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 …

Aaj TV provides round the clock news coverage from around the world in collaboration with partner news sources in more than 100 countries. Combining news reporting with analytical strengths provided by social and political commentators in Pakistan accounts for in depth and precise current affairs shows. On the Entertainment front, industry veterans are heading the …

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. …

LOCAL group Maxcorp Development Sdn Bhd is leading a consortium of Malaysian companies to design, build and manage the RM3.2 billion Bahria Golf City at Muree Expressway in Islamabad, Pakistan. Backed by strong house purchasing power in Pakistan, project returns are expected to be between US$10 billion and US$12 billion (US1 = RM3.80). The project …

Overall improvement in the national economy of the country in last couple of years has given boost to per capita income (PCI) in Pakistan by $160 in the financial year 2003-04 over the preceding fiscal year 2002-03. In percentage the per capita income is up by 32.5 percent in the last fiscal year over the …

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, …

Umar Sheikh, 31, British-born, New York-trained and married to a woman from New Jersey, long dreamed of running his own restaurant. London was too expensive. New York was too risky. Karachi seemed just right. His gamble, in this restive port city better known for its religious radicals than its ravioli, has worked so far. Limoncello, …

After the tremendous success of Phantom of the Opera last spring, Shah Sharahbeel is back to rock the town with his latest theatre blockbuster Moulin Rouge, a play termed the event of the year at Lahore in 2003. The play opens on Friday as the grand finale of the Margalla Festival at the same venue …