Karachi Sisters’ Multilingual Shah Latif Sufi Poetry Software
Designed, developed and illustrated with a meticulous care, the software enables every one to read and understand Shah’s poetry accurately. Two young sisters - Nusrat Khowaja and Naveed Khowaja - …
Continue reading »Kashmir Hopes and Builds for Tourism Revival
Domestic tourists have always been able to enjoy the spectacular scenery and hospitality of the people of Pakistani Kashmir. A string of guest houses, most run by state agencies, grew …
Continue reading »Pakistan Credit Rating Raised to ‘Positive’ from ‘Stable’
Standard & Poor’s revised its foreign currency credit rating on Pakistan to positive from stable on December 28, citing improvements in external debt indicators. The ratings agency affirmed its current …
Continue reading »Lahore ‘Bhangra Group’ Dances Away the Workload
The group plays the tunes of famous Indian and Pakistani songs and dances in marriages and birthdays. Ahmed said they are happy to be associated with the business although they …
Continue reading »Pakistan Documentary Highlights Cruel ‘Swara’ Custom
The film has been produced by Samar Minalah, who had recently challenged Swara, invoking the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. The film has been sponsored by Apna Ghar, a …
Continue reading »Pakistan Non-Profit Wins Tech-Museum Award
Center for the Improvement of Working Conditions & Environment received the Knight Ridder Equality Award for its efforts to improve working conditions for adults in the carpet weaving industry, thereby …
Continue reading »A Pakistani Collector of 0.2 Million News Clippings
Dr Shaukat Malik’s 200,000 newspaper cuttings collected in his 36-folder post modern art gallery that may qualify him to be listed in Guinness Book of World Records. Dr Shaukat is …
Continue reading »Microsoft Windows in Urdu Launched in Pakistan
US software giant Microsoft Corporation has launched the Urdu version of MS Office 2003 for users in Pakistan. Microsoft Pakistan Country Manager Jawwad Rehman said that the key objectives behind …
Continue reading »Rediscovering Taxila - The Hidden Pakistani Attraction
Even if you are well traveled and widely read, you probably didn’t know about this remarkable small city in Pakistan with its glorious history. After all, Pakistan is not given …
Continue reading »A US Pakistani Videographer’s Earthquake Documentary
A videographer who runs a part-time media-production business, Aziz had come to document the experience. During a side trip to Balakot and other cities, he expected to see some fallen …
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