A young girl and her dog

A young girl and her dog looks out from a vehicle as she and her family wait for security clearance at a checkpoint on the outskirt of Bannu, a town on edge of the Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009 (AP Photo/Ijaz Muhammad)

 

Mohamm­ad Afridi was forced to leave Khyber Agency when milita­nts declar­ed his mousta­che un-Islami­c. Malik Ameer Muhammad Afridi has become a celebrity in his own right owing to his 30-inch long moustache curling up to his forehead which he proudly displays along the streets of Peshawar. 

Lowari Pass (or Lowari Top), Chitral – 20 June 1989. Photo by Noor Mohammad Khan. Lowari Pass (Elevation 10,500 feet) connects Chitral with Dir. Lowari Top is  the lowest pass to enter Chitral, the rest all being 12,000 to 15,000 feet. The Lowari Top is one of the four major mountain passes to enter Chitral. The others are the Dorah Pass from Badakshan in Afghanistan, Shandur Top from Gilgit, and Broghol Pass from the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanista.

Fia, Neha and Cybil. Shahid Luqman and Zameer launch a designer wear store in Lahore. PHOTO COURTESY SAVVY PR

Mashal and Sarah. Yogen Fruz launches in Islamabad. PHOTO COURTESY VERVE

Democracy rocks Part 2

Democracy rocks Part 2

 

Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani cast his vote here on Saturday in NA-54 Rawalindi. According to details, General Kayani, in his uniform, followed all the procedures of producing his national identity card to the polling staff, got the ballot papers and then cast his vote for National and Provincial Assembly seats.

Zara Faizan

Sasha Feroze Salahudin

Shehryar Taseer is the son of the late Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer.

Alizeh Khalid

Ainy Jaffri

Abdullah and Amina Khan

Mahmood Rahman and Meesha Shafi

Democracy rocks

Democracy rocks

Ali Zafar and Ayesha Fazli

Maheen Kardar Ali

Sameen Kasuri

Asma Javeri

Faiza Farooq

Anum and Ayesha Yousaf

Zainab Omar

Zara Peerzada

Samina Baig has become the first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest

 

The 18-year-old female mountaineer Samina Baig has become the first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain with a peak at 8,848 metres.

Ayesha Gulalai Wazir is the Member of National Assembly (MNA) of PTI. Ayesha hails from war torn tribal area of South Waziristan, she is the only women parliamentarian from the region.

Pakistani truck makes it way along the Karakoram highway in Pakistan's central Hunza valley. The high wooden prow above the cab is typical of local truck art, and is referred to as the "taj" or crown, according to Aikins.

Bashir, a truck driver for 25 years, sits inside his cab at a truck stop in Rawalpindi. Elaborate decoration is not limited to the trucks' exteriors. In Karachi, the center of Pakistan's truck painting industry, rows of shops whose sole purpose is to furnish truck interiors brim with ornaments, plastic flowers, and small chandeliers. 

In the 1960s, during a boom in Pakistan's economy, British Bedford trucks became "the prestige truck of choice." According Durriya Kazi, this meant that the "style of painting and decoration evolved to fit the Bedford like a glove." 

Shehroz and Syra. Unilever Pakistan launches the Toni&Guy Hair meet Wardrobe in Karachi. PHOTO COURTESY CATALYST PR AND MARKETING COMPANY

Areej Fatima. Maria B launches her lawn collection in Karachi. PHOTO COURTESY TAKEII

Urooj, Arsalan and Nadia. Al-Fatah launches its department store in Islamabad. PHOTO COURTESY VERVE PR

Karakoram Mountains

Breathtaking scenery in Karakoram Mountains, Pakistan (by M. Afzal).

Taobat Neelum Valley

Nawaz Sharif (R) leader of Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) walks with his personal secretary Asif Kirmani at his house in Lahore.

Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) or Movement for Justice party take part in an election campaign rally in Lahore on May 5, 2013. —AFP Photo

MK Nation’s IK kurtas are priced at Rs4,000 each.

 

First ever women candidate from Bajaur Agency, NA-44 Badam Zari, promotes her election campaign. —ONLINE Photo

 

 

 

Pakistani Models from Stoneage and Wateen Photo shoots

 

 

 

Designer Nida Azwer says her clientele includes a lot of people from Lahore. PHOTO: PUBLICITY

LAHORE: A treat for fashion aficionados, the much awaited couture house Nida Azwer Atelier from Karachi opened its doors to Lahore on Tuesday.

A group of Indus Valley terracotta figures from Harappa, North Pakistan (3rd millenium BC) via Christies

A Beautiful Church in Nathya Gali

Markhor , the national animal of Pakistan, a large specie of wild goat is an indigenous mammal of Afghanistan , Pakistan ( Gilgit Baltistan , Hunza Nagar Valleys and Kashmir regions ) , some parts of North India , Southern Tajikistan and Southern Uzbekistan.

  Pure Water - beat that! A common sight as you move up North of Pakistan

Humaima Mallick. Nida Azwer launches her debut collection in Karachi and Lahore. PHOTO COURTESY LOTUS PR

Jia. The Noodle House opens at Dolmen Mall in Karachi. PHOTO COURTESY TAKEII

Amna Bashir. Nida Azwer launches her debut collection in Karachi and Lahore. PHOTO COURTESY LOTUS PR

Its election season!

 Pakistani workers prepare flags of the political party Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) in Lahore on April 13, 2013, for the upcoming general elections. PHOTO: AFP

Workers prepare posters of the political party Pakistan Muslim League in Karachi for the upcoming general elections. PHOTO: MOHAMMAD NOMAN/EXPRESS

Workers prepare posters of the political party Muttahida Qaumi Movement in Karachi for the upcoming general elections. PHOTO: MOHAMMAD NOMAN/EXPRESS

  Lahore welcomes spring in a unique way. Lahore Canal. PHOTO: ONLINE

  Jashan-e-Baharan is celebrated to mark the arrival of Spring. PHOTO: APP

  View of a mosque on Mall Road, Lahore. PHOTO: ONLINE

  A flowers exhibition was also held at Bagh-e-Jinnah Lahore. PHOTO: ONLINE

Sana, Nooray and Mahra. Pakistan Fashion Design Council launches PFDC fashion store in Lahore. PHOTO COURTESY BILAL MUKHTAR EVENTS & PR