KALAM: The 5 days Swat Summer Festival opened in Kalam valley to much fanfare. People came in droves to see the festival, which featured kite flying, paragliding, boating and other recreation activities….
Budget 2012 – 13 main features
The Minister of Finance Dr. Hafeez Sheikh announced ?the federal budget-2012-13 today in the National Assembly. This was first ever 5th budget of a government in the history of Pakistan, as the…
NATO’s Exit from Afghanistan – Possible ways
Nato is planning for an Exit plan from Afghanistan during the NATO summit in Chicago. ?It is reported that they have charted an outwardly confident path to a postwar Afghanistan, there were…
Shah Jehan Mosque Thatta a symbol of gratitude
The south eastern?city of Thatta,?which is now an excursion?from?Karachi and has no signficant importance in the eyes of powerful of Pakistan, is historical city. It was once a centre of learning and…
Pakistan Cabinet approves Hajj policy 2012
ISLAMABAD, Apr 25 2012: The Federal Cabinet gave its unanimous approval for Pakistan’s Hajj Policy and Plan for the year 2012. The monister for information Mr. Qamar Zaman Kaira old the newsmen…
Book reading linked to moral, social, intellectual uplift of a nation – Gilani
ISLAMABAD, Apr 22 2012: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has emphasised the need of Book reading culture in Pakistan. The prime minister announced the celebration of April 22 each year as…
Katas Raj ponds drying up due to water supply
The scred ponds at Katas Raj temples are drying up due to the tubewells in the area by a cement factory nearbye. On the other hand water from the pond is being…
Bhoja Air plane crashed near Islamabad airport
A private airling boarding 127 people from Karachi destined to Islamabad has crashed near Islamabad’s Banazir International Airport. According to initial information plane has crashed due to bad weather in the city….
Gaciers in the Karakorums and Himalays growing
With the wows of global warming and concerns of world for glaciers and sea ice around the world are melting at unprecedented rates, The mountains and glaciers in the Karakorum and Himalaya…
From Lyari with love – The Stone age by Dawn
This is Lyari ? a?neighborhood?that everyone in Karachi talks and knows about. A pertinent question: how many Karachiites, other than those who live here, have ever set foot in the area? Answer:…
Shandur festival 2012 from 1st week of July
APP has reported that Shandur Polo festival, for the year 2012 will be ?will be held from first week of july. Shandu Polo Festival is ?organized at the Shandur pass at about…
Preedy Street Karachi – Remains of the Day
IT is quite astonishing how sometimes journalists and columnists are unable to see, if not overlook, startling pieces of information that can make their writings doubly exciting. There can be a number…