KARACHI – Pakistani celebrities have come forward in support of Fawad Khan after recent criticism regarding his role as a judge on the latest season of Pakistan Idol. Fawad, who serves on the judging panel alongside Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Bilal Maqsood, and Zeb Bangash, became the centre of online debate after former playback singer […]
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Pakistani celebrities on the genocide in Syria
In the wake of a UN demand for a ceasefire to end of one the most ferocious assaults of Syria’s civil war, fresh regime air strikes, and heavy bombing raids still shook a rebel-held Eastern Ghouta on Sunday. A week ago, President Bashar al-Assad’s forces launched a major bombing campaign against the enclave on the […]
Shoaib Mansoor’s ‘Verna’: A gripping storyline
Reluctantly as if under some compulsion and duress I consented to watch the newly released Shoaib Mansoor’s “Verna” on a dark and dingy weekday night. The reason for this was quite obvious as there was no palpable excitement or buzz either on ‘so-and-so-called’ social media platforms or on the Lahore social circuit. After the release of the […]
Mahira Khan’s Verna banned by censor board?
WEB DESK: The internet is abuzz with reports of Verna, the upcoming Mahira Khan, Haroon Shahid and Zarrar Khan starrer, running into some trouble with the censor board. According to reports, Pakistan’s Federal Censor Board has “yet to decide” the fate of the film as per Censorship of Film Rules 1980. A verdict on its […]