Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

Zuhra Nafees drinks in the sights and sounds of Peshawar’s riotous marketplace with newfound enthusiasm. A year ago the grate of a burqa separated her from the outside world. Today the late 20-something is clad in the traditional Muslim chador, the long cloth that covers her body from head to toe, but leaves her face …

The Banker Magazine of London, a subsidiary of Financial Times has declared Dr. Ishrat Husain as Central Bank Governor of the year for Asia. This is for the first time in the history of Pakistan that any Governor of State Bank has won this prestigious award. The Banker has honoured Dr. Ishrat “for his leadership …

Germany and UAE will invest $3 billion in hydel power generation and production of Mercedes Benz cars and trucks in Pakistan. Out of the total amount, about $2 billion would be invested in hydel power generation, while the rest would be invested in automobile sector to set up production plant for Mercedes Benz cars and …

Mekaal Hasan Band is very popular in Pakistan. It is now making inroads in the international scenario. Mekaal Hasan is the guitarist and music composer for his band. He is also the guest guitarist with Junoon. It is a band of seven members. Javed Bashir is the vocalist. Mohammad Ahsan plays the flute, Mohammad Fahad …

The nine-day Pakistani art exhibition opened yesterday to wonderful response from the viewers as everyone looked impressed by the quality of work from some of the top artists. “This is all eye-opening stuff. This is the first time that I have got the opportunity to see Pakistani art and am really impressed.” Pakistani artists too …

Tracking World (Pvt) Ltd, a provider of location-based and fleet Telematics services in Pakistan, and WebTech Wireless Inc., have entered into an exclusive partnership to deliver WebTech’s fleet Telematics products and monthly subscriber services to a market that represents CDN$15 million in potential fleet Telematics services annually.
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It has been almost a month since Pooja Bhatt ‘s film Rog was premiered at the Kara film festival in Pakistan. However, for the actress-turned filmmaker and daughter of renowned filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt , the “sweet” experience still lingers in her memory. With the screening of her film Rog, which released all over India on …