Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

The Oxford University Press hosted an incisive and analytical talk, titled, “So you want to write Urdu poetry? A vocal dissection of Urdu verse”. The speaker was Dr Nomanul Haq, Resident Scholar at the American Institute of Pakistan Studies and a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Sounding an optimistic note, he said, “Despite …

As a part of the three week-long trip to India, a 32-member delegation from Pakistan comprising of artists, intellectuals, academicians, politicians, journalists and musicians arrived in Bangalore recently. The Sindhis have a rich tradition of Sufi music, which is part of their vibrant culture. Sindhis with a population of over four crores in Pakistan are …

Hasib Rehman, a Pakistani settled in Japan … is setting up a steel plant at the total cost of US$ 100 million which includes Japanese equity. The investment is being made in response to the recent visit by the Prime Minister to Japan where he met various investors and leaders of trade and industry …