Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

One day Ayesha Solangi, a local counselor decided she wanted to read and write and enrolled herself in an adult literacy programme run by a non-government organisation in her town in Sanghar, a district some 250 kilometers from Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi. In a country where the female adult literacy rate is only …

Asad Nazir and Safia Minney, successful entrepreneurs in the fashion industry both won prestigious awards at last night’s event. Asad Nazir was awarded the title of Best Newcomer of the Year and Safia Minney won the Community Award. Asad Nazir started his company, Trends in December 2003 after he recognised a niche in the …

Barbecued meat is a favourite with most Pakistanis as we are definitely a nation that prefers meat in all its forms. There are many ways to barbecue meat with or without the addition of various spices and one of the best, I’m sure nearly everyone will agree, is the Balochi style known as ‘Sajji.’ If …

A new album, product of a unique Indo-Pak musical collaboration, has taken Pakistan by storm and is steadily climbing the charts there, according to noted singer Hariharan, who has provided music for the venture. “The album, being of a traditional kind, has been received very well in Pakistan where generally pop music holds the sway. …

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