Samar Khan: Female Mountain Biker Extraordinare
Samar Khan is a young lady of many talents. She is interested in adventure sports such as paragliding, trekking, and mountain climbing. However it’s her love for cycling/mountain-biking that has given her and Pakistan worldwide recognition, as she has been involved in some very exciting expeditions. Wanting to know her views and a little about […]
Pakistan Heritage Cuisine Wins Gourmand Award 2018
Pakistan Heritage Cuisine: Best Asian Cookbook in the World Pakistan Heritage Cuisine was the only cookbook nominated from Pakistan and that too for two categories i.e. ‘Asian – Published in Asia’ and ‘Culinary Heritage’ for this year’s Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. It has received the title ‘Best Asian Cookbook in the World’. They were held on 27thMay in […]
Jabal-e-Noor-ul-Quran
Jabal-e-Noor-ul-Quran: A Sanctified Place Located on the outskirts of Quetta stand the Mountains of Chiltan, which hold a secret! Inside it, is Jabal-e-Noor-ul-Quran which is a hill encompassing a network of tunnels that are a mile long. However it is no ordinary hill, for it contains thousands and thousands of old and damaged copies of the Holy […]
Aleem Dar: More Than Just an Umpire
The term Umpire comes from an old French word ‘nompere’ which means peerless or odd. This is consistent with the fact that an Umpire is not a member of the team; and is impartial. However he is an authoritative figure, the decision maker of all events happening on the cricket field according to the Law […]
Professor Murad Moosa Khan Becomes President of International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)
Professor Murad Moosa Khan: The First Asian and First Pakistani to Be Appointed President of IASP In the nearly 60 year history of the International Association for Suicide Prevention, Professor Murad Moosa Khan has become the first Asian and first Pakistani to have been appointed as its President. This was announced at the 29th IASP World […]
First Ever Pakistani Medicine Moxiget gets Accredited by World Health Organization (WHO)
Moxiget of Getz Pharma (Private) Ltd Approved by (WHO) Moxiget (Moxifloxacin Hydrochloride) 400mg tablets and injectable produced by Getz Pharma (Private) Ltd Karachi, has become the first Pakistani medicine to be added to the list of pre-qualified products (those medicines that have been evaluated by WHO and are considered up to the mark for procurement […]
2018: The Happening Year for Pakistan Tourism
Pakistan is the World No.1 Destination for Adventure Tourism According to British Backpacker Society! The British Backpacker Society was founded by Adam Sloper, Micheal Worall and Samuel Joynson. They venture into relatively unknown territories in developing countries to present an insight on different cultures and people to the world. In the past few years they have visited […]
First Ever Sightseeing Buses for Touring Islamabad-Rawalpindi Launched by PTDC
Pakistan Tourism & Development Corporation (PTDC) Promoting Tourism by Initiating Sightseeing Buses To promote tourism, Pakistan Tourism & Development Corporation (PTDC) launched the first ever sightseeing buses for Islamabad–Rawalpindi that will take its passengers on a tour of a number of exciting places in the capital and around! They were inaugurated on 10th January by the […]
EQUIP-Pakistan: Implementing Student Quality Circles in Pakistan
Student Quality Circles: A Unique Outlook on Education Student Quality Circles (SQCs) is adapted from ‘Quality Control Circles’ which is a very important part of Total Quality Management (TQM) (in which the employees of an organization work together to solve the problems faced, so that there is a continuous process of improving the goods and services provided […]
Pakistani Scrabble Players Continue to Shine
Scrabble: The Premium Mind Sport in Pakistan Pakistan had made quite a name for itself in the world of scrabble during the last several years! That is why the chairman of Mind Sports International; David Brannan believes that Pakistani scrabble players can become world champions. He said “Pakistan is among the top three countries in the […]
Muslim Hands Street Child Football Team Wins ‘Future Depends On You’ Tournament 2017 in Russia!
Muslim Hands Street Child Football Team Get First Position Muslim Hands Street Child Football Team consists of 8 Pakistani street children supported by ‘Muslim Hands’ in Mirpur, AJK who participated in the international stage of ‘Future Depends on You’ football tournament and won! They have qualified for next year’s Street Child Football World Cup which […]
Exercise Cambrian Patrol: Pakistan Army Wins Gold for Third Consecutive Year
Pakistan Army Achieves a Hat-trick (2015-2017) at Exercise Cambrian Patrol The Pakistan Army has done it once again! It has won a gold medal in one of the most vigorous and challenging military exercises in the world, i.e. ‘Exercise Cambrian Patrol’ which was held from 13th – 22nd october. This is the third time in […]
Dr. Shahida Hasnain Awarded Prize in Microbiology by UNESCO
Dr. Shahida Hasnain Becomes First Pakistani Female to Win Carlos J. Finlay Prize It is a matter of great pride that Dr. Shahida Hasnain, has become the first female and second Pakistani to win the prestigious prize. She received it at the award ceremony which was held in Paris on 6th November 2017, at the 39thsession […]
HUM Masala TV Becomes First South Asian 24 Hour Cooking Channel!
HUM Masala TV 24 Hour Cooking Channel Launched in UK at London Halal Food Festival, 2017 HUM Masala TV is our leading cookery channel which for the past nearly eleven years has been providing Pakistani audiences with timeless as well as new mouthwatering recipes, which is the reason for its mass popularity. These recipes can […]
Saawan: A Pakistani Film That Has Already Won Three International Awards!
Pakistan is definitely making progress in its cinematic ventures as new genres are being experimented with, which is being positively received by the public. However one movie ‘Saawan’ has gotten international acclaim even before Pakistanis have had the chance to see it! Saawan: Making its Mark Even Before Being Released Saawan has won ‘Best Foreign […]
Danial Shah and His Quest of Discovering Pakistan
Pakistan is a country of immense beauty and diversity of all forms at all levels. But we Pakistanis are not very knowledgeable, because it is not highlighted as it should be. However one patriotic individual wanted to find out, and so he set out on his mission with a camera in hand and initially headed […]
Pakistani Guinness World Records (2012-2017)
Over the years Pakistanis have achieved a number of world records that have made it to the renowned Guinness Book of World Records. However it was during the Punjab Youth Festival (PYF) in 2012 (an event in which sporting and craft competitions as well as exhibitions took place during one month) that a staggering 11 […]
Call for Proposals: ‘Film Talents Voices from Pakistan and Afghanistan’
Film Talents ‘Voices from Pakistan and Afghanistan’: Goethe-Institut and the Prince Claus Fund Collaborate Goethe-Instiut, Pakistan; the Prince Claus Fund, Goethe-Institut, Afghanistan; award winning filmmaker Till Passow and other professionals from each respective region have joined hands to offer aspiring film-makers in Pakistan and Afghanistan the opportunity to be mentored in a series of 5 […]