Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

In 1972 Saghir Tahir left Lahore, Pakistan with about $100 to his name. Today he is a successful businessman and elected representative to the New Hampshire State Legislature in the New England region of the United States. The secret to his success, he says, is hard work. “I wanted to take my kids …

INVESTMENT holding company Eden Enterprises (M) Bhd plans to invest US$1 billion (US$1 = RM3.77) in the energy, housing, tourism and construction sectors in Pakistan. The proposed investment will include the development of two power plant projects that the company will jointly participate with local partners. Pakistan’s Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB) approved the development …

BOB WOOLMER has always been one of cricket’s greatest enthusiasts and students but he is relishing his present role as coach of Pakistan. Nowhere is there more natural aptitude for cricket than on the sub-continent. The ideas are no different from those being applied in other Test-playing countries by other independent coaches, but in some …