Life in Pakistan is simple as it can be. On roads its not uncommon to see a whole family travelling with fodder or home goods on a Donkey cart.
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Saudi Arab to busts fake Haj firms
JEDDAH Saudi Arabia: The Saudi Ministry of Haj is sending inspectors to visit domestic Haj groups in order to identify fraudulent companies, said Ibrahim Al-Jabiri, director general of the Department of Domestic…
Attack on Mina Bazaar – Why Peshawar
Yesterda?s attack on Mina bazaar Peshawar has shaken my nerves. This was the area where I used to walk with tourists for hours and shopkeepers used to offer us tea or give…
Pak Haj mission opens in Jeddah
JEDDAH ? Pakistan has opened its Haj mission office in the Kingdom. Bahrullah Hazarvi, Haj director in the Pakistani Embassy, inaugurated the mission office at King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah…
MD PIA to see off first batch of Hujjaj
ISLAMABAD, Oct 20 2009: Managing Director Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Captain Muhammad Ejaz Haroon will see off the first batch of 468 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia here on Wednesday. PIA?s first…
Pakistani-Americans key to promoting Pakistan-US ties
WASHINGTON, Oct 21 2009: Ambassador to the United States Mr. Husain Haqqani expressed his views in a gathering at the Capitol Hill that Pakistani-Americans can play a key role in promoting understanding…
House in Dis (Order) by Dawn about Edward House Building Karachi
Following Article is taken from Daily Dawn of Sunday 4th October 2009 IT?S a setting pretty much out of the famous Ayn Rand book, The Fountainhead. There?s an architect?s office located in…
Archaeology department struggling to save sites
TAXILA, Oct 3 2009: Courtesy Daily Dawn, The federal archaeology department says it is is struggling to protect ancient sites in Taxila and Hassanabdal from vandalism and encroachment, which have exposed them…
Baba Ghundi festival celebrated in Chipursan, Hunza on the World Tourism Day
The first-ever Baba Ghundi Festival was held in the Chipurson valley of upper Hunza on Sunday in connection with the World Tourism Day. The main event was held in the Ispenj village…
China Culture Week inaugurated
2009-09-29 Pakistani prime minister and Chinese ambassador to Pakistan inaugurated here Monday the China Culture Week as a part of the high-profile events to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of…
Mountain rescue a risky job
From his weather-beaten, poker face one cannot tell how many lives he has saved on the icy heights of mountains like K2 and Nanga Parbat, but Qurban Muhammad has stories to tell…
Time to preserve Suraj Kund
MULTAN, Sept 20: The historical temple of Suraj Kund which is on the list of 52 monuments to be preserved on the pattern of Morocco?s city Fez, awaits action from the authorities…