Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

It is called Little Karachi and is fast turning into the Norwegian capital’s hottest place to live and hang out.
Situated just east of the city centre, the Groenland area has become a thriving part of the city with international shops, restaurants and cafes - and a distinctly subcontinental flavour.
“If we lived here, we didn’t think …

Saeed Shafiq, a steel importer senior vice president at the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry likes to dig in to a traditional Pakistani lunch when he takes a break from work at his office on I.I. Chundrigar Road.
“We are traditionalists and like to eat a heavy lunch with lots of spices,” says Saeed Shafiq, …

Pakistan Telecommunication (PTCL) has launched a new value added service named Audio Conference, to mainly facilitate its corporate customers, which will allow them to have enhanced connectivity in a more affordable and convenient fashion.
[Vice President] giving the details of the new service said that the users of this service could hold an audio conference with …

After a disastrous campaign in the Athens Olympics, a depleted India will have to play out of their skin to be able to put across Pakistan in the opening match of the four-Test hockey series starting here tomorrow.
A win against their much-fancied rivals seems highly unlikely for the visitors with several rookie players in their …

Plans to expand the Lahore Museum over an 11-kanal-area, construct several new galleries, establish a research department, install the latest security, temperature-control and ticketing systems were announced by the museum director, Gulzar Mashhadi, on Wednesday.
The new galleries in the museum will include a section called the City Museum, to portray cultural items from Lahore, another …

There were smiles all around as Tabassum Warsi dished out a treat to music lovers in Oman at ‘Sham-e-Ghazal’ at Al Falaj Hotel last weekend.
Smiles (tabassum in Urdu) of acceptance, acknowledgement and appreciation all backed up by a continued round of applause accompanied her performance like a reward from a receptive audience. How ghazal has …

Music is the universal language of love, peace and friendship, said Taz, the lead singer for Stereo Nation, after signing a promotion agreement for Pakistan, Japan and the United Arab Emirates with Star Light Promotions and Ideas Workshop on Wednesday.
According to the new agreement, Star Lights Promotions will have exclusive promotion rights, arrange concerts and …

Australia’s Tethyan Copper Co Ltd said on Wednesday it will spend its A$10 million ($7 million) cash reserve on completing a feasibility study into developing the first stage of a copper and gold mine in Pakistan.
The lode is contained within the larger Reko Diq project and would initially produce about 40,000 tonnes of copper a …

An 18-member Indian hockey team received a warm welcome here from banner waving fans today when it arrived in Pakistan for the first series in the rival country in five years.
The players will take part in a four-match series starting later this month. Some 200 policemen were deployed to maintain security at the airport, in …

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.” …