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Nicknamed “Moon”, probably for his handsome looks, Malik’s nikha took place via telephone. He was in Sialkot in Pakistan and the woman thousands of miles away in the Andhra Pradesh capital Hyderabad. “We met in Dubai for the first time when she had gone with her father,” Malik, 23, told IANS in an interview. “The [...]

Sajjad Tafoo, a Pakistani guitarist, is working on a tune to pay tribute to all saints and Sufis at their shrines and tombs. The singer says he draws inspiration from Sakhi Lal Shehbaz Qalanadr of Sehvan Sharif, Sindh. ‘I had no money in my pocket, but still managed to get tickets to pay a visit [...]

The Philadelphia Business Journal has named Dr. Raza Bokhari, President & CEO Lakewood Pathology Associates & Parkway Clinical Laboratories, as one of the recipients of the 15th Annual “40 Under 40″ award. This award recognizes the Philadelphia region’s most accomplished young professionals who are proven performers in both their industry and their community. Dr. Bokhari [...]

Thomas of Germany won the Tour de Pakistan International cycle race which ended at Balahisar Fort on Wednesday. “Tour de Pakistan is one of the toughest cycle races, and I had never thought about winning it. Iran claimed the first position in team event well ahead of Wapda, Sui Southern Gas, Germany, Sindh, Railway, NWFP [...]

Umar Sheikh, 31, British-born, New York-trained and married to a woman from New Jersey, long dreamed of running his own restaurant. London was too expensive. New York was too risky. Karachi seemed just right. His gamble, in this restive port city better known for its religious radicals than its ravioli, has worked so far. Limoncello, [...]

After the tremendous success of Phantom of the Opera last spring, Shah Sharahbeel is back to rock the town with his latest theatre blockbuster Moulin Rouge, a play termed the event of the year at Lahore in 2003. The play opens on Friday as the grand finale of the Margalla Festival at the same venue [...]

Amid high security, the Miss Canada Pakistan pageant went off without a hitch in Toronto with a packed audience and a dozen nervous contestants — defying detractors who claimed it dishonoured Islam. Thirteen women braved earlier religious protest as they took to the stage as contestants of the controversial beauty pageant Saturday night. “We’re trying [...]

“We bought a few rugs from our native Pakistan, but, at the time, we weren’t too serious about it,” said Ayesha, who owned a Mexican/Italian restaurant in Pakistan before moving to New Mexico in 1999. Her husband, who came to the United States in 1979 and met his wife during his many trips to and [...]

When Haji Abdul Qudoos first arrived in Bahrain in 1959, he earned just BD60 a month working in a bank. Now he is an established businessman, who believes the key to his success has been a combination of hard work and a commitment to the community and charitable activities. Mr Qudoos was the first Pakistani [...]

Zainul Wahab is a renowned scholar on various archaeological sites and historical periods, particularly of Greek culture in the NWFP. He has not only established the Mardan Museum in 1990 but also worked on various sites, including Alexander’s route, excavation at Gangoder (Hund), and establishment of the Alexander Monument at Hund (Swabi). He recovered extremely [...]