Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

Hajee Hanif drives a cab now, but there’s more to his story than meets the eye. Hajee Hanif, 62, left India for Pakistan at the age of four. And when Evanston residents and students hail a 303 Taxi, they just might find Hanif sitting in the driver’s seat. The Chicagoan breaking his Ramadan fast with …

But, like many things about Inzamam, first impressions can be misleading. Just as he’s not as overweight as many would have you believe, or as slow between the wickets (the run-out against India is one of only three he’s suffered in 102 Tests), nor is he the rural dolt. The youngest of six children, he …

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 …

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 …

Tariq survived the disaster, as did his wife, but not without some soul-shaking questions: How many disabled Pakistanis couldn’t reach safety in time? How many newly disabled Pakistanis are there now because of the tragedy? On Nov. 6, Tariq hopes to bring the world’s attention to the plight of his country’s disabled by participating in …

Ayesha Rabia Naveed has become the first woman captain of a commercial aeroplane in Pakistan. Ms Ayesha Rabia Naveed has become the first woman captain of a commercial plane after flying a PIA aeroplane on Oct 21. Ms Ayesha has been with the PIA for more than 15 years. During her career, she has flown …

Paragliding was developed in Europe during early 1980s and was open to all by 1985. It was probably the first time in Pakistan, when two French mountaineers flew Para gliders in Karakoram, Northern Areas of Pakistan in 1985. Many foreigners took the advantage of undefined laws about paragliding in Pakistan and flew among the …

The first plant producing ferroalloys to cater to the needs of Pakistan Steel and other steel manufacturing units in Pakistan, has started production in the Dhabeji Industrial Estate. With the commissioning of the plant, Pakistan has joined a select group of countries producing ferroalloys. The AAI, ISO 9001: 2000 certified plant is first of its …

Longan looks like lychee, is much sweeter and yields twice as much as the best lychee tree. Its fruit is smaller than lychee, and has brown smooth skin and therefore is called “Little Brother of Lychee”. It is very popular in South-East Asia where from large quantities are exported to Europe and so why shouldn’t …