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NetSol Technologies, Inc. a developer of proprietary software applications and provider of information technology (IT) services, today announced it has been recognized by the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) as the leading information technology exporter in the country, having contributed more than 11 percent of the total IT and ITeS exports during the 2003 – [...]

Penalty corner expert Sohail Abbas reached a world record of 268 goals in international play Friday, leading Pakistan to a 2-1 field hockey victory over India and an unassailable 4-1 lead in their eight-Test series. The spectators overflowing the 5,000 seats in the Guru Hargobind Stadium in northern India’s Punjab state jumped for joy as [...]

“Silent Waters” was shown as part of this year’s New Directors/New Films series. Following are excerpts from Elvis Mitchell’s review, which appeared in The New York Times on March 30; the full text is available below. The film opens today at the Cinema Village, 22 East 12th Street, Greenwich Village. “Silent Waters” is several different [...]

An exhibition of paintings by old and new artists in oil, water, pastel and acrylic opened at the Coopera Art Gallery on Thursday. There were over 100 pieces of art on display at the exhibition, including by established artists such as Dr Ijaz Anwar, Ghulam Rasool, Mehboob Ali, Rahat Naveed Masood and Muhammad Javed, the [...]

The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has suggested the use of nuclear seawater desalination technology to overcome the growing shortage of water for industrial, agricultural and domestic use in the country. Seawater desalination is considered to be a viable option especially for Karachi and the coastal belt as it was being successfully used in Japan [...]

Surrey are just one brick away from completing their rebuilding process under Steve Rixon after Pakistani pair Azhar Mahmood and Mohammad Akram signed deals on Thursday. Australian Rixon, who led New South Wales to four Sheffield Shields and a handful of one-day titles as coach, will now try to finalise the county’s second overseas signing [...]

Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy presented his documentary “Crossing the Lines: Kashmir, India, and Pakistan” to a diverse group of about 70 undergraduates, graduates, and faculty Monday evening in the Cabot Auditorium. The film is about the India-Pakistan conflict as it relates to issues of Kashmiri control. History professor Ayesha Jalal described Hoodbhoy as “a household name [...]

Discount telecoms services provider REDtone International Bhd said income from its new Pakistan venture may equal sales in the domestic market within three years. Net income would ‘more than double’ to about RM25mil this year from RM10.3mil in 2003, with a profit margin of 18%, which was sustainable, said managing director Wei Chuan Beng. ‘Pakistan [...]

A cracking hundred by Yousuf Youhana and an all-round display by Shoaib Malik led Pakistan into the tri-series final with a comfortable eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the southern city of Karachi yesterday. Youhana finished on an unbeaten 107 and Malik was 86 not out as Pakistan put their Asia Cup defeat against Sri [...]

The Kirlosker Trophy tournament, on the format of the Ryder Cup (news – web sites) between the United States and Europe, was last held in 1991 and was revived amidst a thaw in India-Pakistan relations. “It was a great occasion of golf revival and winning the trophy is the icing on the cake,” Pakistan’s non-playing [...]