Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

Pakistani film Khamosh Paani, which has won several awards and laurels on the international film festival circuit, is slated for its commercial release in India in October.
Shot entirely in Pakistan, this Sabiya Sumar-directed film stars Indian actress Kiron Kher in the lead role about a Hindu girl forced to stay in Pakistan after partition and …

As the heads of India and Pakistan prepare for a meeting in New York that is expected to boost peace talks, a wedding show back home is propelling people-to-people contact — often cited by analysts as the bulwark of any permanent peace deal.
In its sixth year, Bridal Asia is more an India-Pakistan bonhomie forum than …

Saudi Arabia is to provide jobs to more than twenty thousand Pakistani Doctors to strengthen all fields of its health sector. The announcement was made in a joint news conference addressed by Saudi Health Minister and his Pakistani counterpart in Islamabad on Tuesday. The Saudi Mminister emphasised to strengthen cooperation in different areas of health …

NetSol Technologies, a developer of proprietary software applications and provider of information technology (IT) services, today announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, NetSol (Pvt) Ltd., has been awarded a new contract by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Under the terms of the contract, which would bring immediate and significant revenues, NetSol will undertake several major software …

The project — to be developed on a build, own and operate-basis for 20 years — is estimated for completion within 18 months.
The wind-powered power plant will be located in the Bin Qasim, outskirts of Karachi. “The Government of Pakistan intends to purchase the 50 MW of power to be generated from the power plant.” …