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Thirty couples, including five non-Muslims, tied the knot on Sunday in a joint wedding ceremony at Aiwan-e-Iqbal, under the supervision of the Punjab government. Acting Punjab Governor Justice Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry was the chief guest on the occasion, which was attended by over 1,000 guests. After this ceremony, 683 couples have been married. The provincial [...]

Though cross-communal marriages are a common feature of a multi-cultural society. But if the nations involved are Pakistan and India, the marriages can assume complications, more so, if either spouse refuses to give up his/her nationality. Why can’t there be multiple visas for us so that travelling between both countries becomes easier? questions S.A, a [...]

A month-long Pakistan Mango festival will begin in Beijing today (Friday). It will formally set in motion the export of Pakistani mango, which was allowed by the Chinese government last month. During the festival, mangoes would be displayed in super stores.

The Italian minister for agriculture and forestry Giavino Allemanno laid the foundation stone here for the construction of a museum to the mountaineering efforts on K-2. He was speaking at the concluding session of the month-long K-2 golden jubilee celebrations and the 51st anniversary of the conquest of Nanga Parbat here. Speaking to journalists, Mr [...]

A record number of 127 mountaineers from 12 different expeditions had launched climbing bids on K-2 this season with 43 of them having already reached the summit , surpassing the previous record of 29 climbers going all the way on this peak, set in 1996. These K2-bound climbers were among the over 1,300 trekkers and [...]

The remains of the ancient city of Gandhara civilization, Sirsukh, which have also been included in the World Heritage List for their unique archeological value , deserve protection so that the future generations can also marvel at this rich heritage of the country. When the Kushan invaders decided to abandon the city of Sirkap (the [...]

People gather at Karachi’s Clifton Beach on Saturday evening to witness a rare blue moon, which was last observed in Pakistan in 2001. adnan ali

Even though no new ground was broken on the festering Jammu and Kashmir dispute, India and Pakistan took some steps on Monday to inject confidence in each other and resolved to take the peace process forward ‘in an atmosphere free from terrorism and violence”. The confidence-building measures included immediate restoration of the strengths of their [...]

It’s not quite as high as Mount Everest, but it’s been about three times as dangerous to conquer. And on Monday, an Italian marked the 50th anniversary of his grandfather’s first successful climb of K-2 by summiting the mountain. Italians Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni first scaled K-2, the world’s second-highest mountain, on July 31, [...]

It may be a first for the city of Jersey. A Pakistani was sworn in as the area’s deputy mayor on Monday. Agha Afzal, who was sworn in at the city hall, took his oath of office on the Holy Quran…