RAMAZAN of 1947 also fell in the long and thirsty days of the subcontinental summer...
The collective act of fasting paralleled at the time the collective act of waiting, the patient longing for dusk, a metaphor for the collective longing for a country, for the creation of Pakistan...
The Ramazan of 1947 was also hot and humid...
Shouldn’t be we ashamed that even after 68 years of independence we are unable to provide electricity and water to our people? Shouldn’t we be ashamed that more than half of our population has no access to potable water and sanitation? Shouldn’t we be ashamed that millions of our children don’t go to schools and most of the schools in rural areas are without teachers, roofs, furniture,...
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday directed the federal government to submit details of Toshakhana gifts received by political rulers and bureaucrats from foreign dignitaries since the creation of Pakistan...
The court directed the government to submit the details by January 16 and also sought records pertaining to the purchase of these assets since 1947...
“I have lived in Pakistan for three years and enjoyed it very much...
Now Pakistan lives in me,” said the Egyptian Ambassador Said Mohammed Hindam in a farewell speech at a large dinner hosted by the Argentine Embassy and the Global Affairs Magazine in Islamabad this week...
According to the Gregorian calendar, winters in the Punjab begin from end of October and finish around the mid of February...
Designed for a different culture with different climates, imposed upon us by the colonial administration, the calendar fails to capture the nuances of the weather in this part of the world...
“Among all the good things in Pakistan, it is the people I will miss the most,” said Brazilian Ambassador Alfredo Leoni, in his farewell speech at a reception held in Islamabad last Thursday...
In his speech the minister said Pakistan and South Korea had always had excellent relations and that there was a huge potential for growth in trade between the two countries...
Pakistan’s outgoing and incoming chiefs of the protocol attended the event and were given special recognition; Tasawar Khan, who is the new protocol chief and Moinul Haque, who has left, were praised for their good cooperation...
In his speech, Dauda Danladi said Nigeria was expecting an increased trade with Pakistan...
Three of the five departing envoys will retire upon completion of their assignments to Pakistan, including Sherif Shahin from Egypt, Hasrul Sani Mujtabar from Malaysia and Nguyen Xuan Luu from Vietnam...
They all praised Pakistan as a duty station, with friendly local people and a great diplomatic community...
The head of the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan and several colleagues were also among the guests...
Several guests also remarked on the friendliness that he and his wife had shown to both foreigners and locals in Pakistan...
He was recognised by the ministry for his significant contribution to the promotion of economic relations between Japan and Pakistan...
While conferring the award, Mr Kurai said: “Mr Nagao has worked in Pakistan for about 20 years, during which time he served as an executive of Pakistan Automobile Manufacturers Association (PAMA) for nine years, and was appointed its president three times...
In his speech, Mr Karczewski drew attention to the warm relations between Poland and Pakistan, historically made significant because some 3,000 Polish refugees settled in Karachi after World War II...
Senators Jadwiga Rotnicka and Boguslawa Orzechowaska said they had enjoyed their trip to Pakistan...
Among the guests were also some Nepalese nationals residing in Pakistan, clad in their national dresses...
A Pakistani guest said she enjoyed the Tajik rice pulao with beef, which is said to be the original version of the popular dish so common in Pakistan as well...
In their speeches, the host and chief guest underlined the cordial relations between Pakistan and Turkey...
Mr Alizada said that the Eid gifts and a qurbani ceremony has been taking place annually on Eidul Azha as part of the activities of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation in Pakistan which routinely gives donations to organizations in Pakistan...
Kim said the friendship between his country and Pakistan had been reinforced during the new Korean government, and that the speaker of the Korean National Assembly had visited Pakistan in August, thus further strengthening cooperation between the two countries...
There are over a million Pakistanis working in Spain, playing an important role in the host country, and sending home significant amounts of remittances to Pakistan...