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…
Pakistani exporters invited to exploit Nigerian markets
LAHORE: Nigerian High Commissioner in Pakistan Dauda Danladi has said that Nigerian market has huge potential for Pakistan rice, textile products, pharmaceuticals and agricultural machinery, including tractors; therefore Pakistani businessmen should avail…
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…
Sindh cultural festival opened in Karachi
KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Patron-in-chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday inaugurated ‘Art Fest’ – part of the ongoing biggest cultural activity Sindh Festival – at Frere Hall. Speaking on the occasion,…
Eat, pray, drive
It’s still early as the trucks pull up in the huge courtyard in front of the Quetta Durrani Hotel on the Superhighway. A lazy dog raises its head, yawns and goes back…
Japanese business growth survey ranks Pakistan second in the world
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 (APP): Pakistan has been ranked second in the world in terms of business growth in a survey, conducted by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). The current survey –…
Travelport renews Pakistan agreement
Travelport and Travel Solutions Limited (Travel Solutions) recently renewed their distributor agreement in Pakistan. The new multi-year agreement will witness Travel Solutions continue to distribute Travelport’s Galileo & Worldspan products and services…
Carpenters of Peshawar
A Carpenter in Peshawar makes an intricate floral carving on artificial wood for local doors
Remnants of ancient settlement unearthed in Bhanbore
THATTA: A team of Pakistani and European experts currently in quest of undiscovered ancient civilisations in Sindh has achieved an early success when a number of structures and objects were found during…