LAHORE: Over 29,000 Pakistani students braced the rain to break the largest human flag world record. The record breaking feat was held as part of the Punjab Youth Festival. PML-N leader Hamza Shahbaz congratulated students who formed the Pakistani flag. The record was previously held by Bangladesh when 27,170 people…
Month: February 2014
UNESCO DG visits Taxila, Lok Virsa
ISLAMABAD: UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova during her two-day state visit to Pakistan reached Taxila and Lok Virsa Islamabad along with Federal Minister of Education Muhammad Baleegur Rehman and UNESCO Country Director/Representative Kozue Kay Nagata. Punjab Archaeology Director Dr Saleemul Haq and Taxila Museum Curator Abdul Nasir received the state…
Pakistani exporters invited to exploit Nigerian markets
LAHORE: Nigerian High Commissioner in Pakistan Dauda Danladi has said that Nigerian market has huge potential for Pakistan rice, textile products, pharmaceuticals and agricultural machinery, including tractors; therefore Pakistani businessmen should avail the opportunities in these areas. The high commissioner was speaking at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry…
Sindh’s culture is not just ajrak & topi, screams the art festival
KARACHI: When Sameera Raja was asked to organise an art exhibition as part of the Sindh Festival, she was ecstatic about the idea. What thrilled her most was the thought of making art available for people on such a grand public forum. Her only condition to the organisers was this: the…
Sindh seeks return of Moenjodaro’s Dancing Girl from India
KARACHI: As Bilawal Zardari’s Sindh Festival has turned people’s attention towards the culture and civilisation of Sindh, the provincial government is sending a request to Islamabad for asking India to return the famous statue of the Dancing Girl, which is in possession of the Indian authorities since 1946. “We are…
Sindh cultural festival opened in Karachi
KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Patron-in-chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday inaugurated ‘Art Fest’ – part of the ongoing biggest cultural activity Sindh Festival – at Frere Hall. Speaking on the occasion, Bilawal said, “The sole purpose of organising Sindh Festival and Art Fest is to preserve and protect our…
Eat, pray, drive
It’s still early as the trucks pull up in the huge courtyard in front of the Quetta Durrani Hotel on the Superhighway. A lazy dog raises its head, yawns and goes back to sleep. No danger of being run over from any of the heavy vehicles, they are all regulars…
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