Afridi at Home with Opposite Sex in India
Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi, whose good looks and cavalier style has won him many female fans in his country, was mobbed by fair sex in this sleepy Indian holiday resort as well. For about 30 minutes, Pakistani heart-throb had to endure mock chiding from his Indian female fans who had come to watch him at nets [...]
Continue reading »Karachi Home Decor Exhibition Attracts Many
The event would be a major source of inspiration to the architects, engineers, designers, contractors, financiers, housewives, professionals and all related to the field as well as general public. Techobuild has established its name as the biggest and most prestigious exhibition on architecture, construction, interiors, gardens, household and home comforts.
Continue reading »Cricket Continues Building Bridges Between Pakistan, India
Indian officials expect more than 8000 Pakistani fans to cross the border to watch the first test and Musharraf told the Pakistan Observer newspaper he was also interested in taking in some of the tour of India, which will run to three five-day tests and six one-day games. A tour of Pakistan by India’s cricket [...]
Continue reading »Pakistani Wilderness Retreats Produce Unique Art Exhibition
It was a wonderful trip and unprecedented in the world of art in Pakistan. They very idea, to spend a week among the ravishing scenes of nature and mountains and lakes, was highly appreciated by the group which consisted of painters, sculptors and photographers, and it was a reluctant party that returned to Islamabad when [...]
Continue reading »Pop Boom Boosts Lahore Guitar Sales
The latest wave of pop music has swept the city’s young off their feet and the sale of musical instruments, especially guitars, has risen sharply, indicated a Daily Times survey. Alam A Alam, a guitar shop owner in Liberty Market, said that the people demanded guitars which they had seen celebrities play in videos. ‘The [...]
Continue reading »Historic GlobalFlyer Bid Approaches Karachi
US adventurer Steve Fossett was approaching the coast of Pakistan late Tuesday after overcoming a navigation equipment problem that threatened to derail his historic bid to make the first non-stop flight around the world without refueling. The GlobalFlyer was over the Arabian Sea heading east towards Karachi, Pakistan at speeds of around 340 knots (390 [...]
Continue reading »Pakistani Brit’s Paintings Exhibit in Islamabad
While working in a post office in the UK, he kept on painting as a hobby along with sorting out letters. Later, he started displaying and selling his works in the art streets for a meagre 5 to 10 pounds. Slowly people started noticing his unusual work and he got recognition through his major solo [...]
Continue reading »Turks Steal Pakistani Hearts at Oman Concert
Before the show started, people had little idea about what the Turkish friends had come to offer. In less than two hours time, the Kemal Reis Skeleton Band of the Turkish Navy Ship had made sure they will be remembered by all those present for a long time to come. The song had a magical [...]
Continue reading »First Mega International Book Fair Begins in Lahore
The first ever international book fair in Pakistan opens today at the Expo Centre, Fortress Stadium, Lahore Cantonment. Over a hundred foreign publishers and over a hundred domestic publishers will participate in the fair. Hundreds of thousands of books on every topic under the sun will be on sale at discounted prices, say the organisers, [...]
Continue reading »Extreme Trekking Pakistan
Field Touring Alpine has released details of a new schedule through the midst of the Karakorum Himalaya this season – a near 350km hike inside the deepest and most spectacular recesses of the fabled mountain range. The trip will essentially complete the “Grand Traverse” going from the states of Baltistan to Hunza in NW Pakistan, [...]
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