Pakistan

Pakistan's Basant Festival

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Feb 2003 00:38:19 +0000

The ancient eastern city of Lahore marks the beginning of spring with the Basant carnival, an orgy of kite-flying, rooftop soirees, garden parties and equestrian events, much to the disgust of Islamic...

Theater of War Every Evening at the Pakistan-India Border

Anonymous — Thu, 29 May 2003 02:22:41 +0000

WAGAH, Pakistan, May 28, 2003 - The clunk of heavy boots, glowering looks, aggressive snorts and a final martial handshake -- the goose-stepping of Pakistani and Indian soldiers creates a daily...

Bollywood's Line of Control

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Nov 2003 09:47:47 +0000

The 1999 Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan which claimed 1,000 lives is being brought to the big screen in a big-budget movie starring some of the most famous names in Bollywood. The...

Lahore's 'Indian bazaar'

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Jul 2003 02:18:57 +0000

Traders in the "Indian bazaar" in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore are buoyed by hopes their businesses will thrive with the recent resumption of a bus service between the South Asian rivals.

Asian Films Play "I've Got a Secret" at San Jose'sCinequest 2009

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 03:29:59 +0000

Each year, ThingsAsian features reviews of all the Asian and Asia-related films entered for competition in San Jose's Cinequest Film Festival. This year, there were thirteen entries available for screening, and at least one of the characters in each film has a compelling secret that is key to its outcome. Read the reviews below to discover the clues to these fascinating mysteries.

India dominates Man Asian book prize shortlist

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:28:46 +0000

An unprecedented seven authors compete for the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize...

War-weary Asian nations offer new treats for tourists

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:03:19 +0000

War-weary Asian countries are planning new treats for travellers in a bid to cash in on a "peace dividend". Bali, Cambodia, Kashmir, Nepal, Sri Lanka...

Thar desert

Anonymous — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:32:36 +0000

Travelling in Thar and finding the sand dunes, the types you see at National Geographic, are really hard to come by. As more roads are built, as more electricity reaches Thar desert, the change of lifestyle is inevitable.

Beaches of Karachi

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:49:57 +0000

Many visitors don't accept that ¾ of the world is actually under water. But when they visit one of the beaches of Karachi they believe it instantly. The coastline of Pakistan stretches from...

Kashmir's traditional heating pot loses out to modern gadgets

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 23:10:37 +0000

SRINAGAR, India, Dec 18, 2003 - The traditional pot used for centuries by people in Kashmir to keep warm during the harsh winters in the Himalayan region is slowly losing out to modern and more...

Queen of Baluchistan

Anonymous — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:19:04 +0000

Islamabad correspondent Danny Kemp talks with Irish-born Jennifer Musa who has lived in Pakistan for almost as long as the country has existed...

Making for the Hills

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 04:03:56 +0000

I remember exclaiming with awe when I woke up in Simla (or Shimla, as it is often spelled and pronounced) and stepped out of my room to view the landscape, which I had been unable to see on the...

Pakistan-Afghanistan's 'Gate of Friendship'

Anonymous — Thu, 22 May 2003 09:35:30 +0000

CHAMAN, Pakistan, May 13, 2003 - It was supposed to unite, instead it divides: the "Gate of Friendship", a new border post linking south-west Pakistan with south-east Afghanistan today symbolises the...

UmerKot

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 17:52:20 +0000

Basic Introduction: It is a city that lies at the edge of world famous desert: Thar. Part of this tremendous desert lies on the Pakistani side and the other lies in the Indian side. Umerkot is known...

Of road and the sky

Anonymous — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:25:02 +0000

“ Although we've come to the end of the road , still I can't let you go, it's unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you . ”