Live from Pakistan

Four Heritage Workshop teams roamed the streets of Peshawar for four days from Tuesday to Friday. The fragile and beautiful structures, bordering the narrow winding streets, were brought to the attention of thousands of passersby who were intrigued by the teams of young people, sketching, drawing... Sign in to see full entry.

UNESCO-Heritage Foundation Pakistan Workshop began on Monday, February 24. There are 25 participants of the workshop. The four multidisciplinary teams comprise four young architects and students of fine arts, history, and archaeology. At the inauguration Dr. Ihsan Ali, Director, Department of... Sign in to see full entry.

Iam back in Pakistan, and will now be able to provide news regarding heritage activities taking place here. I hope dear reader, that they wil be of interest to you. I am currently in Peshawar, the great urban centre situated in the Frontier Province of Pakistan, bordering on the Afghan border. This... Sign in to see full entry.

It is good to be back! Karachi has had its Karavan SeaKarnival Parade which, on 19 th January, brought hordes of Karachiites with their families to the shores of the Arabian Sea. An estimated 50,000 people, if not more, attended the parade. The two kilometer stretch of Beach Avenue had been humming... Sign in to see full entry.

Political uncertainty is looming large in the province of Sindh, and by implication in the country. The other three provinces are set to form governments, but Sindh assembly session has been indefinitely postponed in view of the declaration of non-cooperation by MQM, the party with second largest... Sign in to see full entry.

When I declared the other day that we must work to earn the UNESCO City of Peace Prize for Karachi, my colleagues at the Karavan burst into laughter. The same thing happened last night at the Japanese Consul General’s dinner when I told some guests that Karavan intends to aggressively work towards... Sign in to see full entry.

What is happening in Sindh province? Well, the MQM, who last week had voted for prime minister Jamali, and in effect to be part of the government, yesterday announced they have now decided to sit on the opposition benches. This has thrown the game of numbers for discussion once again into the... Sign in to see full entry.

Provinces where parties have a clear majority have been able to have their elections and chief ministers installed. NWFP has given a clear mandate to MMA while Punjab has PML-Q firmly in the saddle. Sindh and Balochistan, with a fractured mandate are still struggling to form a government. In Sindh,... Sign in to see full entry.

Whether Pakistan's nuclear arsenal remains a 'Pakistani Bomb' or 'Islamic Bomb' depending upon how much influence the elected clerics (MMA) are able to exercise, is the focus of attention in the Indian press (M.J. Akbar in Dawn ). In the province of Sindh, Haleji Lake is a focus of another kind from... Sign in to see full entry.

A good start has been made by the newly installed foreign minister Kasuri by extending the hand of friendship to India. He categorically stated that peace with India is at the top of his agenda. Peace in South Asia depends largely on India and Pakistan being able to agree on the resolution of their... Sign in to see full entry.