Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

Braid and Ainsworth - both Australian, both 27 - live and work in a mountain village in the Chitral valley, a region of north-west Pakistan considered one of the most volatile places on earth. In April, just before the Caravana collection of vivid embroidered skirts and little wrap jackets, made by local women, was …

The Environmental Protection Society (EPS) led a unique white band campaign in Pakistan. In a colorful rally on water, people from the community, including school children and their teachers, lawyers, local government and community representatives rode on indigenous rafts (locally called Ja’La) in the beautiful river Swat. They travelled by water for 22 kms …

The number of Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan under the voluntary repatriation assistance programme of the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has passed the 2.7 million mark, with over 415,000 repatriated so far in 2005, the agency has announced. Under the programme, nearly 1.6 million Afghans returned from Pakistan in …

Team Pakistan travel to EuroSpeedway Lausitz in eastern Germany for the second round of the A1 Grand Prix of Nations, which takes place on 7-9 October. The circuit will be familiar territory to Team Pakistan’s young driver Adam Khan. Opened in the year 2000, EuroSpeedway is Germany’s youngest track but has already hosted, amongst other …

A three-day ‘Mountain Festival’ kicks off here on Sunday to raise awareness for the protection of biodiversity of three splendid mountain ranges — Karakorum, Hindukush and Himalayas — in Northern Areas. The festival will feature exhibition of arts and crafts from mountains, photographs, screening of documentaries, holding conferences, live performance by Northern Areas artistes, food …