ISLAMABAD, Jan 18 (APP): Literature lovers across the country paid rich tributes to Saadat Hassan Manto, a great short story writer of South Asia in Urdu for his contribution, on his 56th…
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US Consulate in Karachi to tourists visa from March: Martin
The Consulate General of United States will start issuing general tourist visas from March this year to people in Sindh and Balochistan, thus tripling the numbers from the current volume. “The opening…
St Anthony Church Karachi
IT’S a plush locality.There is a variety of pricey apartment buildings that seem to be built not way back in the past. They reek of contemporaneity. A smattering of luxurious bungalows also…
Call to tap winter tourism potential in Gilgit Baltistan
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: The Northern Areas of Pakistan now officially named as Gilgit-Baltistan have a severe winter season every year because of inclement weather condition with the temperature dripping as low as…
Katrak Hall Karachi a memoir of old Karachi
RAINBOW Centre in Saddar is not more than three decades old. At the peak of the video cassette recorder (VCR) phenomenon (the late 1980s and early ?90s) this market came into prominence…
Train between Turkey and Pakistan to start soon
LAHORE, Nov 20: Rail service will soon be launched between Pakistan and Turkey whereas Turkey is taking solid steps to promote trade and overcome energy crises in Pakistan. These views were expressed…
Nearly 2 million pilgrims begin Haj today
At least 2.5 million Muslims began the annual Haj pilgrimage on Sunday, heading to an encampment near the holy city of Makkah to retrace the route taken by the Prophet 14 centuries…
Pakistani Entrepreneur nominated as Entrepreneur of the year
Rehan Ahmed Allahwalla a your energetic Entrepreneur has been nominated by over 3000 users of Mashabale for winning the 2010 Mashable Entrepreneur Award. Who is Rehan? Rehan Allahwalla is an?entrepreneur?from Karachi Pakistan….
UNWTO Silk Road Action Plan Passes First Step
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan — Following the cooperative format and tourism implementation strategy of the Greater Mekong Subregion countries, tourism representatives of 26 countries along the legendary Silk Road took the first steps towards…
Rough and trough Kamla Nehru Road Karachi
DID you know that there?s a Kamla Nehru Road in Karachi? Who?s Kamla Nehru? Well, the wife of Jawaharal Nehru and mother of Indira Gandhi, both former prime ministers of India. If…
Green turtles? egg-laying season begins
KARACHI, Sept 18: As the sun starts to set the city beachgoers begin collecting their goods to return to their homes but as soon as the darkness envelopes the atmosphere some of…
Plan being made to save Pakistan tourism industry
A consortium is likely to be formed featuring key players dealing in trade and travel industry to assess the magnitude of damages done to the infrastructure of tourism in recent floods before…