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PWC Meets New Ambassador of Pakistan

By Faiz Al-Najdi • Aug 6th, 2011 • Category: Features

A delegation of Pakistan Writers Club-Riyadh met with the new Ambassador of Pakistan to Saudi Arabia – Mohammad Naeem Khan – in his office in diplomatic quarter to extend their support and to welcome him in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The delegation comprised of: Choudhry Rehmat Ali (President), Faiz Al-Najdi (Patron-in-Chief), Sanobar Sani (Senior [...]



100th Birth Anniversary of Faiz Ahmed Faiz Observed in Bangaldesh

By Faiz Al-Najdi • Jul 6th, 2011 • Category: Features

Bangla Academy organized a 3-day “First International Literary Conference on 26-28th June 2011in Dhaka. The main theme of the conference was “Contemporary South Asia Writings”. Finance Minister, Cultural Affairs Minister and State Minister for Cultural Affairs attended the conference as Chief Guest, Special Guests respectively.
In the sixth session of the conference on 27June, following three [...]



KSA Overseas Pakistanis Want One MLA in Azad Kashmir Assembly

By Faiz Al-Najdi • Jun 15th, 2011 • Category: Politics

The expatriate community in Riyadh recently gathered in a local hotel to show their support for the nomination of Mohammad Asghar Qureshi as MLA (Member Legislative Assembly) in Azad Kashmir parliament against the reserved quota for intellectuals from overseas Pakistanis. Mohammad Asghar Qureshi is a noted Pakistani who owns and runs his business house in [...]



Pakistan Writers Club-Riyadh Has a New President

By Faiz Al-Najdi • May 18th, 2011 • Category: Misc

Pakistan Writers Club-Riyadh aka: PWC elected a new President for the next two-year term, which is for the period of 2011 thru 2013. This is in keeping with the democratic traditions set in the Club by its past Presidents – who have set a tradition that PWC elects its new President, after every two years.
The [...]



Upcoming Mortgage Laws to Revolutionize Real Estate in Saudi Arabia

By Faiz Al-Najdi • May 17th, 2011 • Category: Politics

The Saudi Mortgage Law, which has been in planning stages for almost a decade, is likely to be passed in a few months from now. Muhammed Al-Jasser – the governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), confirmed this recently. The implementation of the mortgage law is expected to drive Saudi housing demand and prices [...]



Movers and Shakers in Saudi Real Estate Industry

By Faiz Al-Najdi • Apr 29th, 2011 • Category: Politics

The real estate market’s growth over the years has attracted a number of new entrants. There are more than 15,000 licensed and unlicensed real estate offices in Saudi Arabia. It is estimated that around 37 per cent are located in the Central region, 34 per cent are located in Western region and 29 per cent [...]



PWC in Riyadh Observes 73rd Death Anniversary of Allama Iqbal

By Faiz Al-Najdi • Apr 23rd, 2011 • Category: Politics

On Friday 15th April Pakistan Writers Club-Riyadh (PWC) hosted a pioneering literary sitting observing the 73rd death anniversary of the legendary poet Dr. Allama Mohammad Iqbal.
Poet Iqbal died at the age of 60 on 21st April 1938.
PWC is an association of the expatriate Pakistani writers, poets and journalists living and working in Riyadh. It is [...]



A mini mushaira in Riyadh

By Faiz Al-Najdi • Apr 20th, 2011 • Category: Features

Pakistan Thinkers Forum (PTF) – an association of the Pakistani expatriate intellectuals in Riyadh - hosted a mini-Mushaira (Poetry Recitation Session) in Riyadh to mark the august occasion of Pakistan Day – 23rd March 1940. This mini-Mushaira was attended by few noted Pakistani poets resident in Riyadh. The Chief Guest on the occasion was Dr. [...]



Saudi Real Estate Rocks

By Faiz Al-Najdi • Apr 12th, 2011 • Category: Features

There may be a worldwide recession looming and property markets declining elsewhere, but the real estate sector in Saudi Arabia is set to grow sharply over the next four years. This is according to a recent report from Jones Lang La Salle – a financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate. This growth [...]



Bhutto is Long Dead But Bhuttoism Lives On

By Faiz Al-Najdi • Apr 4th, 2011 • Category: Politics

In one of his landmark public speeches Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto had said amidst huge non-stop clapping, “Mein Aaap ko Hamesha Yeh Kahta Hoon Ke, Bhutto Ek Naheen Do Hae – Ek Mein Jo Yehan Khara Haey Aur Doosre Aap”, meaning “I have always told you there were two Bhuttos; one is me standing before [...]