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Kiran Shaheen lives in Uthal, a village on the outskirts of Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan. The eight-year-old girl lives with her two brothers, sister and parents in a single-room house where there is electricity, but no running water or proper sanitation. As part of their daily chores, she and her sister help their [...]

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 [...]

The mobile phone penetration rate in Pakistan and other countries like Bangladesh, Indonesia and Vietnam is less than 10 per cent, which indicates their tremendous potential for growth. “There are 700 million people in these four countries, thus low mobile penetration shows tremendous potential for growth in these economies,” Ericsson (South East Asia) President Kristian [...]

Rakaposhi, the Shining Wall, is also known as Dumani, the Mother of Mist. Towering as an impressive massif with several points, the highest of them is 7,788 m (25,550 feet) high. The mountain, as beautiful as her names, poses well visible from the Karakorum Highway, her silhouette dominating the Hunza Valley, West of K2 in [...]

The Naqsh School of Arts (NSA) will be holding an exhibition by the end of November at the school’s new art gallery for the revival of Mughal decorative art. The exhibition, which will consist of over 50 art works by second year students, will be held at the Calligraphy and Painting Gallery in Bazar-e-Hakeeman, Bhaati [...]

Pakistan will compete in the first edition of World Universities Boxing Championship to be held later this month at Antalia, Turkey. This was disclosed by chairman Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) Prof. Anwar Chowdhry on Thursday. “We will compete in the championship with strong team comprising of three pugilists, a manager, referee and coach. We are [...]

His name might not have been recorded in history books, but a tiny bit of the Taj Mahal will always belong to Riaz-ud-din, a craftsmen from Pakistan. Belonging to a family that has spent generations cutting tiny pieces of precious stones to make patterns that decorate the walls of Lahore Fort, Red Fort as well [...]

Nearly a year into his tenure as the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Shaharyar Khan talks to Wisden Cricinfo about his time in charge, the domestic game, Bob Woolmer and the future of Pakistan cricket. Next month, you will complete a year as Board Chairman. How have you found the experience so far? It’s [...]

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 [...]

Why is Pakistan the hot new offshore information technology (IT) destination? This is because of a combination of favorable economic circumstances. Just when many Western managers are finally becoming comfortable with the idea of working closely with Indian IT firms, along comes Pakistan. Pakistan is shaking off decades of “also ran” status. Funds invested into [...]