Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

Amid high security, the Miss Canada Pakistan pageant went off without a hitch in Toronto with a packed audience and a dozen nervous contestants — defying detractors who claimed it dishonoured Islam. Thirteen women braved earlier religious protest as they took to the stage as contestants of the controversial beauty pageant Saturday night. “We’re …

The evening’s most popular attraction was one that nearly every woman, and even some men, lined up and waited the better part of an hour to participate in. The henna demonstration booth, set up in the ballroom’s northwest corner, attracted children, not yet old enough to walk, as well as grandparents who marveled at the …

A pair of puma has joined the inhabitants of the Karachi Zoo, increasing the size of the big cat family to 10. The zoo authorities told The News that the one-year-old pair was added to the zoo on Monday and they were contented with the new atmosphere. The new tenders had already been invited for …

Indians might be beating Pakistan in cricket but on the bourses, Pakistani indices have stolen a march over Indian indices. Pakistan’s benchmark index, the Karachi Stock Exchange 100 (KSE100), has delivered 480% return since 2000, compared to 44% by the Sensex. A booming economy, economic reforms and a big push to the privatisation process has …