Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

Pakistan, which has been seeking high technology aircraft for the last two decades, said yesterday it hoped to start joint production with China from 2007 of multirole fighter jets. The first four JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft are expected to be introduced into the air force some time in 2006, said Air Vice Marshal Shahid Latif, …

In a chic downtown lobby across the street from the Old Executive Office Building, Saadia Musa answers phones, orders sandwiches and lets in the FedEx guy. And she does it all from Karachi, Pakistan. Saadia Musa, on a big screen in the District, works from Pakistan as a receptionist for the Resource Group, a call-center …

Pakistani kurta pyjamas are a craze among the well-to-do Kashmiris. Upper middle classes and the affluent wear them on special occasions where the ‘Made in Pakistan’ labels are displayed with pride. On sale at the stall are Onyx marble products for which Pakistani craftsmen are well known. These include marble vases, telephones, mementos, ashtrays and …

The project, to be developed on a build, operate, own and transfer basis, will be transferred to the Pakistani government at the end of the 25-year power purchase agreement. Hydropower makes up a third of Pakistan’s 19,000MW of installed capacity. The New Bong Escape hydroelectric project, which produces 500 million kilowatt hours annually, …

The long wait for Pakistani movie buffs to watch Mughal-e-Azam, one of the greatest of Indian films, is finally over. The film, released in 1960 in India, went on to become an all-time classic and catapulted its director, K. Asif, into the all-time greats of Bollywood. Pakistan president General Musharraf has given his approval for …