Moin Akhtar, we miss you

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAdYMm4MIuU This was the beginning of Moin Akhtar’s rise to fame, with his first appearance on Pakistan Television’s Zia Mohyeddin Show in 1966. He came…he saw…he conquered. On April 22, 2011, many lost a legend, tons lost a friend, three people lost a brother, five individuals lost a father and one woman, her other half. […]

Condolences to all…:(

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They weren’t just 127 people. They were 127 life stories. 127 dreams that are never realizing. 127 sons and daughters, husbands and wives, lovers and friends. I don’t know what the cause was, and frankly don’t care that much either. All I know is that this is a reminder for all of us: Say your […]

Ali Raza 100+ Official Certifications 70+ Teaching Credentials First Adobe Training Partner

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=687UXF57Vwo&feature=player_embedded]  Pakistan has proven itself in almost every field whether it is science or technology. Recently Arfa Karim (late) and Babar Iqbal had lightened the name of the country after achieving the status of the world’s youngest Microsoft certified professionals. But there is still so much to be done in this field. There are so […]

Ali Raza 100+ Official Certifications 70+ Teaching Credentials First Adobe Training Partner

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  Pakistan has proven itself in almost every field whether it is science or technology. Recently Arfa Karim (late) and Babar Iqbal had lightened the name of the country after achieving the status of the world’s youngest Microsoft certified professionals. But there is still so much to be done in this field. There are so […]

Siachin Glacier

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The Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalaya Mountains at about 35.421226°N 77.109540°E, just north of the Line of Control between India andPakistan.[4] At 70 km (43 mi) long, it is the longest glacier in the Karakoram and second-longest in the world’s non-polar areas.[5] It falls from an altitude of 5,753 m (18,875 ft) above sea level at its head at Indira Col on the China border down to 3,620 […]

Batura Glacier

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Batura Glacier (57km long) is one of the largest and longest glaciers outside the polar regions. It lies in the Gojal region of the Northern Areas of Pakistan, just north of Batura (7,795 m) and Passu (7,500 m) massifs. It flows west to east. The lower portions can be described as a grey sea of […]

Abruzzi Glacier

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Abruzzi Glacier is a glacier in the north of the Baltoro Kangri peak in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. The glacier joins Baltoro Glacier (one of the largest glaciers outside polar region) that flows northwest in the beginning and then turns westward. The glacier provides superb views of K2, highest peak of Pakistan.

The Baltoro Glacier

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The Baltoro Glacier, 57 kilometers long, is one of the longest glaciers outside of the Polar Regions.Located in Baltistan, in our Northern Areas it runs through part of the Karakoram mountain range. The glacier gives rise to the Shigar River, which is a tributary of the Indus River. Several large tributary glaciers feed the main […]

Concordia

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Concordia is the name for the confluence of the Baltoro glacier and the Godwin-Austen glacier, in the heart of the Karakoram Range. This location and K2 base camp are popular trekking destinations. The trough of the glacier here is very wide and its central part is a vast snowfield. Small valley glaciers form icefalls where […]

Hispar glacier

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Hispar Glacier is a 49 km long glacier in the Karakoram Mountains of the Northern Areas, Pakistan which meets the 63 km long Biafo Glacier at the Hispar La (Pass) at an altitude of 5,128 m (16,824 ft) to create the world’s longest glacial system outside of the polar regions. This 100 km highway of […]

Biafo glacier

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The Biafo Glacier is a 63 km long glacier in the Karakoram Mountains of the Northern Areas, Pakistan which meets the 49 km long Hispar Glacier at an altitude of 5,128 m (16,824 ft) at Hispar La (Pass) to create the world’s longest glacial system outside the polar regions. This highway of ice connects two […]

Intelligent People

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Pakistanis are world’s 4th most intelligent people. Pakistanis have been ranked the fourth most intelligent people across the world in a globally-held survey. “Pakistanis are equal to the people of developed and industrialised countries when it comes to intelligence,” the survey report said. The poll was organised by the Institute of European Business Administration in […]

Kalash

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The most Mysterious Tribe: Although un-contacted tribes still exist in unexplored rainforest regions, Kalash are possibly the world s most mysterious group. Surrounded for thousands of kilometers by Islamic strongholds, they are the only tribe which has kept its pre-Islamic belief religion. Their exotic European features have inspired many theories about possible origins but nothing […]

Moon Bear

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The Baluchistan bear is a type of Asiatic bear. It is also referred to as the “moon bear” due to a crescent-shaped mark on its chest. These solitary bears live in forest habitats and can weigh over 300 pounds. The Baluchistan bear is found only in the province of Baluchistan in southwest Pakistan.

Pakistan International Airlines

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Pakistan International Airlines: Covers 55 international and 38 domestic stations. First airline in the world to operate scheduled helicopter services. First Asian airline to land in Norway First non-Communist airline to land in China First airline in the world to take delivery of the Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner (Longer Range Variant). First airline in Pakistan to […]

Reko Diq

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Reko Diq (Balochistan): It is a small town in Chagai District, Balochistan, in a desert area of 70 kilometres near the Iran-Afghan border. its one of the biggest gold and copper mine in the world. Below the sands lie some 12.3 million tons of copper and 20.9 million ounces of gold. The copper-gold deposits at […]

Pakistani textile brand to open 200 stores in India

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NEW DELHI – Pakistan-based fashion house Sefam, which already has a store in the Indian capital’s Greater Kailash market, is planning to expand its network in India with 200 stores in the next five years. “Owing to impressive demand for Pakistani dress material in India, we are targeting at significantly strengthening our presence in the country through […]

KGS win Harvard Model UN award

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KARACHI: The Karachi Grammar School Model United Nations team won Best Large Delegation at the annual Harvard Model United Nations conference. The conference was hosted by Harvard University in Beijing, China from March 15 to March 18. Some 1,200 students from over 25 countries participated in the international conference. KGS’s 10 student team was the only […]

Pakistani honoured with UN Global Educator Award

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KARACHI:  The 7th Annual United Nations Conference on Teaching Peace and Human Rights  concluded on Friday with renowned educationalist Parveen Kassim, Chairperson International Schools Educational Olympiad and Principal Karachi High School, winning the Global Educators’ award from Pakistan. Gathering teachers, administrators, future leaders and non-governmental organizations on a single platform to acknowledge leadership in education from […]

Software development lab: Pakistan beats India and Sri Lanka to get contract

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In a move that would help spur the already booming development of IT content, Pakistan has beaten off competition from regional countries to bag World Bank’s contract for setting up a research lab for mobile software development including apps, The Express Tribune has learnt. Pakistan Software Export Board – the agency tasked with the implementation of the […]

Whiz kid vows to win World Mathematics Competition again

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Hh7ouz0z0YA]   Math is a difficult subject often shunned by children, but a 13 year old boy from Punjab, Moosa Feroz surpassed 1.5 million children from across the globe and came first in the Online World Mathematics Competition held in Australia. Moosa took the 50-minute online exam, scoring 4405 points, becoming the math champion of […]

‎9-year-old girl writes English novel ; Pure Pakistani Talent Masha Allah :) :)

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ai0luHCMa88] In a country like Pakistan where many children are deprived of basic education, one girl from Lahore has achieved something extraordinary. Aiman Waheed, a nine-year-old girl from Lahore, has written and published a 64-page novel titled “The Dangerous Pet” which is available in the local market. According to her family, Aiman has always been […]

Younis Khan

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He’s always proving his doubters wrong. When everybody said why does he still play Limited format games he proved today this is why! Younis Khan scored his 47th ODI fifty today. Just off 34 balls as well. How many ‘likes’ for this innings!

Shad Begum: The other golden lady

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PESHAWAR:  Between Oscar night and March 8 this year women from Pakistan stamped their influence on the US citadels of entertainment and power. Social activist Shad Begum from Lower Dir district took her International Women of Courage Award exactly 11 days after Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy accepted an Academy Award for her documentary on acid attack victims.