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Presenting the hottest Pakistani sites for 2001 - SPIDER's Best Of

Pakistan On The Internet is our tribute to the local Web community.
Rating online sites and services in 31 different categories, SPIDER
points to Pakistani hotspots catering to surfers of all ages and
interests. We invited our readers to nominate their favorite Pakistani
Websites and as the nomination forms started pouring from
SPIDER.tm, we realized the breadth of cyberspace we had to cover
was too extensive to be cramped in a single issue. So our Best of
Pakistan edition extends over two hardissues, August and September
2001.

Here, we list the entire set of links from 31 categories ranging from
best in B2B, Education, Entertainment, Health, ISPs, Politics,
Search, Shopping and many many more.

Our sincere thanks to all the readers who submitted the nominations
through our Website and a special thanks to our sponsors for their
cooperation in making this issue possible. Click here to see the list
of winners for our Best of Pakistan On The Internet Prize Draw.

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SPIDER rolls out the hottest Websites for 2001.

Best Pakistani B2B Sites
Best Pakistani Chat and Forums Sites
Best Pakistani Computing Sites
Best Pakistani Educational Institution Sites
Best Pakistani Email Sites
Best Pakistani Entertainment Sites
Best Pakistani Family Sites
Best Pakistani Food Sites
Best Pakistani Gaming Sites
Best Pakistani Government Sites
Best Pakistani Greeting Sites
Best Pakistani ISP and Web Company Sites
Best Pakistani Jobs and Career Sites
Best Pakistani Non-profit Sites
Best Pakistani Portals and Directories
Best Pakistani Search Options
 Best Pakistani B2B Sites:

Is the hype for real? Yasmin Malik examines the developments in e-

business on the Pakistani Internet scene and offers the following as
examples of growth in the e-commerce sector.

AliBaba.com www.alibaba.com
Askari Bank www.askaribank.com.pk
Cressol www.cressol.com
eSteel.com www.esteel.com
G77 Trade Information Network www.g77.tin.net
IBM's Websphere www.ibm.com/webshpere
PlasticsNet.com www.plasticsnet.com
SciQuest.com www.sciquest.com
SMEDA www.smeda.org.pk

Best Pakistani Chat and Forums Sites:

What do most people love doing? Why chat of course! There are few
people in the world who would mind talking about themselves, life in
general, politics, sports or purely gossip. The Internet has made it all
the more fun. Need to voice out your opinions or chat? Here's where
you should be heading.

Pakavenue www.pakavenue.com
Pakwatan.com www.pakwatan.com
Pakistan Webs Directory www.webs.com.pk
Desichat www.desichat.com
 Best Pakistani Computing Sites:

What do users want from computing Websites? In a nutshell, regular updates

on Net security, tutorials on programming and Web design, and information on
IT education in Pakistan. Finding content specific to the Pakistani market is a
Herculean task. SPIDER readers nominated some fine sources for computer
buffs keen to keep up with local developments. Here is our pick of the lot.

DSPExperts www.dspexperts.com/
DAWN IT - The Future of Pakistan: www.dawn.com/events/infotech/
IT News www.itnews.com.pk
ISP Watch www.ispwatch.com.pk/
KalPoint's IT World www.kalpoint.com/
PakData www.pakdata.com/ucn.htm
Tee Emm's BlogSpot pakistan.blogspot.com/
South Asia IT Mailing List www.apnic.net/wilma-bin/wilma/s-asia-it

Best Pakistani Educational Institution Sites:

Deciding upon the best educational sites is a difficult task. Virtual

tours, faculty listings, course details … the only thing missing is the
university - people want everything. Find out what makes a good
educational site and start exploring with us.

Aga Khan University www.aku.edu

AIOU www.aiou.edu.pk
AMI www.ami.edu.pk/
APIIT www.apiit.edu.pk/
Army Public www.aps.cc.st
Askari www.askari.edu.pk/
Bahria www.bci.edu.pk/
Beaconhouse Informatics www.informatics.edu.pk
Biztek www.biztek.edu.pk/
CBM www.cbm.edu.pk
CIBE www.cibe.edu.pk/
FAST NU www.fast.edu
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute www.giki.edu.pk
Hamdard www.hamdard.edu/hamdard/
Hampton School www.hampton-school.8m.com/main.htm
Karachi University www.kudcs.edu.pk/
KN Academy www.knacademy.edu.pk/
Lahore University of Management Sciences www.lums.edu.pk
Progressive www.progressive.edu.pk/
NUST www.nust.edu.pk
SZABIST www.szabist.edu
UET Lahore www.uet.edu.pk

Best Pakistani Email Sites:

Is Pakistan in the picture or not? Easy, it is very much in the picture,

here is what SPIDER found out.

Everyone.net www.everyone.net
Inbox.com.pk www.Inbox.com.pk
Islamabad.net www.islamabad.net
MeraPakistan.com www.merapakistan.com
Pakistanmail www.pakistanmail.com
Raakim.com www.raakim.com

Best Pakistani Entertainment Sites:

After TV, the Net is the next best thing to turn to for the best of what
the industry has to offer. SPIDER brings you some of the best sites and
sounds, so hang on for the ride.

7Rang www.7rang.com/
Ali Haider www.alihaider.com/
A Tribute to Madam Noor Jehan www.muziaq.net/artist/
Hadiqa Kiani www.hadiqakiani.com
Humayun Saeed www.15brinkster.com/humayun/
Janasheen janasheen.com.pk
Janubaba www.janubaba.com
Junaid Jamshed www.junaidjamshed.com/
Junoon www.junoon.com
Lollywood.com www.lollywood.com
Malika Pukhraj www.malikapukhraj.com
Music Hangama www.musichangama.com
Muziqpakistan.com www.muziqpakistan.com
MuziqPakistan.net www.muziqpakistan.net/
Pakistan MP3's www.millenniumnew.com/
Nusrat Fateh Ali www.realworld.onnet/rwr/nusrat/index.html
Pakistan Film Magazine hjem.get2net.dk/mazhar/
Pakhits.com www.pakhits.com/
Pakistani Music www.pakistanimusic.com/
Pakistani Music Beat www.pakistanimusicbeat.com.pk
Tafreeh.com www.tafreeh.com

Best Pakistani Family Sites:

Pakistanis have managed to cover almost all aspects of cyberspace.

One category that remains largely elusive to the Web marketers is
family. We pick out potential Websites where all members can have
fun.

Contact Pakistan www.contactpakistan.com

Funky Karachi.com www.funkykarachi.com
Nice Pakistan.com www.nicepakistan.com
Pakdate.com www.pakdate.com
Pakwatan.com www.pakwatan.com
Pakavenue.com www.pakavenue.com
Apnakarachi.com www.apnakarachi.com
GetPakistan.com www.getpakistan.com
Pakranks.com www.pakranks.com
Pakistanhit.com www.pakistanhit.com
 Quickpakistan.com www.quickpakistan.com

Best Pakistani Food Sites:

There are a host of recipe guides and food portals to choose from but if
you're dreaming to click for a pizza, better not hold your breath as yet.
Try experimenting with these.

PakTaste www.Paktaste.com
PakiRecipes www.pakirecipes.com
DesiCookBook www.DesiCookBook.com
Habib Oil www.Habiboil.com
Hafiz Halwa www.hafizhalwa.com
PakMangoes www.pakmangoes.com
ProudPakistani www.proudpakistani.com

Best Pakistani Gaming Sites:

The gaming scene in Pakistan is quite different from that in most

modern countries. This field has been quite unpopular amongst the
adult and programming section, and thus quality efforts have failed to
take off. Which is why we handpicked a few gems for the gamers out
there.

Oye Games www.oyegames.com

Cyber Net Gaming World www.cyber.net.pk/gamers
Virtual PIA www.virtual-pia.org
Virtual Aero Asia www.aeroasiava.com
Pakistan Flight Sim Association www.pfsa.cjb.net/
Jetliners geocities.com/fsjetliners/
Shahzor members.tripod.com/shahzor/new.html
Hilinks Games www.hilinks.com/games/gamemaster.cfm
PakFlight Sim www.pakflightsim.com

Best Pakistani Government Sites:

As part of the plugging campaign, a number of governmental Websites

offer information about the administration. Lets take a walk through
the government's alley in cyberspace for a change and review the best.

Faridi.Net www.faridi.net/gov
National Tariff Commission www.ntc.gov.pk
www.pakistanairforce.g
Pakistan Air Force
ov.pk/
Pakistan Post www.pakpost.gov.pk
Pakistan Railways pakrail.com/
Pakistan Tourism Development
www.tourism.gov.pk
Corporation
Pakistan Software Export Bureau pseb.org
Pakistan State Oil psocl.com
PIA www.piac.com.pk/
Punjab Government Online punjab.gov.pk
State Bank Of Pakistan www.sbp.org.pk/
Sindh Online www.sindh.gov.pk
The Government of Pakistan www.privatisation.gov.p
Privatization Commission k/
www.finance.gov.pk/ind
The Ministry of Finance
ex.html
The National Fund for Cultural
www.heritage.gov.pk/
Heritage
The Pakistan Trade Office www.paktrade.org/
 Best Pakistani Greeting Sites:

E-greetings. Bane or boon? These are one of the smartest online

services. The ones that grabbed SPIDER voter attention this time
around are as follows.

Ajrak www.ajrak.com
Eid Mubarak www.eidmubarak.com
Etaza www.etaza.com
Infinifreepost www.infinifreepost.com
MegaEast www.megaeast.com
PakWatan www.pakwatan.com
ShadiCards www.shadicards.com
UrduCards www.urducards.com

Best Pakistani ISP and Web Company Sites:

Axact axact.com
Beyond Vision beyondvision.net
Brain.net.pk brain.net.pk
Comsats Comsats.net.pk
Connect2Web www.connect2web.com
CyberNet cyber.net.pk
Digicom digicom.net.pk
Fascom fascom.com
Gerry's gerrys.net
NetAccess www.netxs.com.pk
Netsol Connect netsolir.com
SatNet sat.net.pk
Ssuet.net ssuet.net
SuperNet super.net.pk
Wol.net.pk wol.net.pk
 Best Pakistani Jobs and Career Sites:

We are all aware of job Websites like Monster.com, Hotjobs.com and

Flipdog.com. What is interesting is that even in Pakistan, people are fast
turning to the Net to find their dream job/employee. You will find sites
sprouting up every day, all of them claiming to be the first of their kind. Try
some of these.

Kamyab.net www.kamyab.net
Jobshejobs.com www.jobshejobs.com
Jobjinn.com www.jobjinn.com
Pak Biz Employment section www.pakbiz.com/classifieds/employment.html
Apnakarachi.com www.apnakarachi.com/jobsite/default.asp
eTaleem.com www.etaleem.com
Jobnox.com www.jobnox.com
MyPakFree.com www.jobsdrive.com/default.asp
Ishtihars.com www14.brinkster.com/meparo3/
Kalpoint.com www.kalpoint.com

Best Pakistani Non-profit Sites:

The presence of a surprising large number of non-profit Websites from

Pakistan convinced us to include this category in our pick of the best
for 2001.

www.alkhidmat.or
Al-Khidmat Welfare Society (AKWS)
g.pk
Sindh Education Foundation (SEF) www.sef.org.pk
The Reformers reformers.org.pk
Cooperation for Advancement,
www.care.org.pk
Rehabilitation and Education
Heartfile, The National Heart Foundation of
www.heartfile.org
Pakistan
Edhi Foundation www.edhiweb.com
Human Rights Education Programme www.hrep.com.pk
(HREP)
The Pakistan Society for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled www.psrd.org.pk
WWF - Pakistan www.wwfpak.org
Pakistan Kidney Patients Association www.kidneypatients.org/
The Citizens Foundation www.citizensfoundation
Sindh Agricultural & Forestry Workers Coordinating
www.safwco.org
Organization

Best Pakistani Portals and Directories:

Internet Portals in Pakistan are a fairly new concept. Given their brief
history in the country, it is no surprise that in most cases, the word
portal is wrongly misused for sites that are Web directories. We list
out the best sites in both categories.

SAMWOnline www.samwonline.com
MegaEast www.megaeast.com
MyPakFree www.mypakfree.com
HiLinks www.Hilinks.com
BizzyDay www.bizzyday.com
PakistanHit www.pakistanhit.com
ApnaKarachi www.apnakarachi.com
Islamabad www.islamabad.net
Hyderabadiz.com www.hyderabadiz.com
MultanCity www.multancity.com
PakAvenue www.pakavenue.com
Pakistan Webs Directory www.webs.com.pk
Jamals www.jamals.com

Best Pakistani Search Options:

One reason why the average Pakistani surfer does not venture beyond directories like
Dmoz.org and Yahoo! is because they claim they do not know of any local alternatives. Here
is our choicest selection of Web directories whose search options offer relevant, if not
entirely helpful, results.

Ajrak www.ajrak.com
Asiaco Pakistan.asiaco.com
ePakistan www.epakistan.com
Google.com www.google.com
Paks.org www.paks.org
PakAvenue.com www.pakavenue.com

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