Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

Rashad Ali and Pulin Patel, two friends originally from Pakistan and India, are running the race for the Next Big Thing on cell phones from a humble office off the back streets of Richardson, Texas’ Telecom Corridor. Ali, 42, and Pulin Patel, who is 35, met in Richardson when both were working at Nortel Networks. …

Pakistan’s nationwide hunt for fast bowlers to tame England in their forthcoming home series has unearthed a six foot six inch (1.98 metre) fast bowler, coach Bob Woolmer told AFP. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) launched the hunt for pacers in 10 cities across the country and picked up six fast bowlers for the national …

Welcome to Karachi’s little Hyderabad, where the faithful come for a hearty Iftar and are induced to stay on for dinner. “For many years we have been coming here for Iftar and dinner,” remarked Dr Ali whose family was sitting in his car. From Hyderabadi Dahi Bare to Samosa or what they call Luqmian, you …

Pakistan has signed a contract with two Swedish companies for a land surveillance system that could have been useful in emergency operations, the aircraft maker Saab announced on October 18. The system operates aboard a Saab 2000 turbo-propelled aircraft, relying on the Erieye onboard radar system developed by Ericsson Microwave Systems. Saab said the surveillance …