What no one told you about Pakistan

Chinese PM awarded Nishan-e-Pakistan on arrival in...

umalik — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:44:41 +0500

Chinese PM awarded Nishan-e-Pakistan on arrival in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang was awarded the Nishan-e-Pakistan by President Asif Ali Zardari on his arrival in Islamabad for a two-day trip, reported Express News on Wednesday.

It is Keqiang’s first visit to Pakistan since taking office in March.

The award has been given to other foreign diplomats in the past such as the Prime Minister of Turkey in 2010 and the president of China then, Hu Jintao in 2006.

The JF-17s — a symbol of deep Sino-Pakistan friendship – guided the special Air China Boeing 747 aircraft of the Chinese dignitary to the Nur Khan Air Base.

President Asif Ali Zardari, caretaker prime minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, chief of naval staff, chief of air staff and other cabinet members were present at the airport to welcome the Chinese PM.

The Chinese PM was given a guard of honour on his arrival. (Complete news)

Milk of human kindness A 45-day-old black bear cub is nursed by...

umalik — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:27:56 +0500

Milk of human kindness

A 45-day-old black bear cub is nursed by a wildlife official after being found by children in a town on the edge of forest in north-west Pakistan. (Copyright: AFP/Getty Images)

(via fyrste) The World At Their Feet - Karachi United Football...

21carrot — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:32:00 +0500

(via fyrste) The World At Their Feet - Karachi United Football Foundation

Our favourite campaign of the day: Pakistani brand Espresso...

21carrot — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:26:30 +0500

Our favourite campaign of the day: Pakistani brand Espresso displays some great Corporate Social Responsibilty.

Bolo - Zoe and Zohaib Video Credits:DOP: Mo Azmi, Yasir Khan,...

deep-inwonderland — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:10:00 +0500

Bolo - Zoe and Zohaib

Video Credits:
DOP: Mo Azmi, Yasir Khan, Ahsen Ali, Zeeshan Contractor,
Edited by Yasir Khan

Audio Credits:
Produced by Zoe and Zohaib
Guitars: Omran Shafique
Drums: Gumby (Louis J. Pinto)
Mixed and mastered by Kashif Ejaz
Recorded and engineered at LJP Studios

April 29th 2013 Issue of The Times Follow us...

pak-socioeconomy — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:50:00 +0500

April 29th 2013 Issue of The Times

Visitors look at a latex russet-coloured sack designed to feel...

umalik — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:36:04 +0500

Visitors look at a latex russet-coloured sack designed to feel like human skin at an exhibition in Islamabad. While Pakistani artists have traditionally focused on tumultuous political and social changes they are now also engaged in self-examination, say art professors and gallery workers. (source)

Pakistan truck/local van art (deep-inwonderland) Follow us...

deep-inwonderland — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0500

Pakistan truck/local van art (deep-inwonderland)

lifeofnikhil: Holi celebrations in Lahore,...

kajal — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 05:55:46 +0500

lifeofnikhil:

Holi celebrations in Lahore, Pakistan

photographed by Umar Ali

alloanday: 1) Habib Jalib being arrested in Lahore on 12th...

21carrot — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:31:49 +0500

alloanday:

1) Habib Jalib being arrested in Lahore on 12th February 1983 during a Women Action Forum protest against Gen Ziaul Haq’s Hudood Ordinance. (more: dawn.com)

2) Final resting place of the late poet. The inscriptions read:

The one with the ripped collar who just passed this street,

He is the wandering mad everyone calls Jalib.

&

Now the apathetic people of society can stay in peace,

For those who used to awaken people from slumber are asleep.

It has touched me in recent years how often I have witnessed the...

umalik — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:30:04 +0500

It has touched me in recent years how often I have witnessed the exploitation of farming communities by wealthy land owners as we have traveled the world. It is truly a universal norm to economically enslave share croppers by creating debt structures in the wake of drought or natural disaster, which in turn bind whole families to a land owner.

This man lives and works as a share cropper along the Indus River in Pakistan. I can still remember the hopelessness in his eyes as he explained how the land owner whose fields he tended had not changed his expected quota of grain following the massive floods of last summer, which has forced his children to quit school and work the fields themselves. Even with the extra hands they still can’t make the quota and are now bound to their master by debt.

FACT: This is a totally legal and recognized practice of slavery all across the world. (via aphotographicprotest)

Aquamarine from Pakistan (via mineralia) Follow us...

umalik — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:30:07 +0500

Aquamarine from Pakistan (via mineralia)

“Bum Phatta” by Ali Azmat, Directed by Jami CreditsVocalist:...

umalik — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:30:02 +0500

“Bum Phatta” by Ali Azmat, Directed by Jami

Credits
Vocalist: Ali Azmat
Album: Klashinfolk (2008)

Director: Jami
Stylist: Ehtesham @ E Styles
Wardrobe: Munib Nawaz
Make Up: Kamal Ahmad
Producer: Rehan Noorani (Azad Film Co.) (via shariques)

Pakistan Inflight Music Series Khatak Instrumental - The...

umalik — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:30:30 +0500

Pakistan Inflight Music Series

Khatak Instrumental - The Panthers

This is one of my favorite pieces. It was performed by The Panthers and was played on PIA flights during the mid 1970s.

The Panthers were a band consisting of four members that formed in 1967 Karachi.

To learn more about The Panthers, visit: http://radiodiffusion.wordpress.com/2009/05/31/the-panthers/

Also, a special thanks to silverfishes of Tumblr to provide the link to The Panthers above. Visit his blog here: http://silverfishes.tumblr.com/ (via pakistank2)

Karachi City video owes to Barbra Streisand (by Sebastian Juhnke)

umalik — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:30:29 +0500

Karachi City video owes to Barbra Streisand (by Sebastian Juhnke):

Hazara girl from Quetta, Pakistan. Descendants...

umalik — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 10:30:30 +0500

Hazara girl from Quetta, Pakistan. Descendants from Genghis Khan’s army. (via universalbeauty)

The lone protester. The old man’s Urdu poster reads: “we need...

umalik — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:49:07 +0500

The lone protester. The old man’s Urdu poster reads: “we need Jinnah’s Pakistan”. (at Liberty Chowk, via umalik)

sunehriullo: Flight from Islamabad to Skardu is considered as...

pak-socioeconomy — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:36:25 +0500

sunehriullo:

Flight from Islamabad to Skardu is considered as one of the most exciting air journeys in the world.

By Abdul Qadir Memon On Flickr

undiscovered-pakistan: Mazar-e-Qaid Under Construction....

pak-socioeconomy — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:35:24 +0500

undiscovered-pakistan:

Mazar-e-Qaid Under Construction. Karachi, Pakistan

Malaysia to set up center to honour Dr Atta-ur-Rehman A top...

umalik — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:30:11 +0500

Malaysia to set up center to honour Dr Atta-ur-Rehman

A top Malaysian university will set up a research institute to honour prominent Pakistani scientist Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman.

The “Atta-ur-Rahman Institute of Natural Product Discovery (RiND)” will be inaugurated at the University of Teknologi Mara (UiTM) on March 4, 2013, during an International Conference on Natural Products, where Rehman is being invited as a guest of honour to deliver the keynote speech for the “Jack Cannon Lecture”.

The UiTM had awarded Rehman an honorary doctorate degree in 2011 and RiND is another accolade for the scientist.

“The RiND will will work on full-fledged PhD programs in fields such as organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, biochemistry, genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, neuroscience, proteomics, pharmacology, pharmacognosy and molecular medicine with a special focus on the bioactive constituents of terrestrial plants and marine sources,” Rehman said while speaking to Dawn.com. (Complete news)