Much to our disappointment, just a few weeks ago Pakistan lost the Urdu version of Sesame Street, commonly referred to as "Sim Sim Hamara". Sadly, Sim Sim is no longer hamara. The USAID had invested ...

LAHORE: US Ambassador Cameron Munter, his wife Dr Marilyn Wyatt, and Consul General Nina Fite visited the Sim Sim Hamara set at Pakistan Children’s Television (PCTV) on Saturday. At the studio, they ...

Big Bird, Ernie, Grover and the Count are missing from Pakistan's Urdu-language version of Sesame Street, but Elmo will be teaching and entertaining the local children with his new friends: Rani, ...

Has the Pakistani version of Sesame Street fallen victim to the growing mistrust between Washington and Islamabad? Sim Sim Hamara debuted last December on state-run Pakistan Television after almost ...

Sim Sim Hamara is the Pakistani version of the children's television series Sesame Street. In April 2011, USAID announced that it would fund $20 million to start a local version of Sesame Street in ...

A $20 million initiative to develop a Pakistani version of “Sesame Street” has been cut short due to allegations of corruption, according to a report from the AP. “Sim Sim Hamara” first aired at the ...

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: The National Accountability Bureau has decided to investigate allegations of fraud in the $20 million US-funded TV programme for Pakistani children. The NAB will probe allegations ...

US Ambassador Cameron Munter, his wife Dr Marilyn Wyatt and Consul General Nina Fite visited the Sim Sim Hamara set at Pakistan Children's Television (PCTV) to reaffirm the US government's commitment ...

Sim Sim Hamara is the Pakistani adaptation of the engaging educational children's program Sesame Street, created by Rafi Peer Theatre workshop in collaboration with Sesame Workshop, and funding from ...