Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

The first group of 31 passengers arrived from Pakistan’s side of the province at 2 p.m., walking across a 220-foot steel bridge, where they were mobbed by Indian officials and soldiers bearing gifts, sweets and garlands of marigolds. One of the Kashmiri passengers knelt to kiss the asphalt. Some wept. The bus service established …

The Dubai-headquartered Geo TV, flagship channel of the Pakistan-based Jang group of media companies, has decided to shift from a single channel entity to being a full fledged network. On the agenda, is the launch of ten channels dealing in all genres. The ten being general entertainment, news, youth, lifestyle, music, kids, sports, movies, …

Pakistani rice is expected to enter into Chinese market by June 2005 as the two countries signed a protocol and exporters see the Asian country as largest single buyer of the Pakistani varieties, which could double country’s rice export figures. China, world’s biggest consumer of rice, agreed to buy rice from Pakistan following consent to …

The festival is being organised by the Delhi government, central culture ministry, Municipal Corporation of Delhi and NGO Seher. In the list of performers from Pakistan are Sufi maestro Iqbal Bahu, a descendant of Sufi saint Sultan Bahu, Krishna Lal Bheel, Fareed Ayaz Al Hussaini and the Sufiana qawwali brothers. The prominent Indian artistes include …

Pakistan cricket team’s most celebrated fan, Abdul Jalil, won hearts through his message of love at the steel city that is preparing to host the third India-Pakistan One Day International (ODI) Saturday. A resident of Sialkot, Jalil first came to India March 7 for the first Test match at Mohali. He went on to …