Pop icon Nazia Hassan would have turned 53 today on April 3, 2018LAHORE: Legendary pop diva Nazia Hassan who together with her brother Zoheb Hassan ruled the 80s and 90s is being remembered by fans across the world on what would have been her 53rd birthday. The undisputed queen of pop in India and Pakistan is credited with bringing the disco and indie-pop music to the subcontinent. […]
Analysing censorship of ‘controversial’ ads in Pakistan on April 2, 2018Pakistan has a soaring population of nearly 208 million people and counting. An estimated 133,000 persons in Pakistan live with HIV and/or AIDS as noted by speakers on World AIDS Day a couple of months ago. They also noted that majority of these people are not even aware of their infection and are not getting […]
Using social media to tackle censorship of condom ads in Islamic republic on April 1, 2018Pakistan has a soaring population of nearly 208 million people and counting. An estimated 133,000 persons in Pakistan live with HIV and/or AIDS as noted by speakers on World AIDS Day a couple of months ago. They also noted that majority of these people are not even aware of their infection and are not getting […]
Facebook data breach, Cambridge Analytica and Pakistan connection, explained on March 29, 2018All hells have broken loose since the Cambridge Analytica scandal hit the news. Facebook stocks declined with the social media giant ending up losing billions of dollars on its stock value, investors pulling out, lawmakers in the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) calling for investigations and a public uproar following #DeleteFacebook campaign […]
Information ministry did something historic this 23 March and it totally went unnoticed on March 27, 2018 How many of you knew that Waqar Ali composed two national songs that were released on March 23rd by the Ministry of Information, Broadcasting, National History and Literary Heritage across national TV channels? Though the melodious songs ‘Pyar Ke Hum Diye’ sung by Faiza Mujahid and ‘Pakistan Hai Mera’ sung by Javed Bashir managed […]
What’s trending on Netflix? on March 25, 2018If you’re someone like me who has nothing better to do than Netflixing over a weekend, continue reading as I list top 5 flix that are trending on Netflix. These might help you fill your movie appetite for the weekend. I have seen number 5 and 4 but number 3, 2 and 1 are the […]
Awkward impressions from the Social Media Summit on March 24, 2018I was invited to speak as one of the panelists in the recent social media summit that took place in Islamabad last week and I must say I enjoyed interacting with so many young students and professionals curious to learn about how they can use the power of the digital media for areas like political […]
Prominent YouTubers star in bizarre ‘Juhi Chawla’ song video on March 23, 2018I normally wouldn’t even bother reviewing a music video like this one but because it featured all the prominent Pakistani YouTubers in it, it gave me the reason to write about it. If I was to say what I thought about this sorry excuse of a rap song in a few words; I’d say bad […]
DT Meme: Aamir Liaquat joins PTI on March 20, 2018In yet another twist in the tale, televangelist, anchorperson, politician and former Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) lawmaker Aamir Liaquat Hussain joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday. He announced his arrival during a press conference with chief Imran Khan. Both men were seen smiling during the announcement of their new-found partnership. The move has gathered mixed […]
Beverages brand’s ‘generations’ ad takes us down the memory lane on March 20, 2018A prominent beverages brand has recently unveiled an ad which has everyone feeling nostalgic and missing some of their favourite pop stars – two of whom are now deceased. The brand tried to recreate the moments from the times of previous generations and one has to acknowledge they did a not-so-bad job as is evident […]