Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

In Gulistan-e-Jauhar, there is one name which is on the lips of everyone, whether that person lives in Gulistan-e-Jauhar or some adjoining locality. That place is called “Perfume Chowk.” The name comes from a perfume shop originally which has been running for seven years at the same place. Mursaleen Khan Sherwani established his business after …

Mukhtaran Bibi, a Pakistani rape victim, is to receive a “Woman Of the Year” award today from the US magazine Glamour. The 31-year-old Punjabi villager will also receive $20,000 (£11,350) at a ceremony in New York’s Lincoln Centre alongside 11 other nominees including Catherine Zeta-Jones. “This is a story that I think is going to …

England’s “Barmy Army” of cricket supporters started to arrive in Pakistan yesterday, hoping their bawdy chants can help the team keep up its Ashes-winning form. The “Barmy Army” are famous for their raucous cheers and humorous songs and travel across the globe to cheer England, who are still on a high from last month’s 2-1 …

Inspired by Singaporean model of e-policing, the Sindh Information Technology Department has embarked upon an ambitious project to connect 10 police stations “We will connect 10 police stations in Karachi to the main servers accessible to central police and home offices,” According to Saigal, the government has planned to introduce computerisation of land, city survey …