Pakistan Shining - The Positive Face of Pakistan, News & Analysis

It is our fortune that six Pakistani sites are registered on the United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organisation’s World Heritage List. The Mohenjo-Daro, Makli necropolis in Thatta, Remnants of Taxila, Lahore Fort and Shalimar Gardens, Rohtas Fort in Jhelum and Buddhist ruins of Takht-e-Bahi in Mardan. A World Heritage site Makli had countless prominence in antiquity because of larger-than-life elaborations, intricate designs, stunning structural sites and centuries old monuments, which are a treat for heritage lovers. Makli Monument was transferred from the federal government to the Province of Sindh in 2010 but no funds approved to the province for…

Rez is the first Pakistani to make it on the global Top 20 ECDs list. With over 400 awards under his belt over a 20-year career, Ali Rez, Regional ECD, Middle East & Pakistan, BBDO Worldwide, has been listed on the World Creative Rankings’ Global Top 20 Executive Creative Directors list 2020. The World Creative Rankings (WCR) is “the definitive guide to the advertising industry’s most creative brands, agencies, and people”. According to Rez, in order to shortlist an ECD for the prestigious list, WCR collates data by reviewing large bodies of work exhibited in shows over a period of…

Pakistani filmmaker Shehzad Hameed, who released the trailer of his upcoming documentary on climate change…

The Pakistan High Commission in the United Kingdom will be running a “Visit Pakistan” video…

London-based travel company Wild Frontiers has listed Pakistan among its top travel destinations for the…

Hundreds of Indian Sikhs made a historic pilgrimage to Pakistan, crossing through a white gate…

Yasmeen Lari becomes Pakistan’s first ever female architect, who has been awarded the prestigious Jane Drew award 2020 for contributing her work to raise women’s profile in design and architecture. The prize is named after Jane Drew, an advocate for women in a male-dominated profession. The previous award winners were Odile Decq, Grafton Architects’ founders Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, Kathryn Findlay of Ushida Findlay and Eva Jiřičná. Yasmeen Lari is well-known and respected for the design of landmark buildings in Karachi, where she established her own practice after graduating from the architecture school of Oxford Brookes in 1964. Some…

Pakistan is set to unveil the world’s first-generation contrail-free aircraft engine between mid-to-late 2020, the…

Two Pakistanis were among 16 innovators, activists and entrepreneurs from 12 countries that have been…

Pakistani American woman Rabeea Collier has become judge of the 113th District Court in Harris…

Pakistan women’s captain Hajra Khan was on a mission at the Equal Playing Field (EPL)…

Pakistani artist and diplomat, Namira Salim likes who was the first Pakistani to travel to…

Dr Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, a Pakistani national, has won the Innovative Individual Award and Youth Award category in the second edition of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award. His project, ”24/7 Solar Desalination” is a hybrid desalination cycle that combines the adsorption (AD) cycle with conventional multi-effect distillation (MED) system to overcome the operational limitations of MED. Hybrid MEDAD cycle water production is 2-3 times higher than conventional MED. The technology uses solar energy or wasted thermal energy. Two industrial pilot-scale projects have been implemented at National University of Singapore and King Abdullah University of Science and…

Adnan Ali, the CEO of Avanza Premier Payment Services (APPS) won the “Excellence in Finance…

As the fate of both provincial and federal government-funded transportation projects remains uncertain amid the…

Pakistan is set to unveil the world’s first-generation contrail-free aircraft engine between mid-to-late 2020, the…

Two Pakistanis were among 16 innovators, activists and entrepreneurs from 12 countries that have been…

Malaysian auto giant Proton, would open its production facility in Pakistan in the first half…

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani martial artist, Irfan Mehsood, has scored his 30th Guinness World Record with the latest record of most jumping jacks in one minute carrying an 80 lb pack. “I attempted the record in Dera Ismail Khan in January this year in which I did 70 jumping jacks in one minute and broke the record of Silvio Sabba of Italy who had done 57 in a minute,” said Irfan, who hails from Ladha tehsil of South Waziristan. Last month, Irfan broke four other records which included most knuckle push-ups (59) carrying 60 lb pack in one minute, most side…

Seasoned campaigners Aisam-ul-Haq and Aqeel Khan showed their class and experience again on Monday as…

Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, partnering with UK’s Dominic Inglot, has won the doubles trophy at New…

Pakistan emerged victorious from a close contest against India in the final of the Kabaddi…

Pakistan women’s captain Hajra Khan was on a mission at the Equal Playing Field (EPL)…

Babar Azam has been named in the ICC ODI Team of the Year for the second…

The ancient Makli shines again

The ancient Makli shines again

Ali Rez Achieves Another Milestone…

Ali Rez Achieves Another Milestone…

Filmmaker Shehzad Hameed wins Outstanding…

Pakistan tourism video to appear…

UK agency lists Pakistan among…

Pakistan welcomes scores of Sikh…

Pakistan’s first ever female architect wins…

Pakistan’s first ever female architect wins…

Pakistani scientist invents world’s first eco-friendly…

Two Pakistanis shortlisted for Commonwealth Youth…

Pakistani-American Rabeea Collier becomes District Court…

Hajra Khan breaks world records to…

Namira Salim to become the first…

Pakistani man wins award for…

Pakistani man wins award for…

Pakistani fintech entrepreneur wins award

Chinese firm set to launch…

Pakistani scientist invents world’s first…

Two Pakistanis shortlisted for Commonwealth…

Malaysian automaker to start production…

Pakistani man bags his 30th…

Pakistani man bags his 30th…

Aisam, Aqeel help Pakistan blank…

Aisam, Inglot take first team…

Pakistan defeat India, win Kabaddi…

Hajra Khan breaks world records…

Babar Azam in ICC ODI…