Pakistani diva Meera has made the buzz again recently with her interview to BBC Asian Network’s Haroon Rashid at the Lux Style Awards red carpet where she was seen asking the reporter to ‘support’ her Twitter account. Just as Haroon reassured her his support, I assure Meera of my support for her Twitter account as […]
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In the line of cigarettes: Mehwish Hayat’s smoking picture sparks social media outrage
There was a man who once said to me: “Tum aik acchi family sai belong karti hou, cigarette peena bandd kar dou.” Coming from a truly patriarchal society, this line brings me to the assertion of the male chauvinist: “Women ought to obey men”. Now, this man also singlehandedly gives us reason to believe that “women are […]
Areeba Habib aologises to Zara Noor Abbas for troll brigade post her runway walk
The latest controversy cooking its plot on social media was the recent fun made of actor Zara Noor Abbas walking the ramp for FnkAsia at the FPW 2018, where she served as a showstopper for the brand. A while later, when pro model Areeba Habib put up a video of her colleagues Farwa and Javeria […]
Zara Noor Abbas’s runway walk, and the case of the mocking trolls
In a world where girls often belittle each other and pseudo-feminists chant slogans of “equality” on occasions such as the Aurat March that spanned just last month, it comes as no surprise that unfortunately, the women of Pakistan tend to make fun of each other and fail to have each other’s backs at times when […]
Asrar and Abida Parveen joining forces once again?
KARACHI: Pakistani music has had its fair share of highs and lows with legends such as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and pop singers like Atif Aslam having managed to set their mark in the local industry. Just recently, musician Asrar Shah was spotted jamming with music maestro Abida Parveen, and the question on our minds […]
Strings set benchmark with new song ‘Urr Jaoon’
KARACHI: Pakistani band Strings is celebrating its 30th anniversary in the Pakistani music industry with the release of its brand new album titled 30. This new album is a collection of eight new tracks. ‘Sajni’, the first song from the dynamic record, managed to sweep the hearts of fans last month. And now, the duo has […]
Happy Birthday Saba Qamar: rounding up the actor’s five best performances
Saba Qamar is an actor par excellence, and she is currently reigning supreme over our screens following her rightful due with a nomination for ‘Best Actress’ at The Filmfare Awards in Bollywood this year. This has qualified her as the first Pakistani actress in 25 years to be officially recognised and appreciated on such a large […]
The Weeknd’s new album takes deep melancholic jibes at famous exes
With two multiplatinum albums in the bag, and exerting a huge influence with his status as one of the biggest artists in pop, a claim that was cemented by his 2016 release Starboy, The Weeknd has just dropped his latest album, ‘My Dear Melancholy’, a collection of six songs that seem to take a sharp redirection […]
Sohai Ali Abro breaking stereotypes in the trailer of ‘Motorcycle Girl’
As we all just heard, Sohai Ali Abro is making her big-screen comeback as Zenith Irfan in the upcoming biopic Motorcycle Girl. The trailer of the film just released recently, and it has taken our breath away! Sohai makes for a very convincing 20-year-old who establishes her solid character. Also, we get to find out that […]
Feroze Khan’s mehndi: beyond the pictures
Earlier this month, news of the Khaani star, Feroze Khan, took the internet by storm, as he revealed in an interview that he’s been involved in a serious relationship and plans to settle in with his ‘secret someone’ till the end of this year. And obviously, we couldn’t have had a happier groom-to-be. “I can’t reveal everything, […]