Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

Tania, Ester and a few other women are making a bit of history along with some controversy as well. With a job title of “sales promoters,” the women are first of their sex to pump gas in Pakistan. Ayesha Malik was born into a rich family but instead of a silver spoon in her …

Hundreds of school-goers did not attend their classes on Monday and went to Karachi’s polluted beach instead to literally clear the officially designated marine turtle nesting sites. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Pakistan, as part of its marine turtle conservation initiative in the area, organised a beach cleaning activity for the schools at …

One of Huddersfield’s newest restaurants, Saim’s, is rapidly becoming a local favourite with those who like to eat out. Abdul, who is rightly proud of his newly created restaurant, describes the cuisine as authentic home cooking influenced by the region of North Pakistan. Abdul, who converted the former shop in Bradford Road into a restaurant …

The first women’s cricket series between Pakistan and India will begin in Lahore on Wednesday with only families allowed to watch because of cultural restrictions in the country. Women’s sporting events in Pakistan have been on the rise even though religious, social and cultural taboos have made it difficult for women to take part in …