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Chinese dentists have been a part of Karachi’s landscape much before the inception of Pakistan itself. Immigrants from China settled in Karachi, set up dental clinics and made a name for themselves, particularly among the low-income, residents of the city. These Chinese immigrants came to Karachi sometime in the 1940s after having traveled the length …

Pakistan has completed the 20th volume of the world’s most comprehensive dictionary of the Urdu language, officials of the Urdu Diction Board of Pakistan said here Wednesday. The Board plans to publish 22 volumes containing 300,000 words, give or take a few hundred words. The Board has modelled its flagship dictionary on the Greater …

Food, not ambience, is the focus at Lasani, though there are red kilims — traditional woven rugs on the walls, and a few pieces of handicraft decorating the place. Jilani, a graduate in business management from the University of Los Angeles in the US, intends to provide “quality Mughlai food, superb taste and good service”. …