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The sinking of HMS Rawalpindi 3 Aug 2013 | 02:51 pm
Armed Merchant Cruiser HMS Rawalpindi [Photo: Uboat] Many natives of Rawalpindi city of Pakistan wouldn't know that there was once a passenger ship called HMS Rawalpindi. The same way many natives of...
Want to fly in a balloon that will fly twice as high as Concorde - almost space? [Video] 10 Jul 2013 | 12:30 pm
ëblooní can reach an altitude of 36 kilometres and fly for around two hours at a height that is twice that of Concorde's cruising altitude Concord was an amazing piece of aviation history that was sc...
Ramadan Moon Sighting - the Scientific Way 9 Jul 2013 | 07:37 pm
The Ramadan and Eid ul Fitr moon sighting has always been controversial in our country. Normally the people living in the northern areas and Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa province contest the findings and sight...
The Hagia Sophia Museum - Istanbul, Turkey 8 Jul 2013 | 02:38 pm
Who has not seen pictures of this famous landmark of Istanbul, Turkey? Well I think most would have since those visiting Istanbul, Turkey never fail to include this important land mark in their visiti...
World's largest standalone structure opens in China 4 Jul 2013 | 01:36 pm
How big can a stand alone structure be - any guess? Well think of Sydney Opera which we usually see on new year night under fireworks - if you think anything twice as big as Sydney Opera is big - you...
The day my Grandfather was awarded King's Police Medal 1 Jul 2013 | 05:29 pm
King's Police Medal When I was a small child, I was told by my father that his father, my grandfather, earned the prestigious King's Police Medal, KPM, during his service as a police officer in 1920....
Lahore Metro Bus Riders 29 Jun 2013 | 03:59 pm
Last weekend I was in Lahore and I decided to travel the much touted Lahore Metro. However, when I 'expressed' my desire to friends around, they cautioned me that if I could afford to stand during its...
Top Travel Information from Around the World 12 Jun 2013 | 11:40 am
World is full of strange and diverse travel destinations - not every traveler would like to go to Paris to watch the rusty Eiffel Tower Scottish Islands of Westray, or since everyone has his/her own ...
Juiper Forest of Ziarat, Pakistan declared as World Network of Biosphere Reserves by UNESCO 2 Jun 2013 | 05:36 pm
The Juniper forest of Ziarat in the Balochistan province of Pakistan are more than 5000 years old and are second oldest in the world after the Junipers of California USA. Now thier presence has been ...
Please Do Not Forget the Wheel Chairs 31 May 2013 | 08:41 pm
Every other day we hear of bomb blasts and news of soldiers and personnel of LEA getting wounded or even succumbing to these acts of terrorism, extremism and religious intolerance - and the war on ter...
