Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

Because of its low price and being more secure than rickshaw and safe from creating pollution, this vehicle was described as useful for the city. It is front engine and rear wheel drive with protection level higher than auto rickshaw. It was stated that with the steel body and roll gauge, the vehicle …

Leading group from Pakistan launches new development in Dubai and Pakistan in partnership with reputed German firm
Memon Group of Companies, one of the largest groups in Pakistan…. Champions Tower, a 13-storey structure, will be strategically situated within the prestigious enclaves of the Dubai Sports City. Rising on a 31,484 sq. ft. of land area, the …

India’s biggest software exporter plans to open a training center in Pakistan this fall, venturing across a heavily guarded border to launch the first formal joint venture between major companies from the rival nations. Analysts said the cooperation between the nations’ information technology sectors could have broader implications for relations between India and Pakistan… This …

Sadia Zafar learned in Pakistan — her birthplace — by watching friends. She later went to school to perfect her skills. Unlike in the United States, threading is so common in Pakistan and India that institutions teach it. The origin of threading is unclear, and while some people say it began in the Middle East, …

The KIOSK machines installation process would be completed by the end of August 2005. Nadra, in initial phase, is considering installing around 25-40 KIOSK machines in Karachi only. Once original CNIC is inserted in the bill machine amount of bill and the profile of the consumer along with photograph will appear on the screen which …

Forty students from various schools and colleges selected by a rigorous screening procedure from a nationwide competition, were participating in the training camp. The top five winners would be sent to the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO). First held in Warsaw, Poland, in 1967, IPhO is one of the prestigious scientific competitions participated by talented students …

Swiss voile dupattas bordered with white lace, embroidered chiffon kurtas in pista, or just a plain white salwar—all made in Pakistan. With better quality, excellent cuts and easy on the wallet, Pakistani suits and fabrics are the latest craze in North India. The hottest selling item seems to be the Pakistani salwar. Different from its …

This film festival is a chance to let people know what film-making in Pakistan really has to offer and by bringing feature films, ocumentaries and shorts to the UK it will offer a unique opportunity to savour the experience of a socially-engaged documentary/art-film sector as well as the entertaining and cultish world of commercial cinema …

Louise Brown, a British academic who studies the sex trade in Asia, spent seven years, off and on, living in Heera Mandi. “The Dancing Girls of Lahore” is her report, both chilling and heart-warming, on a neighborhood where all the rules seem to be changing except the ones that keep Pakistani women in a state …

Graduate Mahwish Yousaf, whose family still has ties to the Punjab city of Lahore, became the first recipient of the S. L. Nanda Math and Science Scholarship in May. This award was established in memory of Sneh Nanda of Charleston, who was born in Lahore when it was part of the British ruled Indian subcontinent. …

Mir Shakil-Ur-Rahman is no stranger to the news business. When he was a child, he spent every lunch break from school at his father’s newspaper office, learning the ropes. He was lucky. Dad had founded and built up a major print media group. When Rahman took over, he extended the group’s reach into electronic media. …

Pakistan’s new private airline ‘Airblue’ will start its UAE operations on August 14, when the first flight from Dubai will take off. Initially, the airline will be operating seven daily flights on the Dubai-Karachi sector. “For the first time in Pakistan, we introduced the latest and innovative web-based eTechnology offering eTickets and mobile check-ins. We …

Somehow our museums are not a popular subject for newspapers. Also called the Virsa Museum (because it was planned and laid out by Lok Virsa, the National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage) it is completely different from other museums. The museum is splendid opportunity for the people of Pakistan who live in …

Many would be surprised at the vibrancy of the textile and clothing industry in Pakistan. Pakistan’s competitive advantage in these categories has come from its ability to adopt of the latest technologies faster than its competitors. In a country racked by political instability in parts, business continues as usual in textile mills and stitching units …