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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 [...]

Dutch Company Royal Ten Cate has entered into collaboration with a Pakistani firm Nayyar Carpets. The joint venture is for production of artificial grass for hockey fields in Pakistan. Pakistan will have its own artificial grass production if the test run is successful, as Pakistan will also have a new product for export that would [...]

How can the identity and development of the top 100 name brands in Pakistan be helped by the government and private forces? While the challenges of building a finer image of Pakistan is on the forefront, the first question is, can a nation be branded? A country can pick and choose certain dynamic activities and [...]

Twenty foreign and local companies have shown interest in a windfarm project in Sindh (province of Pakistan). Initially, Mirpur Sakro and Keti Bandar had been marked the best for this purpose. This project would be further expanded by installation of more windpower generators on the coastal belt – onshore and offshore. The electricity produced through [...]

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’ [...]

Workers’ remittances registered the highest ever increase in Pakistan’s history when a record amount of US$443.70 million was remitted in March 2005 compared to $329.67 million in March 2004, showing a jump of $114.03 million or 34.59 per cent. Pakistan received $3,050.51 million as workers’ remittances during the first nine months (July 2004 – March [...]

A two-day fashion festival is being held in Lahore from the 20th of April where designers from Pakistan and India including many other countries would put their clothes on display. The festival is being participated by many designers including Selena Warda, Nikki, Nina, Nomi Ansari, Pooja Nair, Nasreen Akhter, Naina, Sara Gandapur, Aansa and Diana [...]

Aisamul Haq Qureshi played quality tennis on Tuesday and was instrumental in helping Pakistan earn two gold medals on the penultimate day of the first Islamic Games at the Taif University hard courts. Pakistan’s chances to make a clean sweep in tennis have brightened as they have already qualified for the doubles’ semi-final and will [...]

Pakistan yesterday launched its first locally designed car and joined an elite group of 16 countries to achieve the feat. A large number of car lovers, dignitaries and the officials of the manufacturing company attended the launching ceremony. The 800 cc Revo is being assembled at a plant in Karachi owned by Adam Motors. The [...]

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 [...]