Pakistani film producer who was in the lime light of media recently due to her nomination for Oscar has finally won the prestigious Oscar Award for her documentary film “Saving Face”. Sharmeen…
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Chakwals oldest cultural fair defies modernism
CHAKWAL: Feb 19: A bull show, locally called Jalsa, held in a village here the other day provided much-needed excitement and recreation to the local people. Talagang Road leading to the Mureed…
Pakistan Tourism very slow but improving
Pakistan having troubled politics and media’s ruthless ill-reporting has huge tourism prospects. Its rich history and beautiful mountains are still are unmatched. There are still many tourists who want to see this…
Situation in Balouchistan
Before I begin my observation about Balouchistan, let me tell you what is Balouchistan? Most of our people do not know that before the siege of the English Balouchistan was an independent…
Situation in Pakistan in 2012 – An overview
The year 2011 began with usual terrorist attacks and target killings in Karachi however as this year ends now we se that there has been a significant decrease in the number of…
Punjab condemned and praised
PAANCH DRYON KA DES compiled and edited by Dr. Naveed Shahzad; pp 252; price Rs300 (lib); Publishers Department of Language and Literature, Punjab University, Oriental College, Lahore. The book consists of poems…
Mountaineers Viktor Kozlov heading to K2 in winter
ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: Viktor Kozlov and his team of veteran mountain climbers have a reputation of achieving what no man has ever accomplished before this year they are heading for K2 in…
Lost, found and lost – Article on British architecture
RUNNING the risk of sounding trite, let’s revisit the same premise: Karachi has countless buildings made at the time when Pakistan had not been carved out of India. Some are readily recognizable…
Pakistan a paradise for mountaineers Says Nazir Sabir
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is a paradise for the mountaineers of the world and needs special global attention to facilitate the climbers around the world to benefit from this opportunity. This was stated by…
EU ready to help preserve Gandhara heritage
TAXILA, Dec 3: European Union (EU) is ready to provide technical and financial assistance for the preservation and conservation of cultural heritage of Pakistan especially ancient Gandhara civilisation. This was stated by…
WWF walkway at Keenjhar inagurated
KARACHI – Dutch ambassador Gajus Scheltema visited Keenjhar Lake in Thatta district on Monday to inaugurate a walkway, which is expected to promote ecotourism in the area. The walkway offers view to…
Doing business with Pakistan
Pakistan is suffering horrendous flooding again ? and the world has been once more been accused of ignoring her plight. Meanwhile allegations of dastardly involvement in terrorism in Afghanistan make it to…