“Made in Pakistan” produced by “Still water Productions” and “Talking filmain” is an hour long documentary that was motivated by Newsweek’s cover story of October 29th, 2007 that declared Pakistan to be “The Most Dangerous Place in the World.” The film documents the lives of four ordinary Pakistani citizens during military rule in an effort to break Western stereotypes about the country.  Read more... (396 words, 1 image, estimated 1:35 mins reading time)

The CNG buses pilot project, worth Rs 250 million, has been launched in Karachi by Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan and City Nazim Mustafa Kamal who inaugurated the project in Sarjani Town.  Read more... (423 words, 5 images, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)

According to the MET Office, over 100 mm of rain has been recorded in Karachi while around 90 per cent of the area remains without electricity for more than thirty hours. The heavy rain and gusty winds wrought havoc on Karachi’s infrastructure. Over 150 people were injured and the death toll from rain-related accidents in different areas of the city has risen to 28. Most of the victims were women and children living in shanties. Here is a glimpse of some of the worst hit areas courtesy Dawn :

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Emergence of a quantity of white and yellow seashells all along the Clifton beach overnight gave a beautiful look to the shore and attracted visitors in large numbers. According to scientists, the emergence of the huge stocks of seashells is a monsoon phenomenon.

A classic example of Luck and Fate. A golfer from Lahore, Aashir Hanif, who came to play golf in Karachi after borrowing some money won a car worth worth Rs1.9 million in his first entry into the tournament.  Read more... (164 words, 1 image, estimated 39 secs reading time)

Pakistan set a world record by planting over 532,887 saplings in a day beating earlier record of India when 447,874 saplings were planted in Assam.

15 groups of 300 men planted mangrove saplings ‘Rhizophora Mucronata’ on the coastal island on ‘Khedewari’ along the shores of Keti Bandar in Thatta district using only the daylight..  Read more... (282 words, 1 image, estimated 1:08 mins reading time)

Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan and City Nazim Mustafa Kamal inaugurated the first multi-storey car parking plaza built by the city government in the Saddar, Karachi today. Saddar has been the most crowded and busy area of Karachi which desperately needs a project like this. Work on the construction of the parking plaza began in 2006 and it was completed at a cost of Rs650 million.  Read more... (244 words, 1 image, estimated 59 secs reading time)

“Roshnion ka Shehar Karachi” as we used to study in schools is truly a kind of its own city. Those who belong to it or had lived here can never forget it. It has been famous as Mini Dubai for Pakistanis who came here in search of jobs. It has provided everything to its dwellers. The news is from a foreign magazine Forbes listing the most expensive cities of the world. A global survey of most expensive cities for expatriates has rated Karachi as the fourth cheapest city while South Africa’s Johannesburg has been adjudged the cheapest. The cost of living survey, conducted by consultancy firm Mercer, studied 143 cities across the world.  Read more... (290 words, 1 image, estimated 1:10 mins reading time)

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The Pakistani nation has enjoyed the feeling of a big win after 17 years when they steal T20 world cup from top ranked teams. Here are some of the candid moments of joyous occasion. Courtesy Facebook and Dawn. Look at the celebrations and faces of people. A day celebrated with passion and joy. A sign of Unity and faith that “Hum Zinda Qom Hian”.  Read more... (90 words, 28 images, estimated 22 secs reading time)