Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

Pakistan has been declared a visa-free country for a week for members of all relief and rescue teams coming to Pakistan to help the earthquake victims. Officials here said persons planning to come to Pakistan to take part in the relief operation in any form need not worry about visa. The facility is available both …

Pakistan’s efforts to recover from the worst natural disaster in its 69-year history is expected to eventually boost its slowing economy and support its currency and stocks. Pakistan’s economic infrastructure of ports, airports, dams, factories, telecommunications, financial system, power plants and refineries has largely been spared, Financial markets were quick to recover from an …

The Rotary Club of Bukit Bintang has come up with a novel way to raise money for The Star South Asia Quake Fund – giving the public an opportunity to take pictures of several reigning national beauty queens. Miss Malaysia Chinatown International 2005 Winnie Chan and second runner-up April Yong will kick off the fund-raising …

A one-day event moderated by historian Ayesha Jalal and entitled ‘Creative voices from Pakistan: a political context’ is it to take place today (Monday) in New York. The event is part of a three panel series, jointly held in association with Aldrich Museum and Yale University. Informed and inspired by the current exhibition, ‘Karkhana,’ which …

England’s cricketers will press ahead with their tour of Pakistan later this month despite the earthquake that killed 30,000 people in the country last Saturday. The PCB and ECB are also discussing ways in which the tour can contribute to the relief effort which is already underway. England are scheduled to play three Tests and …