Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

South African relief agency, Gift of the Givers, is using open source software solutions to power its humanitarian relief efforts in earthquake-stricken Pakistan. IT manager, Yusuf Rajah, says open source technology has had a “tremendous effect” on its ability to contact specialists and respond in time to disasters. “The reason why we support OSS …

“A Thousand and One Days: The Art of Pakistani Women Miniaturists” features 51 contemporary paintings by eight women artists who hail from Pakistan, where for centuries, women have been subservient to men. Another common theme centers around the image of the chaddar, the veil Islamic women use to cover themselves. Artist Shehrbano Qizilbash says she …

Most people in Karachi see pigeons as a nuisance and some have even advocated that they are pests that should be exterminated. However, in the same city there are others who still have a soft corner for these innocent birds and regularly feed them. In fact, there are some places in the city where the …