Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

An exhibition of paintings featuring works by nine Bengali artists opened at the Hamail Art Gallery on Wednesday. Hussain Jahania Gardezi, minister for Literacy and non-Formal Basic Education inaugurated the exhibition.
The artists whose works were on display included Abdus Shakoor, Abdul Wahab, Era Hossain, Farida Zaman, Jahangir Hossain, Kazi SA, Fakhrul Islam, Nurul Amin …

Pakistani stocks extended their bull run on Friday, closing above 6,000 points for the first time on optimism about the country’s economy, dealers said. The benchmark Karachi Stock Exchange 100-share index closed at 6,045.80 points, up 1.14 percent on the day. The index set a lifetime intraday high of 6,064.06. The KSE-100 has risen nearly …

By night, Iqbal Hussain moves shyly among the crowds of customers who flock to his restaurant to dine in the shadow of the magnificent sandstone minarets of Lahore’s Badshahi Mosque. By day, Hussain takes his pencils and paintbrushes into the narrow, filthy streets of the Heera Mandi, Lahore’s red light district. It is on the …

Pakistan’s cotton production and consumption are expected to hit historic highs this year as it aggressively prepares to meet global competition.
Pakistan is the fourth largest cotton producer in the world and poses a serious challenge to India in Western markets. Many experts believe Pakistan’s low cost of production will allow it to come out …

Oslo’s Lindeberg School will cooperate with two schools in Pakistan next year to help bring Norwegian classes to hundreds of Norwegian-Pakistani children living in Kharian. State secretary Cathrin Bretzeg (right) is satisfied with the teaching and staff at Bloomfield Hall School. Evening classes in Norwegian are already underway here.
Over half of all Norwegian-Pakistanis stem from …

Doctors have found two pairs of scissors and a piece of paper in the lungs of a woman who claims she never underwent any surgery in her life. For the last 11 years, Sharifaan Bibi had been feeling as if something was eating into her lungs. She got treatment from several doctors but all went …

Sales of Pakistan’s one-day strip from the 2003 World Cup are expected to reach £1million following some unexpected exposure from British comedian Peter Kay on Channel 4’s comedy show Max and Paddy’s Road to Nowhere according to The Mirror newspaper. Kay wore the shirt in all six episodes of the series, which finished last Friday. …

Einstein had it right: Everything is relative. The theory applies not only to physics, but also to ethnic restaurants. For proof, gauge the possible reactions to dinner at Shahnawaz, one of only two Valley restaurants I know of that showcase the cuisine of Pakistan. (The other, the Copper Kettle, mostly focuses on regional dishes from …

A group exhibition titled ‘Unveiled’, featuring the works of six figurative painters, will open at the Royaat Gallery The Mall on Thursday. The gallery is an extension of the existing Royaat gallery at Defence. Raja Changez Sultan, the Pakistan National of Council Of Arts (PNCA) director general curated the show.
The artists whose work would …

Over 300 new large-size buses would be Inducted in the city in the next three to six months by the Karachi Public Transport Society. According to officials, agreements have been signed with five companies and they have placed orders with assembling units for new buses. The new companies, which would bring in buses, are Geo …

A music and dance evening titled ‘Sur Taal’ organised by the Society of Classical Arts (SCA) was held at Alhamra Cultural Complex on Monday.
Before the programme, Bina Jawwad, an SCA member, said that SCA had been founded to promote Pakistani music and dance heritage amongst the young generation. Ms Jawad lamented that artists were …

Pakistani pugilists won a gold and medal in the 20th President Cup International Boxing Championship that concluded at Batam Island in Indonesia and was declared the best boxer of the tournament.
The celebrated Olympian boxer Asghar Ali Shah grabbed gold when he demolished G B Thamang of Indonesia by 23-8 in 64kg final. Asghar, …

The travelling art exhibition titled ‘Pakistan and India: Changing Mindsets’ has come to Karachi and will open at the VM Art gallery, Rangoonwala Community Centre from today. This exhibition is being organised by the Youth Initiative for Peace (YIP) who are conducting a series of such travelling exhibitions. The aims of the art show …

The All About Lifestyles exhibition concluded at the Fortress Stadium on Sunday night after attracting crowds for two days. Arranged by the Dawn Group of Newspapers, the All About Lifestyles was the first-ever exhibition to be held at the newly-built Exhibition Centre at the Fortress Stadium. More than 120 exhibitors had set up their stalls …