After many days since the visas for Umrah pilgrims have been suspnded a news report has shed light on the issue. The normal pilrim visas from Pakistan will remain limited and only…
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Jashan-i-Chakwal enthralls locals, tourists
CHAKWAL: The Municipal Stadium of Chakwal remained abuzz for five days as the recently concluded Jashan-i-Chakwal provided a rare entertainment to the locals. The cultural carnival, which commenced on April 23 and…
Pakistan gets 3G & 4G connectivity
ISLAMABAD: The 4 out of 5 regualr mobile service companies have finally won the generation mobile technology of 3G & 4G the compnies who offer 3G in Pakistan will be Mobilink, Telenor and Ufone…
Dubai Desert Safari an adventure in the desert
There are two major deserts in Pakistan which are talk of the media at the moment because of the food crisis there, however similar deserts in UAE are the cash machine and…
History of Sufism in Sindh
An enlightening lecture on ‘Sufism in Sindh’ was delivered by eminent scholar Prof Dr Michel Boivin at the Mohatta Palace Museum on Tuesday evening. The talk was organised by the Endowment Fund…
PTDC Announces opening of the seasonal hotels and Motels for 2014
Pakistan tourism development corporation has announced the opening of the following seasonal hotels for the year 2014, this was circulated vide a letter to all tour operators of Pakistan. The Following PTDC…
Pearl Continental Introduces Paid Parking for Karachiates
In view of the low tourism business at 5 star hotels, Karachi’s Pearl Continental hotel one of the top five star hotels in the city has Introduced paid parking service for office…
Polish, Italian climbers back on Nanga Parbat
By Jamal Shahid ISLAMABAD: After retreating to the safety of their base camps about three weeks back, climbers are back on Nanga Parbat and have set up Camp IV at the height…
Pakistan breaks largest human flag record
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…
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…
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…
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…