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Two years ago Arooj Aftab was a middle-class Pakistani teenager living her life according to plan: She was working studiously under the watchful gaze of her parents to finish a two-year advanced-level degree in math and economics, and planning a sensible career in accounting. At the same time, Aftab was pursuing an interest that was [...]

Edhi Sahib is indeed an oddity. He has won many national and international awards for his humanitarian work amongst the poor and destitute not only in Pakistan but far beyond. He must have been considered for the Nobel Prize by now, and if not, surely he is being overlooked. He is a simple man with [...]

The filming of “Sukhay Pathay”, the first TV serial featuring Indian and Pakistani artistes, has been completed and it will be telecast soon, Online news agency reports. The cast of the mega series includes Bollywood actors like Suresh Oberoi, Amar Jeet and Mann Sharma along with Pakistani stars Uzma Gillani, Sunita Marshall, Farah Shah, Ayub [...]

The beginning has been made. Thereafter, the Marathas went on scoring spree, with its Pakistani warriors taking centrestage. And thus the focus of the shifted from Dhanraj to the strikers form across the border as the Mumbai team won 5-2. Ali Raza scored added one more goal through a penalty corner — also created by [...]

A large number of people accompanied by their children visited a folk Mela, “Mount Fuji ta Mai Kulachi”, that was inaugurated at The Danishgah, here on Friday evening. The technique was almost similar to that used by local artisan, the only difference being the fast-moving electric wheel on which Mr Oto moulded the clay giving [...]

Pakistan’s film industry has offered to take part in an entertainment extravaganza conducted by Bollywood to raise money for the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund to help tsunami victims. The offer was made to Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt, who recently completed the film Nazar, an Indo-Pak venture with Pakistani star Meera playing the female lead. The [...]

REDtone Telecommuncation Pakistan Pte Ltd has received a Card Payphone Licence from the government. The licensee’s obligations are to install at least 500 card payphones per year, at least 10% of the total phones installed annually shall be in rural localities and to provide services within one year from the effective date in major Pakistan [...]

While many names are being pointed out regarding parties interested and serious in the privatisation of the telecom giant – PTCL – analysts and market men have started pointing the finger at SingTel – the telecom giant of Singapore – as the proposed buyer of the PTCL. When contacted, analysts mentioned that Temasek Holdings Pte [...]

South Asia’s number one rock band Junoon has been nominated for the top 4 awards at the Bollywood Awards to be held in Dubai on January 21st. The leading stars of Pakistan and Bollywood, including Junoon, Hadiqa, Sonu Nigam, Ishaa Koppikar, Yana Gupta, and many others will be performing in the first Indo-Pak Awards show [...]

The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) is planning to establish a jewellery park, Dazzle Park, over an area of 22 acres near Jinnah Terminal Airport. The park will cost around Rs230 million ($US5.27 million) and will facilitate gem and jewellery exports, according to a press release.
The park will provide a one-window facility for gems and jewellery exporters comprising a hallmarking/assaying office and gem testing laboratory, besides a jewellery training institute and manufacturing units. The EPB has hired Stephen