Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

A large number of people accompanied by their children visited a folk Mela, “Mount Fuji ta Mai Kulachi”, that was inaugurated at The Danishgah, here on Friday evening. The technique was almost similar to that used by local artisan, the only difference being the fast-moving electric wheel on which Mr Oto moulded the clay giving …

Pakistan’s film industry has offered to take part in an entertainment extravaganza conducted by Bollywood to raise money for the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund to help tsunami victims. The offer was made to Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt, who recently completed the film Nazar, an Indo-Pak venture with Pakistani star Meera playing the female lead. The …

REDtone Telecommuncation Pakistan Pte Ltd has received a Card Payphone Licence from the government. The licensee’s obligations are to install at least 500 card payphones per year, at least 10% of the total phones installed annually shall be in rural localities and to provide services within one year from the effective date in major Pakistan …

While many names are being pointed out regarding parties interested and serious in the privatisation of the telecom giant - PTCL - analysts and market men have started pointing the finger at SingTel - the telecom giant of Singapore - as the proposed buyer of the PTCL. When contacted, analysts mentioned that Temasek Holdings Pte …

South Asia’s number one rock band Junoon has been nominated for the top 4 awards at the Bollywood Awards to be held in Dubai on January 21st. The leading stars of Pakistan and Bollywood, including Junoon, Hadiqa, Sonu Nigam, Ishaa Koppikar, Yana Gupta, and many others will be performing in the first Indo-Pak Awards show …