Topic: Pakistan

Monkey business for India, Pakistan

AFP Global Edition - 54 days ago
India and Pakistan could be in for monkey diplomacy after an unsuspecting primate strayed across the border into Pakistan to be snapped up by soldiers and packed off to a British-era zoo.The monkey, who has not been given a name by his ...
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UNESCO world heritage sites in South Asia

Helium - 456 days ago
South Asia is host to a large number of world heritage sites, a recognition of the strong inheritance that belongs to the ancient civilisation that blossomed in this sub-continent over the last five to seven thousand years. India has 27 such sites, ...

Museum reviews: Pakistan Museum of Natural History, Islamabad, Pakistan

Helium - 463 days ago
If you think museums are boring and fit for nerds only, then a visit to the Pakistan Museum for Natural History will surely change your mind. Situated at Garden Avenue, Shakarparian in Islamabad, the museum presents Pakistan's natural history in a fun ...

What is Mohenjo-Daro?

WiseGeek - 517 days ago
Mohenjo-daro is the name for the ruins of an ancient city in modern-day Pakistan . The site is one of the largest ancient cities to survive, and is more than 4500 years old.Mohenjo-daro was a mighty city in the Indus Valley Civilization ...

Pakistani artists find inspiration in turmoil

AFP South Asian Edition - 791 days ago
Pakistani artist Rashid Rana wants us to look at his country and see the Islamic conservatism, fervent patriotism, postcard mountain landscapes. And then he wants us to stop and look again.A massive canvas depicting an oriental rug is on closer inspection made ...
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Air & Space Predators

About.com - 940 days ago
The replica of a Predator drone, armed with the kind of Hellfire missiles that have devastating Pakistani civilian communities, on display at the Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C. (? Pierre Tristam). The Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C., exhibits ...