Monday, February 28, 2005
Meet Pakistan’s ‘Serial Entrepreneur’ in America
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 …
Continue reading »Pushto Film-makers in Peshawar Eye Afghanistan
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 …
Continue reading »A Pakistani Inspiration for An American
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 …
Continue reading »K-2 Climbing Season Begins
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 …
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