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Since making her debut in 1984, Oscar-winner Jolie has acted in many box-office hits but is known to her fans in Pakistan more for her role in Tomb Raider. “Pakistan has been hosting the Afghan refugees for many many years and the UNHCR greatly appreciates its support,” she told reporters after the meeting. Jolie has [...]

After cricket diplomacy, it’s now film diplomacy that appears to be at the forefront of Indo-Pak ties. With the first Indian film — ‘Bullet, Ek Dhamaka’ — running in theatres there, two other Indian distributors are negotiating with the Pakistan government to get approval for releases. Similarly, Bullet has been shot in Bulgaria and financed [...]

The United States Educational Foundation has announced 120 scholarships for master’s and PhD level studies under its Fulbright/USAID Student programme for Pakistani students during the academic year 2006. Under the programme, female students will be given priority and the number of scholarships would increase every year, she added. She said in addition to academic work, [...]

Rufi Twin Towers at Dubai Sports City will be at the centre of sports activities in the Middle East. Residents of Rufi Twin Towers can live the passion of all types of sporting activities like cricket, volleyball, baseball, wrestling, martial arts, gymnastics, field hockey and a host of others. The Dubai Sports City will feature [...]

The film is currently at an advanced stage of pre-production. The producers say their production staff has done extensive research on Pakistan. One of the producers says, “We know exactly what is available for our production needs in Pakistan and how much we have to bring in. Simply put, our crew needs the production infrastructure [...]

Renault intended to introduce Renault Logan in Pakistan market by establishing assembling plant of Logan Car in Pakistan with a production capacity of 15000 automobiles per year and creating in Pakistan a pole of excellence allowing export of car components from Pakistan to all Renault factories related to this particular type of vehicle.The project will [...]

Where there is a will there is a way, no matter whether you are a male or a female like the forecourt manager of a petrol pump at Aabpara. In a male-dominated society, Rubina is one of those fortunate females who have the full support of her husband to go out and work in an [...]

For love-struck teenagers, newlyweds trying to conceive their first baby or lonely singles hoping to find the perfect mate, there’s only one place in Pakistan to seek help. They come to a hilltop surrounded by a simple dirt cemetery, to the shrine of Heer and Ranjha – the Romeo and Juliet of South Asia. Although [...]

The Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) credential is for technology professionals who have the skills to successfully implement a Microsoft product or technology as part of a business solution. At just 9 years old, Arfa Karim Randhawa , of Faisalabad, Pakistan, is one of the youngest MCPs in the world. She recently received her credentials from [...]

Sheikha Mohammad Hamoud Alhamdi, a 21-year-old from UAE, who has married a local of Karak and considers Pakistanis loving and caring, is learning Pashto to share Arabic folktales and stories with her in-laws. Ms Alhamdi is hopeful she would get a Pakistani citizenship like two Indian girls before her, a few months ago. “I am [...]