Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

To acknowledge women working for peace 29 women from Pakistan have been nominated through a process for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005. Their nominations form part of 1,000 peace women jointly nominated from 150 countries and were officially handed over to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee in Oslo in January early this year. One Thousand …

The Pakistani manufacturers of auto parts and accessories have fared well in Automechanika Gulf as they offered up to 33 per cent less prices compared to their competitors. The Pakistani exhibitors have hoped to fetch big orders running into millions of dollars as the follow-up of the event concluded in Dubai recently. Automechanika Gulf …

Peace, solidarity and inter-religious dialogue: these were the themes expressed in art works on display in the first national exhibition of sacred calligraphy. Guest of honour was 45-year-old Shafiq Shad Khan, a renowned Christian-Muslim philosopher of Pakistan, who exhibited his works for the 111th time. The works exhibited by Khan confirm the inaugural …

Eye Television Network Limited, that has launched HUM TV as its Satellite TV channel, is all set to make its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on Monday and Tuesday (June 27-28). The company launched its formal operations on January 17, 2005. The sponsors admit that although the company is new, it is backed by celebrities …

Multinet Pakistan of Telekom Malaysia on June 24 announced the launch of its project ‘Ittehad’ - a 4,500 km national fibre optic backbone that will link some 77 cities of Pakistan, according to a statement. The project, which is expected to be completed in fourteen months time, will bring in $100 million of investment and …

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 …

A Pakistani-origin woman in Toronto is representing her native country at an international pageant in Hangzhou, China, on July 2. Naomi Zaman, who was Miss Canada Pakistan 2005’s Miss Talent, is participating in Miss Tourism Queen International 2005 (MTQI). The event will have contestants from countries including Australia, England, Peru, South Africa and Italy. This …

Last year, the Basque climbers Iker and Eneko Pou changed their mind only days before departing for Pakistan, where they planned to free climb ‘Eternal Flame’ on the Trango Towers: This year though - it’s a go. The brothers will go to Trango Towers in July, to free-climb Eternal Flame, on the Nameless Tower. The …

A BRITISH horse rider is all set to kick off the second phase of his journey - from Lahore to Beijing - on a fundraising campaign for education. Stephen McCutcheon, 25, who started his journey from New Delhi in late 2004, arrived here in December the same year. Now after six months of preparation, he …

In the searing heat of 45 degrees Celsius, Indian and Pakistani border guards are preparing for a festival in the memory of Chamlayal Baba, a revered figure on both sides of the border near Jammu and Kashmir’s winter capital Jammu. Thousands of devotees from both sides of the border join the annual festival on …

The foreign direct investment in Pakistan crossed $1 billion mark during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year, showing an increase of 14 per cent over the same period last year. Financial business emerged as the leading sector to attract direct investment from abroad with $214 million, followed by oil and gas $189.6 …

G-Hanz Germany Chief Executive Officer (CEO) U K Ghosh has said Synergy Corporation Pvt limited, in collaboration with their German partners G-Hanz, have planned to invest Rs 350 million for the manufacturing of plasma television sets in Pakistan. “The group had been the first in the country for coming up locally in assembling vacuum …

The government has planned to set up 47 radio stations in various areas of the country to create awareness among the masses about socio-economic issues and their solutions including promotion of literacy …