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Pakistan and the Game of Thrones

Pakistan and the Game of Thrones

By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Game of Thrones – Yes, but this is not about the popular 73-episode American fantasy drama television series based on fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, first of which was Game of Thrones. This is about the Game of Thrones being played in Pakistan. The TV series […]

Pakistan delegation visits Kabul, holds talks with Taliban

Pakistan delegation visits Kabul, holds talks with Taliban

By Nasir Aijaz, The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), country’s spy agency, and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar visited Kabul and held important meetings with acting Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and other high-ranking officials of Afghanistan on Wednesday. Defence […]

Terrorist attack on Pakistan Police

Terrorist attack on Pakistan Police

By Nasir Aijaz, The AsiaN Representative KARACHI, SINDH: Four personnel of law enforcing agencies and a civilian were martyred and three terrorists were killed in hours-long gun battle when the terrorists attacked the police headquarter in Karachi, the southern port city and capital of Sindh province on Friday February 17. At least 19 other personnel […]

Korean Ambassador meets Pakistan’s Finance Minister

Korean Ambassador meets Pakistan’s Finance Minister

By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Ambassador of Republic of Korea Mr. Suh Sangpyo called on Pakistan’s Minister for Finance Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Islamabad on Tuesday. Ishaq Dar shared the depth of friendly relations between Pakistan and Republic of Korea and highlighted the bilateral ties between both the countries in areas of […]

Pakistan: Mystery shrouds over country-wide power breakdown

Pakistan: Mystery shrouds over country-wide power breakdown

By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: The mystery shrouds over the prolonged power breakdown across the country that occurred early Monday morning and continued for over twenty four hours. The electricity supply went off suddenly and simultaneously at 7.30am on January 23, 2023 in the whole country including capital Islamabad, provincial capitals Karachi (Sindh […]

A visit to Daegu, nicknamed the ‘Apple City’

A visit to Daegu, nicknamed the ‘Apple City’

The historical city of Daegu is the economic motor of South Korea and home to Oriental Medical Culture. Thousands of health professionals are produced every year at Daegu Health College, where currently 7000 students are enrolled in various programs.    By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative DAEGU:  After traveling for over an hour, covering some seventy […]

Let me open the window of life

Let me open the window of life

With Mr. Brijesh Bhatia (India), Eddy Suprarto (Indonesia) and Pramod Mathur (India) – 2008 visit By Nasir Aijaz As William Zinsser, a renowned American writer and journalist (1922-2015), had once said ‘Memoir isn’t the summary of a life, it’s the window into a life’, let me too open the window and share some glimpses of […]

A visit to Pohang – The City of Steel and Light

A visit to Pohang – The City of Steel and Light

POSCO, the South Korea’s first and one of the world’s largest steel-making company is based in coastal city Pohang, also known for its Lighthouses. In 1968, Pohang Iron and Steel Company was founded and its construction commenced in 1970. The devotion of workers was behind the successful completion of country’s first steel mill, as they […]

Full moon night, millions of twinkling lights and Busan City as Republic of Korea aspires to host World Expo 2030

Full moon night, millions of twinkling lights and Busan City as Republic of Korea aspires to host World Expo 2030

The three objectives of the Busan World Expo are ‘Sustainable Living with Nature’, ‘Technology for Humanity’ and ‘Platform for Caring and Sharing’. By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative BUSAN:  It was a full moon night in Busan city on November 7, 2022. The moon was alone in the sky shedding its light beams over the earth but […]

Pakistan: Politics of Bullets and Blames

Pakistan: Politics of Bullets and Blames

By Nasir Aijaz, The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: The politics in Pakistan has taken a new turn of ‘Bullets and Blames’ after the country’s ousted premier and the chairman of PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) Imran Khan alleged that Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, his Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and a senior military officer were behind the firing incident that […]

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