Pay a Tribute to the Water Carriers of Pakistan by Taking Part in Heritage Photo Contest 2015
Silk Road Centre & Nestle Pakistan Organize the 3rd Heritage Photo Contest After the success of the competitions held in 2013 & 2014, this year Silk Road Centre collaborates with Nestle to hold yet another unique edition. The Silk Road Centre is an organization whose aim is to develop and promote culture, education and the […]
6 Amazing Cricket Facts About the Pakistani Superstar Shahid Afridi
Introduction to the Shining Personality of Shahid Afridi Shahid Afridi born as Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi is also famously called Boom Boom Afridi. He came into this world in 1980 on 1st March and is a great former cricketer of Pakistan. The dashing Shahid is widely known for outrageous batting style. The cricketer belonged […]
Multi-Talented Pakistani Street Artist Sanki King Excels Nationally & Achieves International Recognition as Well!
Sanki King… Whose real name is Abdullah Ahmed Khan is a highly creative and versatile young man who lives and works in Karachi. He can be considered the pioneer of establishing break dancing, calligraffiti, graffiti, parkour (an activity of getting from one point to the other using only your body most effectively), sneakers & sticker […]
For the First Time a Pakistani Writer Usman Tanveer Malik Wins a Bram Stoker Award!
A Little About Usman Tanveer Malik Usman Tanveer Malik seriously started writing horror after he completed the Clarion West Writers Workshop (the first Pakistani to do so) in 2013, which gives intensive training to writers, preparing them for professional careers in Science Fiction Fantasy. As a result he won the DRAWA Inspiration Award for Best […]
Top 12 Stunning Pakistani Models
The Struggle of Pakistani Models Pakistan is an Islamic state and has religious values. Women modeling and showing off their bare body in public is forbidden in Islam. So, it was intricate for Pakistani fashion industry to flourish while having issues like religious background and thoughts at hand. People feel modeling isn’t a respectable profession […]
Go Kart Racing in Pakistan – An Overview
As the weekend comes up and the dark sets in, there are certain locations in various cities of Pakistan that light up with the engine growl of sports cars leaving behind a trail of skid marks and the smell of burnt rubber. From Underground To the Track! Although potentially quite a hazardous activity, the underground […]
Pakistan Participates For the First Time in Wiki Loves Monuments (WLM)
Pakistan Participates in Wiki Loves Monuments (WLM) Wiki Loves Monuments has become the largest online photography contest in the world, one of the most thriving, free cultural events at global level. Professional, amateur and even non- photographers can submit as many photographs of their historical monuments & sites as they like. How it Began? It […]
Pakistani Musicians Showcase Makes a Statement at (SXSW) Music Festival, USA
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival The SXSW Music Festival has become one of the largest music events in the world. What humbly began in 1987 has expanded so much that in 2014, over 28,000 professionals and artists from the music industry participated. Around 2,300 acts from 57 overseas countries performed at more than […]
Visual Wizardry: Pakistanis Are Creating Visual Effects Magic
How Visual Effects Have Made Movies Amazing! Feature films are very different from what they were two decades ago, especially those which rely heavily on visual effects as well as animation. This is because computers are being used in the art of making movies which has had a great impact on visualization. However what we […]
A Decade of Excellence: Reaching for the Stars (Part II)
Rising Youth of Pakistan The second half of the decade was even more remarkable then the first. You can read about the first decade of shining Pakistani stars in this article. The following can only give you a glimpse of the capabilities of our youngsters. Read on and be amazed. Pakistani Students Excel at Intel […]
Saad Haroon: Smiles Guaranteed
The Second Funniest Person in the World is.. Saad Haroon, a man of many talents as well as great determination. His style is simple yet compelling, his ability to improvise is superb and his jokes are completely original. That is the reason why he just recently claimed second place in the competition which was organized […]
A Decade of Excellence: Reaching for the Stars (Part I)
Rising Pakistani Youth Youth are the prime architects of the nation. They serve as the backbone of every country, so in short they are a great asset. And it can be said without a moment’s hesitation, that the establishment of Pakistan was possible due to the pivotal role played by the Youth under the guidance […]
List of Upcoming Pakistani Movies 2014-2015
Upcoming Lollywood Films in 2014-2015 Our film industry which is also known as Lollywood has been dormant for many years. There have been occasional Pakistani movies such as Khuda kay liyay, Ramchand Pakistani, Bol etc which were quite successful, but of course were not enough to revive it. However last year things began to change […]
Art Exhibitions at the Khaas Art Gallery
The Team at Khaas Art Gallery The Khaas Art Gallery, Islamabad, started off as ‘The Art Gallery’ in 1992. The foundation for the establishment was set in 1992 by local artist Momina Zuberi. Zishan Afzal Khan, art collector and gallerist; came in to partner with Momina on the Gallery, which in 2002 took on the […]
The Flag of Pakistan is Flying High in Brazil!!
Street Child World-Cup Well it was not the FIFA World cup but it was something equally spectacular! A team of young street children have proved their mettle by clinching the bronze and bringing accolade to the name of Pakistan. How it Started The Street Child World Cup is an international platform that advocates the rights […]
Moor: A Pakistani Film by Jami
How the Pakistani Movie Waar Changed Pakistani Cinematography When the movie Waar by Bilal Lashari first displayed around the country, it was an endless moment of joy. Pakistani people were seen queuing outside cinemas waiting to get the ticket to see this Pakistani film, which had taken over the social media by storm. This film […]
Zindagi Trust Brings Art to the Street Kids
Art and the faculties of its promotion has been tremendously been neglected in Pakistan, but things are changing for good as a number of social change makers are promoting it through different mediums. Today, we will be discussing about the well reputed NGO, ‘Zindagi Trust’, which is doing a great job in creating awareness about […]
Emerging Comedic Talent of Pakistan
A mention of Pakistani comedy and the first names that come to mind are comedic geniuses Umer Sharif and Shakeel Siddiqui, the satirical Sohail Ahmed, Anwar Maqsood, Bushra Ansari and the late legend Moin Akhtar, to name a few. Their comedic timing, clean humor and mass appeal is yet to be paralleled by others. The […]