Saturday, May 26, 2012

Karachi: National Academy of Performing Arts (Hindu Gymkhana Bldg)

Karachi: National Academy of Performing Arts (Hindu Gymkhana Bldg)



Buddha figure on stupa base, Jaulian, Taxila




This is why Northern Pakistan area (where the baltoro glacier meets the hispar) is often referred to as the 3rd pole because it has the longest glacier systems outside the polar region.  from skyscrapercity




Along the KKH (road linking Pakistan and China)




Neelum River & the village of Halmat near Taobut.



A girl cools off in a water channel in Lahore on May 11, 2012. Heatwave conditions in Pakistan have brought temperatures in excess of 40 degrees celsius in many parts of the country. PHOTO: AFP





Rani Emaan’s collection launches in Lahore:
Noor. PHOTO : COURTESY QYT EVENTS






Ellemint Pret, a multi-brand store, holds an exhibition in Karachi:
Mathira. PHOTO : COURTESY VOILA PR

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Pakistan in Pictures




As Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police fights its fierce battle against militancy, women officers stand shoulder-to-shoulder with their male colleagues. Some, like Shazia Gul, pay the ultimate price for their courage.

Her family was fully aware of the perils of the job, but for them her wish to die for the country was enough reason to pledge all their support.

 And die in the line of duty, she did. Shazia Gul, 25, became the first policewoman to die in the ongoing fight against militancy in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa when she was killed in a bomb blast on May 10, 2011, in the cantonment city of Nowshera, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) east of provincial capital Peshawar. The Express Tribune, Sunday Magazine, May 13th, 2012




Pir Ghaib, near Bolan Baluchistan.




These mountains of Mankhial and their meadows are located Just above the town of Kalam in Swat.




E-7 Islamabad




 A heavy meal in Pakistan is often followed by a trip to the “Paan Shop”. Paan is said to help digestion and freshen breath. A paan can contain many varying ingredients with tastes ranging from sweet to bitter, all wrapped in a fragrant betel leaf and served to be eaten in one bite. Common paan ingredients include areca nuts, lime paste, and tobacco. Source: Dawn





PFDC Fashion Week: After party in Lahore:

Ursula and Sonia.PHOTO COURTESY VERVE





Launch: Deepak Perwani and Orient 2012 lawn collection:
Deepak Perwani and Safinaz.PHOTO COURTESY CATALYST PR AND MARKETING




Celebrities attended the launch of the UK beauty care retailer Crabtree and Evelyn in Karachi:
Ayaan.PHOTO COURTESY VOILA PR