Tourism - 7

As the Karakorum season approaches, a surprising number of teams are looking to tackle Nanga Parbat, the isolated 8125m peak in western Pakistan. At least ten expeditions will head for the mountain starting in mid May. Some of those might consist of different teams sharing the same climbing permit, so the total number will surely [...]

It takes 10 minutes to decide a fight between two roosters, but it requires at least 20 months to prepare a super fighting rooster. This traditional sport has no association or federation at the national level, but still there are thousands of diehard followers of this game in Rawalpindi. Like in boxing, there are different [...]

A 19-year-old boy from Lahore — Omar Zafar — couldn’t bear to see his father suffer due to poor eyesight. He decided to contact eye hospitals in India. In a letter to Venu Eye Institute at Sheikh Sarai, he wrote that his family could not afford to pay the treatment bill and requested them to [...]

The General Presidency of Youth Welfare has fielded a Pakistani expatriate in the war against terrorism. His style of spreading the message is simple. He moves around in military fatigues to symbolize his campaign against terror. Armed with messages of support from top government officials and escorted by police, Bakhsh becomes an instant draw wherever [...]

The history of Jashn-E-Qaqlasht dates back to the time immemorial. However some local historians believe that the festival is almost three thousand years old. This event used to be organized by the Rais rulers of Chitral and was continued by the succeeding Katoor family. After Chitral’s merger in the federation of Pakistan, holding of the [...]

By the end of the year, Lahore could boast of one of the biggest amusement parks in the subcontinent. It would certainly be the largest in Pakistan. Further west, Kabul too is likely to get its first amusement park. And guess what, the promoters of both projects want the state amusement park association of ‘apna’ [...]

Dressed like a princess, the 21-year-old Pakistani bride got married in fine style, exchanging vows with her 25-year-old groom Mohammed Zada at a solemn ceremony in a vast arena bathed with colorful lights. The only catch: 299 other couples were there to share the moment. Even modest weddings are lavish affairs in Pakistan. Big spending [...]

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. [...]

The first group of 31 passengers arrived from Pakistan’s side of the province at 2 p.m., walking across a 220-foot steel bridge, where they were mobbed by Indian officials and soldiers bearing gifts, sweets and garlands of marigolds. One of the Kashmiri passengers knelt to kiss the asphalt. Some wept. The bus service established the [...]

Declaring Karachi and Chicago twin cities was something that was being contemplated for a long time and was initiated in 2000, but was not implemented. The proposal to bring Karachi in line with international cities were put forward by President Musharraf during his visit to Chicago Pakistani-Americans are on the staff of several Chicago hospitals [...]