Lahore

The Bluegrass group Della Mae brings American down-home music to Pakistan and Central Asia.

Two factory blazes in Pakistan killed more than 300 workers last night, highlighting the country’s problems with workplace safety. The BBC’s Aleem Maqbool says Pakistan’s cheap clothing sold to Western markets comes at the cost of safety features.

A rising population and crushing migration into cities is changing the face of urban Pakistan. Historic structures are being bulldozed to make way for office towers and apartment buildings. BBC Correspondent Richard Galpin reports from a city famous for its ancient architecture, Lahore (la-HORE).

In the MFA program at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, artist Komail Aijazuddin and his friend from Lahore, Salman Toor, have done something they’ve never seen in Pakistan. They use the techniques from Western art to paint Islamic stories and Pakistani subjects. Produced by Hammad Ahmed.

The worst flooding in Pakistan’s history has killed over a thousand people in a volatile region. Issam Ahmed, reporter for the Christian Science Monitor, is in Lahore, Pakistan. He has the latest details.