Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

That’s Masood Khan, Pakistan ambassador. Such is the level of respect and trust he has built up with all parties that at the first restart of the sub-committee this Sunday, every speaker without exception (and that includes countries as diverse as China, Iran, Brazil, Ghana, Argentina, the US and UK) went out of their way …

The exchange student moderated a videoconference yesterday at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School connecting 11 students here to students in Karachi, Pakistan; Washington, D.C.; and Maize, Kan. The four-way conference lasted two hours and included questions on premarital sex (is it prevalent in Pakistan?), what students do for fun, how to cure homesickness if you …

The quality of Pakistani silver fibre is the best in the world. This was stated by Gen Herwig M Strolz, the director-general of the International Trade Manufacturers Federation (ITMF), Switzerland. Gen Strolz said the quality cotton products could not be produced without Pakistani cotton because its silver fibre was the strongest and longest in the …

Spectacular camaraderie for the cause of relief and rehabilitation of earthquake victims was witnessed at Nomad Gallery, which hosted the opening reception of a fundraiser exhibition featuring the works of five artists from Bangladesh and over 70 from Pakistan here Thursday. Local art-lovers and foreigners including representatives of foreign missions turned up in large numbers …