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…
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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…
Investors urged to tap Gilgit-Baltistan gems
GILGIT, Sept 20: Gilgit-Baltistan Governor Qamar Zaman Kaira has said the area is rich in precious stones which will be tapped through introduction of modern technology and investment. Talking to APP here…
International Vulture Awarenes day celebrated
LAHORE, Sept 4: The International Vulture Awareness Day is being celebrated on Saturday (today) with the participation of leading conservation organisations. The World Wide Fund for Nature; the Hawk Conservancy Trust, UK;…
Another seat for Hunza in GB assembly sought
HUNZA, Sept 4th: The all parties conference, organised in Aliabad Hunza Valley, called for an additional seat for Hunza in the GilgitBaltistan Legislative Assembly (GB-LA) before the coming election. The one-agenda conference,…
Self governance reforms package for the Northern Areas Passed
ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: The Pakistan Cabinet on Saturday approved a self?governance reforms package for the country’s Northern Areas aimed at giving it full internal autonomy besides changing its nomenclature to Gilgit Baltistan….
The harkarah and Lahore of 1844
JUST before the British moved their military into the Punjab to fight and finish off the Lahore Darbar in 1849, they undertook a massive intelligence exercise to study Lahore and the Punjab…