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Hundreds of Indian Sikhs made a historic pilgrimage to Pakistan, crossing through a white gate to reach one of their religion’s holiest sites, after a landmark opening of the Kartarpur corridor on Saturday. Cheering Sikhs walked joyfully along the road from Dera Baba Nanak in India towards the new immigration hall that would allow them to pass through a secure land corridor into Pakistan. Some fathers ran, carrying their children on their shoulders. Buses were waiting on the Pakistani side to carry them along the corridor to the shrine to Sikhism’s founder Guru Nanak, which lies in Kartarpur, a small…

Pakistani authors Kamila Shamsie and Mohsin Hamid’s work have made it to BBC Top 100 Novels List that shaped our world. The publication unveiled the list on its website on Tuesday. Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Shamsie’s Home Fire were mentioned in its respective categories. The Pakistani authors have won several accolades internationally for their work. Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist was also adapted into a film that starred British-Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed and singer Meesha Shafi. Other than Shamsie and Hamid, George R R Martin’s famous book series, A Song of Ice and Fire was also named in the list. Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns, Jane Austin’s classic Pride and Prejudice,…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkey Wednesday agreed to establish a Centre of Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality…

A massive increase of 121 per cent has been witnessed in the number of foreigners visiting cultural sites…

Dubai has unveiled their Walk of Fame and Atif Aslam got his very own star!…

The Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton’s outfits, during her Pakistan tour, were the talk of…

Pakistan women’s cricket team outclassed Bangladesh to win the third and final T20 at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium by 28, claiming the series 3-0. According to a press release, issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the host team won the toss and opted to bat first and made 117 for seven backed by Javeria Khan’s half-century. Khan, who was first to bat, cracked a 48-ball 54, hitting seven fours during her innings. This was her second half-century on the trot after she had scored 52 on Monday. Omaima Sohail also presented a superb performance, scoring 31 runs, including two fours and a…

Aqsa, An engineering graduate from the National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) broke all…

Pakistan’s rising star in the sport of weightlifting, Rabia Shehzad, grabbed another honor for the…

Renowned Pakistani-British author Kamila Shamsie has won the 2018 Women’s prize for fiction for her…

Eighteen-year-old Dania Hassan made the country proud on May 2 when the US Department of…

Like the rest of the world, there is a growing realization in Pakistan as well…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Youth Affairs Programme (PMYAP) has planned to launch ‘Start-up Pakistan Programme’ under ‘Kamyab Jawan Programme’ engage 100,000 students to learn new technologies. According to an official source, the objective of the said programme was to train one million students from different universities and technical colleges across the country. He said that the programme would provide support to all universities and vocational training centres in developing capacity in incubation services which will offer students to start their own business. The official said that the programme would provide essential funding to Higher Education Commission (HEC) and National Vocational and…

TelloTalk, Pakistan’s first homegrown and locally hosted messaging platform, has raised $1.6 million in funding…

Islamabad: Egyptian bus transportation network company Swvl plans to invest $25 million in Pakistan in…

021Disrupt, Pakistan’s premier technology and entrepreneurship conference by The Nest I/O begins today in Karachi at…

AI Summit 2019, an initiative of 10Pearls, aims to celebrate the progress of AI in…

Aqsa, An engineering graduate from the National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) broke all…

KARACHI: Second seed Mohammad Asif did the country proud yet again when he coasted to an enthralling 8-5 victory over unseeded Jefrey Roda of Philippines in the final to win the title of IBSF World Snooker Championship for second time in the Turkish coastal city of Antalya on Saturday. Riding on the crest of a wave, the country’s top cueist proved that when there’s will, there’s a way as he romped home 68-35, 88-0, 69-17, 28-73, 5-118, 93-0, 69-1, 72-57, 10-93, 77-4, 21-65, 54-66, 68-51. It is pertinent to mention that it took a wait of seven years for the…

Pakistan women’s cricket team outclassed Bangladesh to win the third and final T20 at Lahore’s…

DOHA/Karachi: Pakistan’s champion Wrestler Inam Butt added another feather to his cap on Monday when…

Pakistan’s rising star in the sport of weightlifting, Rabia Shehzad, grabbed another honor for the…

Pakistani athletes have bagged 18 gold, 28 silver and 15 bronze medals at the 2019…

While Pakistan may not be participating in the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,…

Pakistan welcomes scores of Sikh…

Pakistan welcomes scores of Sikh…

Mohsin Hamid, Kamila Shamsie’s work…

Mohsin Hamid, Kamila Shamsie’s work…

Turkey to establish Centre of…

Tourism boom: Foreigners visiting cultural…

Atif Aslam gets his very…

Kate Middleton’s memorable outfits for…

Pakistan women’s cricket team outclass Bangladesh,…

Pakistan women’s cricket team outclass Bangladesh,…

Pakistan’s first female machine learning expert…

Rising star Rabia makes Pakistan proud…

Kamila Shamsie wins 2018 Women’s prize…

Pakistani teenager Dania Hassan receives Emerging…

Women in technology: How Pakistan fares

Kamyab Jawan’s startup program to…

Kamyab Jawan’s startup program to…

Pakistan’s first homegrown messaging app…

Egyptian startup Swvl plans to…

Tech conference 021Disrupt kicks off…

With AI Summit 2019, 10Pearls…

Pakistan’s first female machine learning…

Brilliant Asif tames Roda to…

Brilliant Asif tames Roda to…

Pakistan women’s cricket team outclass…

Inam Butt wins gold in…

Rising star Rabia makes Pakistan…

Medals galore for Pakistani athletes…

Pakistan-made footballs Telstar 18 to…