, but economists estimate the real rate to be much higher.
Telecom authorities and stakeholders …

Foreign direct investment has doubled during the past three years, which is approaching $1 billion this year. Pakistan’s Minister for Privatization and Investment stated this during a meeting with the visiting US delegation led by US Under Secretary of State, who called on him here on Monday.
According to a press release issued here by the …

With the last round of the English County Cricket Championship coming up on Thursday (September 16), and Warwickshire already having been declared the 2004 summer’s winners, Pakistan’s veteran leg-break and googly bowler Mushtaq Ahmed leads the table of top wicket-takers in first-class matches during the current season. His tally from 16 appearances is 81 wickets, …