December 2009
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How Pakistan survives (By Zubeida Mustafa) →
Despite all the obstacles in their paths, people find a way to survive.
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Bridging industry and education with Lahore’s... →
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The Poet The Taliban Couldn't Keep Down →
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“If there was a paradise on Earth, it was the beautiful valley of Swat. It had heritage, history, and traditions based on love and peace,” says Abdurrahman Roghani, 58, an eminent Pashtun poet, writer, and social activist from Pakistan’s Swat Valley. A resident of the town of Matta, Roghani was targeted by the Taliban for his romantic verses, progressive thoughts, and prominent role...
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Halwa Puri on a Sunday →
Since Sunday is official day off in Pakistan, people pay special attention to several things, starting from a very delicious traditional breakfast.
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Pakistani eunuchs in cricket win →
A more recent related post on WNTYAP.
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WatchTED: Asher Hasan’s message of peace from Pakistan
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Pakistan's transvestites to get distinct gender →
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Pakistani comedians fight Taliban with humour →
If the Taliban produced a soap opera, Pakistani comedy writer Younis Butt pondered one day, what would it be like?
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NYT: One Pakistani Institution Places His Faith in... →
“You can’t build a country if you’re not thinking beyond your own lifetime,” Syed Babar Ali said. Pakistan’s biggest problem, he believes, is one of leadership.
The man behind Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), the Pakistani equivalent of Harvard.
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Pakistan's female umpire breaks new ground in UK →
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Pakistan Plans Passenger Rail Between Pakistan,... →
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Bulleh Shah - short biography of the famous... →
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Somewhere during the same timeframe, closer to home, nearer to the local vernacular, thirty miles from Lahore, in the tiny unknown city of Kasur, lived an unknown man, named Abdullah Shah. A man, whose writings - barely understood, even by those who speak his language (much less by those who do not) – contain, amongst them, such enlightening and powerful Sufianic philosophies that even...
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From Quetta to Paris (video) →
The journey between two continents has transformed a Baloch into a French musician.
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Pakistan Rugby Union →
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Beyond the Page: Contemporary Art from Pakistan →
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Gallery: In memory of Ghulam Rasul →
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Famous landscape painter Ghulam Rasul introduced a new dimension to the art of painting in Pakistan by portraying rural life in his masterpieces. He had obtained a Masters Degree in Fine Art in 1964 from the Punjab University and joined the university’s faculty as a lecturer in 1965. Despite his preliminary training as a painter, it was his involvement with printmaking that added...
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Postmodernism: Recent Developments in Art in... →
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Kismet Konnected Bashir Ahmed: How we were once... →
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Amendment to law on dissolution of marriage →
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WatchFilling a Gap in Pakistan’s Education System.
Inspiring piece that shows the power of education.
Our add: For more information about The Citizens Foundation, click here. If you can help, it can go a long way!
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The National: All the rage →
A career in rock ’n’ roll might not be a conventional – or easy – choice for young Pakistanis, but despite the militant insurgency and social difficulties, aspiring musicians are finding ways to keep an alternative music scene alive.
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