Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

The Karachi-based Edhi Foundation ambulance service, already the largest private ambulance service in the world, looks set to expand further in Pakistan with the purchase of another 150 vehicles this year. “There are very few government ambulances in Pakistan, “Anwer Kazmi, secretary to the foundation’s head, Abdul Sattar Edhi, told IRIN in the port city …

Zaiqa, 858 North Orleans, is a gritty, cafeteria-style Pakistani joint with character to spare. Zaiqa attracts the cab-driving crowd, which means all men, so if you go at the lunch rush it’s like stumbling into a Pakistani frat party. Lots of smoking and yelling. In the evening the lights get low, the music softens–well, it …

An art exhibit displaying contemporary miniature paintings from Pakistan will open tonight at 7:30 in the Bartlett Center with a lecture by an Oklahoma State University art history professor. The art form lost popularity in the mid 19th century, but the paintings are once again drawing attention in Pakistan and the Western Hemisphere. With at …

Thomas of Germany won the Tour de Pakistan International cycle race which ended at Balahisar Fort on Wednesday. “Tour de Pakistan is one of the toughest cycle races, and I had never thought about winning it. Iran claimed the first position in team event well ahead of Wapda, Sui Southern Gas, Germany, Sindh, Railway, …