Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

A Pakistani theatre group is set to blitz the capital Sunday with an explosive satire that debunks cricket mania, the pretensions of the American empire and the clichés of official diplomacy. “Lines Out Of Control”, scripted by Imran Aslam and directed by Yasmin Ismail of the Karachi-based Grips Theatre Group, parodies official postures and foibles …

Even before Kanwal Sakhi began her Pakistani cooking class March 23, the meeting room at the C.H. Booth Library is filled with exotic scents. Tiny silver bowls filled with red peppers, cumin seed, coriander seeds, and ground spices spill their aromas into the air, and tidy stacks of plastic containers full of diced chilies, garlic, …

Nicknamed “Moon”, probably for his handsome looks, Malik’s nikha took place via telephone. He was in Sialkot in Pakistan and the woman thousands of miles away in the Andhra Pradesh capital Hyderabad. “We met in Dubai for the first time when she had gone with her father,” Malik, 23, told IANS in an interview. “The …

Sajjad Tafoo, a Pakistani guitarist, is working on a tune to pay tribute to all saints and Sufis at their shrines and tombs. The singer says he draws inspiration from Sakhi Lal Shehbaz Qalanadr of Sehvan Sharif, Sindh. “I had no money in my pocket, but still managed to get tickets to pay a visit …

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The Philadelphia Business Journal has named Dr. Raza Bokhari, President & CEO Lakewood Pathology Associates & Parkway Clinical Laboratories, as one of the recipients of the 15th Annual “40 Under 40″ award. This award recognizes the Philadelphia region’s most accomplished young professionals who are proven performers in both their industry and their community. Dr. …