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THERE’S a first time for everything as singer Khadija Hayder proved with her debut album ‘My First Time’. The singer has already featured the The Secret Service album, D-Classified, and the compilation album Love Is… But now Khadija has surpassed herself with the release of her debut album. My First Time has been released by [...]

Viisage, a Billerica-based provider of identity systems and software, has been chosen by the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), an independent corporate organization in Pakistan, to integrate the company’s face recognition technology into Pakistan’s smart passport and national ID program. The new program, headed by NADRA and sponsored by the Pakistani government, is designed [...]

Stores may turn up some unusual finds – a beaded sari, chunky silver ankle bracelets or traditional handmade, embroidered shoes from Pakistan. Next to the row of typical housewares and children’s rompers, is a carousel of brightly colored shalwar kameez, a South Asian type of dress with a long, flowing tunic, pants and scarf. The [...]

Alhamra Cultural Complex looked surreal amidst decorative lights, as performances varying from enthralling Uzbek dances to hilarious slapstick performances by the Wall Street Theatre, Indian theatre and Ajoka’s theatre heightened activity at the Rafi Peer World Performing Arts Festival on Monday night. The Uzbek camp in particular was jam-packed with spectators who were completely enthralled [...]

A United States-based non-profit organisation has named Pakistani and Bangladeshi journalists for its media awards for population reporting, but rejected Indian applications because they lacked merit. Pakistan’s Dawn journalist, Ms Zubeida Mustafa will receive the 25th Annual Global Media Awards for excellence in population reporting from the King of Morocco on December 5 in the [...]

Do mangoes in Lahore taste sweeter than their cousins in Lucknow? May be it is time to find out. The Pakistan government is seeking zero-duty access from India for fruit. In return, it would be willing to give similar free access to fruit and veggies from India. Islamabad has just signed trade agreements for fruits [...]

Pakistan has received a trophy for being the fairest field hockey team in this year’s Athens Olympics, where it finished fifth in the actual event, an official said yesterday. The award, which Pakistan won for getting the least green, yellow and red cards and playing clean hockey, was announced at the 38th annual International Hockey [...]

When three men from Pakistan had lunch at a Beverly Hills restaurant, the conversation immediately focused on their common passion cars. After much discussion, they decided it was time for a career change. They invested their money, time and effort in launching a new business in Ventura County. Of course, it was an automobile business [...]

Pakistan’s cell phone population will touch 10 million from existing 6.8 million, by the end of current fiscal, said a senior official of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). According to data provided by the PTA, the number of cell phone users is increasing tremendously in the current fiscal year compared to previous fiscal year, which ended [...]

What does one call a stock exchange ‘bull’ in Urdu? This is just one of the many problems which Pakistan’s only business channel Business Plus is facing ever since it was launched in August this year. The Lahore head-office of the channel also has to constantly justify its area of operation in a city whose [...]