Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

By the end of the year, Lahore could boast of one of the biggest amusement parks in the subcontinent. It would certainly be the largest in Pakistan. Further west, Kabul too is likely to get its first amusement park. And guess what, the promoters of both projects want the state amusement park association of …

Workers’ remittances registered the highest ever increase in Pakistan’s history when a record amount of US$443.70 million was remitted in March 2005 compared to $329.67 million in March 2004, showing a jump of $114.03 million or 34.59 per cent. Pakistan received $3,050.51 million as workers’ remittances during the first nine months (July 2004 - March …

A two-day fashion festival is being held in Lahore from the 20th of April where designers from Pakistan and India including many other countries would put their clothes on display. The festival is being participated by many designers including Selena Warda, Nikki, Nina, Nomi Ansari, Pooja Nair, Nasreen Akhter, Naina, Sara Gandapur, Aansa and Diana …

Aisamul Haq Qureshi played quality tennis on Tuesday and was instrumental in helping Pakistan earn two gold medals on the penultimate day of the first Islamic Games at the Taif University hard courts. Pakistan’s chances to make a clean sweep in tennis have brightened as they have already qualified for the doubles’ semi-final and …