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Cricket apart, a number of Indian culinary delights have been tantalising the Pakistani palate. For Hassan, a Lahori, it is the veggie stuff that is really holding centrestage. “We’ve tried everything vegetarian around here. It is quite a change from the meat diet we are used to at home,” he says. For some Pakistanis dabbling [...]

Shahid Afridi equalled the second fastest one-day century as Pakistan beat India to gain a 3-2 lead in the series with one match to play. Afridi brought up his century off 45 balls. The record, at 37 balls, is also held by him. The fireworks began in the third over, when he slammed Balaji for [...]

While India and Pakistan slug it out on the cricket pitch, there was another Indo-Pak clash that took place today. Except that it was on astro-turf and featured 40-year old veterans. But here too, the visitors appeared the better side as the Pakistan veterans’ hockey team took an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the four match [...]

One day Ayesha Solangi, a local counselor decided she wanted to read and write and enrolled herself in an adult literacy programme run by a non-government organisation in her town in Sanghar, a district some 250 kilometers from Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi. In a country where the female adult literacy rate is only [...]

Asad Nazir and Safia Minney, successful entrepreneurs in the fashion industry both won prestigious awards at last night’s event. Asad Nazir was awarded the title of Best Newcomer of the Year and Safia Minney won the Community Award. Asad Nazir started his company, Trends in December 2003 after he recognised a niche in the market [...]

Barbecued meat is a favourite with most Pakistanis as we are definitely a nation that prefers meat in all its forms. There are many ways to barbecue meat with or without the addition of various spices and one of the best, I’m sure nearly everyone will agree, is the Balochi style known as ‘Sajji.’ If [...]

A new album, product of a unique Indo-Pak musical collaboration, has taken Pakistan by storm and is steadily climbing the charts there, according to noted singer Hariharan, who has provided music for the venture. “The album, being of a traditional kind, has been received very well in Pakistan where generally pop music holds the sway. [...]

The Development Gateway operates a global web portal dedicated to improving people’s lives in developing nations, and it is helping establish similar enterprises in over 60 countries. Other services include development-related websites, aid information management systems, e-procurement platforms, and related tools to facilitate the development efforts of governments, international agencies, businesses, and nonprofits. Pakistan’s contribution [...]

Bright sun, gusty wind and colorfully decorated kites dominated the Saturday afternoon sky as students and families from throughout the area gathered in traditional clothing to celebrate the Basant Festival on campus. The festival is the first of its kind at NT. The association hopes to make Basant an annual event. Haider said the association [...]

A large number of people have come in droves to celebrate ‘Basant’, Lahore’s famous kite-flying festival, on Azaiba Beach. It was like a mini Lahore as people came in colourful clothes to match the festive occasion which has become an annual feature and one of various cultural and social activities organised by Pakistan Social Club. [...]