The world’s first fee-free university will be operational next month in Pakistan with 600 students enrolled for three different master degrees. Dr Mohammed Amjad Saqib, executive director of Akhuwat, a micro-finance firm offering interest-free loans (Qarz-e-Hasna) in Pakistan, told Khaleej Times that the institute will be opened in Kasur district, near Lahore, on August 14,Read More
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Pakistan’s Mustafa Ali defeats Israeli competitor in WWE
Professional wrestler Mustafa Ali became the first Pakistani to step foot in a WWE ring last year, and eventually signed with the company. While he performed on last week’s episode of WWE’s 205 Live, an hour-long weekly show dedicated to cruiserweight competitors, his match against Puerto Rican wrestler John Yurnet did not show Ali’s fullRead More
شہزاد قریشی: ریڈیو کی کرشماتی شخصیت، ایف ایم 107 اپنا کراچی سے رئیل اسٹیٹ تک کا سفر
پاکستان میڈیا انڈسٹری نے پچھلے کچھ عرصے میں ایسے لوگوں کو متعارف کروایا ہے جنہوں نے میڈیا کے ہر شعبے کو اپنی کامیابیوں کے سبب ارتقاء کی منزلیں طے کرتے ہوئے بام عروج تک جا پہنچایا. ایسے ہی معدودے چند انمول لوگوں میں ایک بڑا اورمعتبر نام شہزاد قریشی کا بھی ہے شہزاد قریشی نےRead More
A proud moment – China launches direct rail, sea freight service between Kunming and Karachi
China and Pakistan have launched a direct rail and sea freight service, with the first cargo train departing from Yunnan, an inland province in southwest China, the official Xinhua news agency reported. A cargo train loaded with 500 tonnes of commodities left Kunming, capital of Yunnan, for port city of Guangzhou from where the cargoRead More
Pakistan’s tool of war: Al-Khalid Main Battle Tank – the armoured fist
If the tanks succeed, then victory follows -Heinz Guderian Armoured units are the primary force multipliers utilised by ground forces for offensive actions conducted using the fundamental elements of speed and firepower. Although tanks were introduced towards the tail-end of the Great War, the fundamentals of armoured warfare came in on their own during theRead More
Hassan Sadpara – Pakistan has lost a great mountaineer hero
Sadpara was the only Pakistani to have climbed six of the world’s tallest mountains including Mt Everest (8848m), K2 (8611m), Gasherbrum I (8080m), Gasherbrum II (8034m), Nanga Parbat (8126 m) and Broad Peak (8051m). He was suffering from multiple diseases, including blood cancer and was brought to a private hospital in Rawalpindi, from where heRead More
Pakistan bank installs world’s highest ATM on Pak-China border
GILGIT: The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has installed Automated Teller Machins (ATM) at Khunjerab along the Pakistan China border. According to Inter Service Public Relations, Corps Commander Lt. General Zafar Iqbal inaugurated the project. Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Hafiz-ur-Rehman was also present on the occasion. Talking to media, Lt General Zafar Iqbal said that ATMRead More
our very own Rahart Adams makes it to Hollywood blockbuster!
Rahart Adams has been added to the Steven S. DeKnight-directed Pacific Rim 2, the sequel to Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham 2013 sci-fi film. He joins topliners John Boyega and Scott Eastwood as well as Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny and Adria Arjona. Thomas Tull, Mary Parent, Jon Jashni, and del Toro will produce picRead More
Macquarie University’s New Horizons In Pakistan
With more than 112 million people aged under 30, Pakistan has a huge and growing demand for training and education – a need that creates many opportunities for Australian educators. Education is a prized commodity in a country where half the population is under 25 years of age; where political and cultural leaders want theRead More