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A large number of people have come in droves to celebrate ‘Basant’, Lahore’s famous kite-flying festival, on Azaiba Beach. It was like a mini Lahore as people came in colourful clothes to match the festive occasion which has become an annual feature and one of various cultural and social activities organised by Pakistan Social Club. [...]

Amidst the growing bonhomie between the two countries, the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) has given a go ahead for Indian players to train in Pakistan. The federation was responding to requests by national squash bodies from India, Malaysia, Iran, Egypt and Zimbabwe to host their teams for a training tour.

Pakistan thrashed South Korea 5-2 for their first win, which will be remembered more for the first red card of the tournament. Korean Yoo Min-ho was sent off in the 44th minute for hitting Istiaq Mohamed on the leg in an off-the-ball situation. On the plus side, Imran Warsi scored the first hat-trick of the [...]

LOCAL group Maxcorp Development Sdn Bhd is leading a consortium of Malaysian companies to design, build and manage the RM3.2 billion Bahria Golf City at Murree Expressway in Islamabad, Pakistan. Backed by strong house purchasing power in Pakistan, project returns are expected to be between US$10 billion and US$12 billion (US1 = RM3.80). The project [...]

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 [...]

The remote and arid Cholistan Desert was the unlikely scene for a jeep rally in Pakistan last week that served to promote the forgotten culture and provide entertainment to the public. The event proved to be a great success as it not only tested the skills of 76 drivers but also promoted the Cholistani culture [...]

The first jeep rally was begun in Cholistan on Wednesday participated by 76 jeep drivers. The jeep rally in the desert was being launched to introduce Pakistani drivers with the international driving standards, organizers said. People from all walks of life participating in the rally, as hundreds of sports’ lovers arrived here to watch the [...]

Pakistan scored a goal in each half to beat traditional rivals India 2-0 in an emotionally charged final of the four-nation junior hockey tournament today. Pakistan captain Shakeel Abbasi connected Mohammad Akhtar’s pass from the top of the circle to put Pakistan ahead in the seventh minute. Both the teams finished the match with 10 [...]

Iranian rider Sayed Javed Moosavi grabbed the leaders’ yellow jersey after he won the 205km Karachi to Hyderabad first stage of Tour de Pakistan cycle race on Friday. A total of 70 cyclists from Pakistan, Iran, Germany, Afghanistan and Bangladesh started 1934 kilometers long contest from the mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and finished [...]

Everest season is about to start, but teams are also getting ready for the summer. Low prices and a relatively quiet political situation in Pakistan have laid the groundwork for a most exciting 2005 climbing season. In a few months we will be following the tracks of high altitude climbers on Pakistan’s 8000ers and the [...]