LAHORE: The footwear industry of Pakistan is looking for space to strengthen its footprint in global markets to grab a greater share of exports from its competitors. Their demand is increasing, especially after the establishment of the Italy-Pakistan Footwear Technological Centre last year. Greater access to technology, which the industry under the Pakistan Footwear Manufacturers […]
BEIJING: “Pakistan is rich in buffalo breeds, buffalo research, and buffalo milk production. To leverage its advantages and enhance Pakistan-China cooperation in this field, we hope to set up a dairy processing plant in Pakistan,” Chen Yiyi, President of Royal Group, told China-Pakistan Agricultural and Industrial Cooperation Information Platform (CPAIC) after completing a week-long visit […]
KARACHI: “April is the cruelest month,” wrote Elliot, and that hits too close to home. Every year, this month returns with a periodic reminder of a loss that left a void so hollow, no artist can ever compensate for it. Think of shoes so big you can’t even try on, let alone fill, a legend […]
Pakistan has garnered the dubious honor of having the fourth weakest passport in the world behind only war-torn Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq, according to the Henley Passport Index. The index assesses the travel documents based on how many countries citizens can access without a visa, as well as, using information from the International Air Transport […]
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday it’s “time to end” America’s longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. Where they have spent two decades in a bloody, largely fruitless battle against the Taliban. Dubbed the “forever war,” the US military onslaught in Afghanistan began in response to September 11, 2001. Terrorist attacks against […]
NEW DELHI: Top intelligence officers from Pakistan and India held secret talks in Dubai in January. In a new effort to calm military tension over the Kashmir dispute. People with close knowledge of the matter told Reuters in New Delhi. Ties between the nuclear-armed rivals have been on ice since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi withdrew […]
KARACHI: As a Pakistani transgender woman, Jiya measures customers at her tailoring shop in a brand new Karachi market. Her eyes gleam with the prospect of a busy Ramadan season and her ambitions to expand. Already, Jiya, 35, goes by a single name like many trans. People in Pakistan have broken ground by opening a […]
KARACHI: Zafar started as a painter, went on to sing, and ended up acting in his own film. Ali Zafar’s journey from the poster boy of Huqqa Pani to producer-actor of Teefa In Trouble is a path few have managed to take, and even fewer have traveled through. Recently, the actor was awarded the prestigious Pride of Performance, which […]
Congratulations are for Mansha Pasha and Jibran Nasir, who tied the knot in an intimate ceremony on Saturday. The couple, who announced the engagement in 2019, got married in a small nikkah ceremony among their loved ones. The private affair took place in Karachi. Mansha looked gorgeous in a stunning Zuriador ivory and gold ensemble, […]
Another major reshuffle in the federal cabinet is on the cards as Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry. The first information minister of the PTI government is set to get the high-profile portfolio back; it emerged on Sunday. Sources privy to the development told Express-News. That Prime Minister Imran Khan had directed the federal […]
