Pakistan Day falls on 23rd of March and is celebrated to commemorate the passing of the Lahore Resolution “in Lahore” on 23rd March 1940, which came to be called as Pakistan Resolution. This resolution gave direction to the Muslims of Indian Subcontinent and ultimately under the exemplary leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, they succeededRead More
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PIYARA PAKISTAN IN PERTH: TIME FOR CELEBRATION
by Zarrin S Siddiqui The month of March has special significance in the history of Pakistan which goes back to 70 years when Lahore resolution now called as Pakistan Resolution was passed on 23rd March. The Pakistani organisations around Australia celebrate this day by organising different activities. This year the day was observed on 3rdRead More
Second Fashion Pakistan Week 2010 07-11 April 2010 in Karachi
Report and Photo graphs prepared by: Shahrukh Rasheed Melbourne, Australia After the splendid success of Fashion Pakistan Week 1 in Lahore, the 2nd edition of the Fashion Week 2010 is currently going great in the southern port city of Karachi. Fashion Pakistan is single largest Platform for fashion designers, fashion entrepreneurs and fashion journalists. ToRead More
ANOTHER SIDE OF PAKISTAN
Dr Farah Adeeb, Perth Today when Westerners think of Pakistan, sadly the first thoughts may no longer be about its erratic cricket team, rather terrorism, Islamic fundamentalism, violence, nuclear weapons, fights with India, the Taliban, tribal unrest and perhaps corruption within the military spring to mind. However there is another side of Pakistan, whichRead More
TV Watching May Shorten Your Life
Every hour spent watching TV each day may increase your risk of an early death from cardiovascular disease by as much as 18 percent, Australian researchers say. What’s on the television is not the problem; it’s the time spent sitting while watching. “This research provides another clear link between too much sitting and deathRead More
Student ‘tops the world’ in two O-Levels
Via DAILYTIMES: LAHORE: Amn Nasir, a brilliant Lahori student, earned two top positions in the world in Chemistry and Commerce, and topped in the best seven and eight As category in the O-Level International Examinations of Cambridge University. Amn is now enrolled in the A-Level programme at Lahore Grammar School 1-A-1, and takes part inRead More
Pardesi’ opens at Alhamra Art Gallery
By Ali Usman LAHORE: Australian artist Damon Kowarsky – who first came to Lahore as an artist-in-residence at the Beaconhouse National University (BNU) in 2007 – has returned to the country with an exhibit of his latest collection of paintings and prints, ‘Pardesi’, which will open at the Alhamra Art Gallery on Monday. Kowarsky, whoRead More
Geof Lawson interview part 2
This is part 2 of the discussion with Geoff Lawson – recent Pakistan Coach – which I had the privilege of having during the 2009 Boxing Day Test….. This interview was conducted by Pak Awaaz sports correspondent Naeem Mohammed during the Boxing Day Test match in Melbourne Cricket Ground. Naeem Mohammed: What did you takeRead More
Fifth Annual Summer Residency Program for Public Accounts Committees
La Trobe’s Public Sector Governance and Accountability Research Centre conducted its fifth annual Summer Residency Program for Public Accounts Committees in early February. The program, which is supported by AusAID, the World Bank Institute (WBI), Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and the Centre for Democratic Institutions (CDI), was attended by thirty-eight Members of Parliament, Auditors- GeneralRead More
Someone has to say it…
by Rida Ahmed There I was a few days back at the WACA with my Australian friends and my very amazing (if I say so myself) “Boom Boom Afridi” poster. These friends of mine aren’t very much interested in cricket… then again, how many Australian teenagers are? So I took on the role of explainingRead More