Abdul Sattar Edhi the founder of Edhi foundation the one and only organisation working in every city of Pakistan for providing emergency care, evacation and ambulance, passed away today 8th of July 2016 Here are some images from his life courtesy BBC Urdu Abdul Sattar Edhi on Phone in his…
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Pak economy back on track: Forbes
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has undergone a series of positive developments meriting recognition and country’s economy was on track to complete an International Monetary Fund program from start to finish for the first time in its 70-year history. According to an article published in Forbes, American-based business magazine, the positive developments…
Iran shows interest in reviving ancient Silkroad
Iran has sait the it wants to be part of the Pak China Economic Coridor project to revice the ancient Silkroad. The Silkroad has been linking the Indian sub continent and China with the west since the ancient times. This large scale pact will link all the regional countries with…
7 news stories that will shape Pakistan in 2015
If I said ‘Pakistan is at an important juncture of its history’, I know most people would laugh or shrug it off as something they have been told a million times already. So, I have decided to fashion seven measures and leave it to the readers to use them to…
Rawalpindi’s dilapidated Shamshan Ghat
ccording to Hindu religious practice, a Shamshan Ghat (cremation ground) is built near rivers or fresh streams so that ashes can be disposed of after cremation. One such old Shamshan Ghat is located at Tipu Road near Nullah Leh in Rawalpindi. In the past, the Leh Nullah used to be…
The majestic Rawat Fort
Among the many forgotten relics spread across the dry and arid land of Potohar Plateau is the Rawat Fort, which lies about 18km east of Rawalpindi on G.T. Road. The etymology of the word ‘Rawat’ is said to trace back to the Arabic word ‘reboot’ which mean ‘sarai’ in Urdu…
The big, fat Pakistani wedding
We are obsessed, inspired, enamored, enchanted, intoxicated, fixated, bewitched and all in all enthralled by the idea of marriage; or at least by the idea of having a wedding. From the actual match-making process to the day itself, it is an event in a Pakistani’s life that seems to surpass…
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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