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5 Pakistani Artists Exhibit ‘Rag Paper’ Paintings in US

At the core of the exhibition is a series of collaboratively-produced paintings initiated as a creative experiment by Muhammad Imran Qureshi in 2003. He contacted the five other Pakistani painters, all alumni of the miniature department at the National College of Arts in Lahore, but now living in different cities around the world, with the [...]

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World Wildlife Fund Opens Shop at Lahore Zoo

WWF had reached a yearlong agreement with the zoo authorities for the shop which would open in a week. He said that the revenue from the shop would be spent on the conservation of nature in Pakistan because the zoo authorities were as concerned about the conservation of nature as WWF.

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Pakistan Beat Australia to Win Hockey Trophy

A resilient Pakistan came from behind to beat Olympic champions Australia 4-3 in a pulsating summit clash to claim the Rabo Trophy here today. Trailing 2-3 at the break, Pakistan outwitted the favourites with a display of aggression backed by a solid defence, where goalkeeper Salman Akbar emerged as the hero.

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Pakistani Tribal Girl Who Became a Squash Champion

At the age of 11, Maria Toorpakai Wazir would often engage in brawls with boys her age in the streets of South Waziristan, a tribal region more known to the world these days for being a notorious hideout for pro-Al Qaeda militants. Nearly three years later, she has become Pakistan’s national women’s squash champion. Maria [...]

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Pakistani Philosopher Urges Promotion of Search and Enquiry in New Book

Time has now come to promote search and enquiry, he said and added that Ashfaque Saleem had come up with the same findings in his unique book on philosophy. This indeed was the reasoning of the writer, who said certain established philosophers were not essentially philosophers but either theologians (present on the scene since ancient [...]

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Pakistani Fashion Designers Hot in India

Indian designers watch out! Pakistanis are now eying the Indian bridal wear market with their ethnic lehngas, sarees and embroidered suits. The Pakistanis may not be as bold as our desi designers in creating the outfits but their bridal creations are very much in demand in India… Also, crafstmanship holds lot of importance in Pakistani [...]

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Pakistan’s First Biodiversity Park Opens for Public

The Morgah Biodiversity Park, the first of its kind in Pakistan, is a brainchild of United Nations Economic & Social Commission for Asia and Pacific costing $1,55,000. Initially, the basic concept behind the establishment of the park, covering 28 acres of land, was conservation of flora and fauna in natural habitat of the Potohar region. [...]

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Pakistan Office Manager Wins AP Excellence Award

Office manager Zaman Kazmi for using his skills as accountant, computer technician, engineer, electrician and salesman to keep the bureau functioning during turbulent times so the news always gets out. Founded in 1848, The Associated Press is the world’s oldest and largest newsgathering organization, providing content to more than 15,000 news outlets with a daily [...]

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Witnessing Pakistan’s Art Explosion and Culture

A dozen independent television channels have sprung up, from general networks to specialised news, fashion and music stations. Combined with a boom in advertising, increasing economic growth and rapid cable and satellite penetration, these outlets are fuelling not only a new industry, but also a new culture – one not limited to a narrow Westernised [...]

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Karakoram Mountain Air Safari Takes Off in Pakistan

PIA took off at 10:00 am and soon entered the land of mega mountains where high peaks including the world’s second highest peak K2, lakes, meadows, valleys and glaciers … The sky was clear and snow-capped peaks were glittering in the August sun. Five of the world’s 14 tallest mountains (over 8000 meters) are situated [...]

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