Witnessed this spectacular sight on Sunday evening as cyclone Phet approached Karachi. Have seen many rainbows on TV and books but nothing come close to this one. It was surely one of the most beautiful sights I have seen in my life! :smitten:
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France to Guarantee Pakistan Arms Purchase Finance, Echos Says
By David Whitehouse
April 19 (Bloomberg) -- France is ready to guarantee financing for military-equipment purchases by Pakistan of between 400 million and 500 million euros, daily Les Echos reported, citing an unidentified...
Pakistan To Test-Fire Italy Air Defense Missiles
By tom kington
7 Apr 2010 09:43
Pakistan will test-fire in July the Spada 2000 air defense system acquired from MBDA Italia, a source at the firm said April 7.
The Spada test-firing will follow the delivery of the first of ten Spada...
I found these interesting and awesome pictures few days back and thought should share them here. Some of them have already been posted on this forum but nevertheless................:)
The authenticity and yet, the mystery of the expression "How time flies!!" has never been more evident on me until now. One year has passed???? Already?? Seems like only yesterday when on a cold Sunday night on 11 January 2009, I filled out the membership form of this website, pushed the...
Saab-2000 plane incorporated in PAF fleet
RAWALPINDI: Saab-2000 Awacs aircraft meant for aerial surveillance has been incorporated in the Pakistan Air Force fleet, Geo News reported Tuesday.
A ceremony in this connection was held PAF Kamra attended by Chief of Air Staff Rao Qamar Suleman as...
On 11 September 2008, our current President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari visited the last resting place of Quaid-e-Azam in Karachi. On the Tombs visitor diary, he left the following message. Check out the spellings of "God" and "Strength" :
I think our President needs to go to...
Reko Dik exploration contract cancelled
QUETTA: The government of Balochistan has cancelled an agreement with an Australian company for exploration of copper and gold in the Reko Dik area of Chaghai district.
A decision to this effect was taken unanimously by the provincial cabinet on...
Nov 23/09: Lockheed Martin Corp. in Eagan, MN receives a $4.4 million modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-06-D-0012) to upgrade 7 P-3C aircraft for the government of Pakistan under the Foreign Military Sales program. This modification...
Epic Muhammad movie in pipeline
An epic movie about Islam's Prophet Muhammad is in the pipeline, backed by a producer of the Lord of the Rings.
American Barrie Osborne, who also produced The Matrix, told Reuters the film would be an "international epic" aimed at "bridging cultures".
In...
62 million Pakistanis now living below poverty line
KARACHI: The number of Pakistanis now living below the poverty line has crossed the 62 million mark, according to the latest official statistics.
The State Bank of Pakistan in its latest annual report on the economy revealed that the...
Work on GHQ Complex in capital may start soon
By Muhammad Saleh Zaafir
ISLAMABAD: The security of the GHQ situated in the thickly-populated area of Rawalpindi stood exposed yet another time in the wake of the Saturdays terrorist attack on it.
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General...