Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

Now a visitor will have to be prepared to endure a permanent sound of kat-a-kat, kat-a-kat, kat-a-kat and chip-chop chip-chop. People come here to have delicious Biryani and Haleem, and also get their share of chicken and lamb rotating on radiant skewers. Most shopkeepers of Burnes Road are happy and hope for brighter business prospects. …

The district government will bear all the education expenses of a seven-year-old ‘genius’ Asad Ullah Qayyum, including his lodging and boarding. The boy, who belongs to Kanjrur village of Shakargarh Tehsil, would be sent to Aitchison College for his better education. Asad Ullah, who can reportedly deliver speeches on Seerat-un-Nabi in 12 languages, has been …

Starting business in India takes nearly three months compared to just 5 days in US, 41 days in China and less than a months time in Pakistan, according to World Bank’s report ‘Doing Business in 2005′. While India fared better than Brazil, where opening a business was said to take as many as 152 days, …