Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

It is environment-friendly, cheap and the best alternative to expensive air conditioner the Pakistani layman can afford - the straw cooler from Lahore. It might not be useful during the moisture-laden monsoon days, but can surely give the much needed respite from the scorching heat and a good night’s sleep in the months preceding the …

The organizers of Koocha-i-Saqafat revived the long-forgotten poetic genre of “Char bait” on Sunday. In some Pathan states of the subcontinent, such as Rampur, Bhopal, Tonk and Jaora, ‘Char bait’ contests were held in the past in which at least two groups recited four-line stanzas to the tune of ‘duf’ (tambourine). The road on …