Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

Vic Ahmed learned how to run a business at the school of hard-knocks: Lahore, Pakistan. The “serial entrepreneur” started his first company right out of college. Born into a family of lawyers, engineers and doctors, Ahmed grew up in a country the size of Texas that is populated with about 140 million people. Ahmed …

There is a vast market for Pushto films in Afghanistan. This was stated by office-bearers of the Pushto Filmmakers Association at a news conference here on Sunday. People now liked action films with good music and powerful script, he said. Arshad Khan said that good photography and outdoor locations were also helping to popularise Pushto …

He left his native Pakistan in 1980 for a shot at the American dream. Arriving in California, he picked fruit and vegetables for 11 years. His housing accommodations were provided by the contractor. Traveling across the United States, his next stop was New York City, where he worked construction. Boston was his …

Hello Pakistan - time to go climbing! Adventure Tours Pakistan has released the schedule for unguided expeditions in Karakorum this spring. There is one K2 expedition, 2 Broad Peak expeditions, a K2/BP double header, 3 expeditions for Gasherbrum 1, two expeditions for Gasherbrum 2, one to Nanga Parbat, 2 to Spantik and one for Muztagh …

This is no peacenik’s enthusiasm. Facts speak for themselves. Last month, the Indian high commission issued over 10,000 visas to Pakistanis coming to India. On an average, the Pakistani high commission in New Delhi issues 8,000 visas every month. Over 350 Pakistanis have descended on the city to attend a four-day convention beginning Friday …

Pakistan-born Nur Ali, a professional driver settled in United State of America, will represent A1 Team Pakistan along with other 25 countries in the mega motor sports event which is the most prestigious motor race in the world. The races will also take place at some of the best known circuits around the globe.

Various nurseries from the city and from Lahore have amassed a great. Floriculture treasure, an unprecedented precedent of an overall improvement in cultivars, hybridisation, selection of graded seeds and floriculture are that vies well with any of the best shows in the world. The dahlias, the pansies, calendulas, anti rrhinums, carnations and other winter annuals …

The inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) has registered a 52% increase during the first seven months (July-January) of the current fiscal year over the same period of last year. Official figures released by Board of Investment here on February 22 showed that the inflow of FDI during the period under review reached US$515 …

Jimmy Engineer, who has done more than 3,000 paintings and won numerous national and international awards, is also a peace activist. At the peak of the India-Pakistan tensions two years ago, he walked from the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, to the Indian border with flags of the two rival nations embossed on his shirt, urging people …

A 12-member South Korean team of archaeologists has discovered more than 200 remains, including one stupa of the Buddha civilisation here in Jaulian near Taxila. The Jaulian monastery is located atop the hill some 300 feet high, about 6 kms north-east of the Taxila Museum. After these remarkable discoveries, the Jaulian-II is confirmed as preceding …

The Karachi Stock Exchange broke all previous records on Wednesday when dividend-driven buying euphoria was further intensified amid unprecedented price flare-up. It finally closed at 8,180.79 points as compared to previous 7,925.70 points, up 255.09 points, signalling that it may not be the end of speculative trading and bargain-hunting, which is dominating the market …

The artist is indeed a lyrical colourist and blends her colours in a very surrealistic fashion. There’s a profusion of orange in her works, reflective of the setting sun and its dying embers as the day disappears into eternity. Her colours carry a spiritual significance. She shapes her letters in the Kufic style, with geometrical …

Also in the news today…

35 Indian publishers to Lahore Book Fair
Canadian Co To Invest US$500 MLN To Set-Up Wind Farm In Pakistan
Instaphone further reduces SMS charges in Pakistan
Norway Firm to Build Over 100 Satellite Offices in Pakistan
Cisco, Gul Ahmed install first IP telephony network in Pakistan

Two motorcycles collide, Ben Hur style, spilling four lads out across the roadway, slick with gray water. They pick themselves up, brush off their clothes, pull fenders and other peripherals back into place, then speed away. Not one harsh word is exchanged. Nor is there a single helmet among the lot of them. Welcome to …