Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

The premise was simple: could a Gora (white man) become a Pakistani? Over 13 weeks, Fulton, a 27-year-old former public schoolboy, travelled the country to find out. He sampled Pakistan’s many delights - moseying through the tribal areas, dancing at slick Karachi parties, speaking bad Urdu and arguing with his electricity company. It …

This was no ordinary pedicure or spa procedure she was having done. It was the ancient art of henna tattooing — sometimes known as Mehndi — in which a natural dye is used to decorate the skin with intricate designs. “It’s very popular in my home,” said owner Muhammad Aslam, a native of Pakistan. “And …

Muhammad Asim of Pakistan was nominated by Peregrine Fund and chosen by a Walt Disney World panel for one of the six global awards. The programme was created to support the efforts by local residents. In 2000, biologists were trying to determine the cause of a decline in vulture population in South Asia. After 9/11, …