This is an eye opening article by —Fouzia Nasir Ahmad & Shagufta Naaz published in daily dawn. The current media hype of other issues have ignored an other painful fact of Pakistan that is drug addiction which like guns was also imported from Afghanistan. I remember once we use to…
Month: February 2013
Pakistan Chowk Karachi – Mix and match British architecture
This is an article about buildings from the british raj at the Pakistan Chowk area of Karachi. This area has a huge treasure of lovely buildings from the past. For those who long for the serene cityscape and aesthetically rich architecture that Karachi once boasted can revisit it in bits…
Spanish climbers ascent Laila peak in Hushe valley
ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: Spanish mountaineers Alex Txikon and Jose Fernandez have climbed the Laila Peak in a historic attempt to climb it in winter. The climbers havenow returned home. They bagged the first time ever winter ascent on February 18, 2013, when they summited the Laila Peak, one of the…
Etihad Airways increases flights to Pakistan
Etihad Airways the airline of Abu Dhabi has increased its flights to Lahore from 7 to 11 a week. With the addition of the new services, Etihad Airways will now offer 27 weekly flights from four destinations in Pakistan which, along with Lahore, include Karachi, Islamabad and Peshawar. The additional…
Yearning for timelessness
THEY say appearances are deceptive. According to a philosophical theory, the face neither reflects character nor soul, nor the self—it is only the serial number of a specimen. This can be true of many things, including buildings. There are some buildings constructed in colonial times in Karachi that belie their…
2014 Fulbright Awards
2014 Fulbright Awards to Study for a Master’s or Ph.D Degree in USA have been announced thru the local newspapers in pakistan here are the details for our academic readers. Fulbright is the flagship scholarship program of the U.S. Department of State. The Pakistan Fulbright Program is funded by the…
Thai businessmen keen for business with Pakistan
Tuesday, 12th February 2013 – Karachi The honorable Consul General of Thailand Mr. Wichai Sirisujin visited the Chamber and commerce and Industry today, he reiterated that despite of some negative depiction of Pakistan’s image in the media, the Thai businesspersons are keen in developing business relationship with Pakistani counterparts. During…
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