Pakistani Woman Leaving for South Pole to Hoist Flag
The first Pakistani being trained to go into space, Namira Salim - a well-known artist who will blast off into space in the world’s first commercial space liner in 2008 …
Continue reading »Pakistani Film on Hindu Boy Aims to Bring Nations Closer
‘Ramchand Pakistani’ - a Pakistani film based on the real life drama of a seven-year-old Pakistani Dalit Hindu boy - Rambchand - which is set for an international release early …
Continue reading »Pakistan Gets the World’s Largest WiMAX Network
Wateen Telecom and Motorola together rolled out the largest and the first in the world WiMAX 802.16e network nationwide in 22 cities of Pakistan. Motorola’s first commercial WiMAX network went …
Continue reading »Pakistani Firm the First Customer for Futuristic Supersonic Jet
U.S. based Aerion announced its first customer, Pakistan-based Princely Jets, after opening its order book at the Dubai Airshow. The futuristic supersonic business jet appears to be gaining altitude, with …
Continue reading »An Indian Businessman’s Trip to Mohenjodaro
Recently I had an opportunity to visit Pakistan on business and I grabbed this opportunity to visit Mohenjodaro. I had planned to visit Mohenjodaro on the third day along with …
Continue reading »Karachi Minibuses for Egyptian Island Resort
Chairman of Orascom Hotels Samih Swairis was so enthralled by the beautiful colours of the minibuses plying on the Karachi city roads that he requested to arrange few for his …
Continue reading »Karachiites Get a Taste of Ice Skating Rink
“Ice-skating in Karachi is a blessing in disguise, especially with the hot weather all year round. There is finally going to be another activity to do in the heat other …
Continue reading »Pakistan’s First Female Cartoonist and her ‘Gogi’ in Canada
Nigar Nazar speaks of her creation with obvious affection. “Gogi is a Pakistani woman who wears polka dots � because I love them.” Though internationally recognized and honoured as …
Continue reading »Pakistan Film a Big Hit at International Film Festival
It’s being hailed as the film which has revived a moribund Pakistan cinema. It has received accolades for boldly taking on the fundamentalist Mullah lobby in Pakistan, and the world …
Continue reading »A Pakistan Holiday for a British Journalist
The notion that Pakistan is more dangerous than Iraq is absurd. I hired a car in Islamabad and headed out onto the partially completed M2 motorway that will eventually connect …
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