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Mercy Hospital Mount Airy has named Dr. Naveed Fazlani, an associate medical director, its 2004 Physician of the Year. The award, announced last month, is decided by physicians, hospital staff and medical office staff. It recognizes physicians who demonstrate excellence and caring in direct patient care. “It is an honor to be recognized by the [...]

The famous heroine of Punjabi films Sheeba Bhakri is ready to spread the message of harmony across the border in Pakistan through a Pakistani Punjabi film ‘Badda Choudhury’. After registering her name as a successful actress in both Punjabi and Hindi films, Sheeba Bhakri is going to enter into the Pakistani film world opposite the [...]

Twenty-one year old Pakistani actress Meera is making her Bollywood debut in Soni Razdan ‘s suspense thriller Nazar . Meera is shooting for the film in Goa nowadays. Meera, fondly referred as ‘Madhuri Dixit of Pakistan’, has taken her first step into Hindi film industry. She frankly admits that she was always fond of Hindustani [...]

Begum Salma Ahmed’s own grit and her determination to get the women out of their shells, especially in the sub-continent, truly sets her apart from many women of her generation. Based in Karachi, Begum Salma Ahmed one of the first woman industrialists of Pakistan, she is the founder-president of Pakistan Association of Women Entrepreneurs (PAWE) [...]

In a historic fashion, business and diplomatic move, Faiza Samee, the Pakistani designer who once dressed former prime minister Benazir Bhutto for her wedding, has begun retailing in Delhi, the first ever for a Pakistani designer in India. Samee, who will be selling at the Carma fashion boutique in Mehrauli, has even made saris for [...]

Turtles have existed since the days of the dinasaurs, or some 100 million years. Now this endangered species is under threat from pollution, trawler nets and beach development. Here, Zofeen T Ebrahim tells the remarkable story of one woman’s effort in Karachi, Pakistan, to protect this age-old creature. Farida Asrar Ghauri, 51, a Project Officer [...]

Uzma Aslam Khan’s novel “Trespassing” bills itself as a love story, a tale of forbidden lust a la the Capulets and Montagues. But in tackling culture clash, war and international relations, the book strives to be more than a tale of dangerous love. The relationship between Daanish and Dia is the story around which all [...]

THE USUAL teddies, rattles and baby outfits just weren’t good enough for five-week-old Ikra Yaseen. Her bus driver dad Mohammed was so overjoyed by the birth of his first child, he decided to buy her a one-off gift of a lifetime – a personalised car number plate, E1KRA. She may not be able to use [...]

Sporting links between India and Pakistan have hit a new high with achievements that were unthinkable just months ago – winning national titles across each other’s borders. Pakistani tennis player Aqeel Khan clinched India’s national championship here at the weekend while Indian woman golfer Shruti Khanna did the same in Lahore on Monday. The pair [...]

Musharaf Hai, chairman of Unilever Pakistan has made it to Fortune Magazine’s 2004 ranking of the 50 most powerful women in business. Hai, who is ranked at number 46 on the list, is the only woman from Pakistan to make it to the popular ranking. ‘The most prominent businesswoman in a country where women usually [...]