Haya Fatima Sehgal

The movie 'Joker', directed by Todd Phillips, starring Joaquin Phoenix, has already collected a cool total of with $93.5 million in ticket sales over the first weekend and still going strong. Theatres were fully booked across states, I heard as family and friends vied to get seats. The movie depicts the origin story of the character Arthur Fleck as circumstances transform into his alter ego the … [Read more...] about Joker the Movie

Our correspondent sat down with Sultana Siddiqui, the President of HUM Network Limited, which is one of Asia's largest and most successful TV networks. Known as Sultana Apa (older sister) out of respect in the industry, the media mogul initially made her mark as a producer in the state-owned channel, PTV. With hard work, she set up her channel several years later. We give you an exclusive on the … [Read more...] about Being Sultana Siddiqui

September 20, 2019. The much-awaited Facebook photography group show opened at the Alliance Francaise in Karachi. The Facebook group now boasts of over 7000 members. It started from Pakistan and now covers people across the world from different walks of life. Interestingly enough, it was noted that 70 per cent of the members of the group are women. When it first started, little did the founding … [Read more...] about Aaj Ka Random: The Photography Group

With the ardent patriotic zeal that sprouts up with each gazetted national holiday portrayed by ad campaigns and arbitrary quotes in mass media which dies down soon after, I wrote this article after everything passed, so that the impact of such would although be seemingly random, would not let the conversation die down and maybe be taken up by others to have more renascent discussions over a … [Read more...] about En Route to Jinnah’s Pakistan

The star has suddenly grown into an "ambassador" of social issues.Recently, very much in the news with a controversial win, we saw the sudden viral wave of Mehwish Hayat's videos and speeches. She had suddenly blossomed into an "influencer," what seemed like, almost overnight.One scrambled to google her persona, her social and personal life, her star, but mostly, her acting and modelling … [Read more...] about Perspective: Mehwish Hayat Speaks

On 19th May2013 a figure was witnessed approaching the Mount Everest Summit, clad and covered with extensive climbing gear. Inside the padded clothes and masked face, one could not have made out whether it was a male or female-when Samina Baig, a 22year old mountaineer, started crying inside the mask on her face. These were actually tears of victory as she realized she had reached the peak of … [Read more...] about Reaching Summits: Samina Baig

Recently seen making waves in the news as far as Social Entrepreneurship was concerned, we speak to Sadaffe Abid, the founder of CIRCLE-- the Women's Tech organisation gradually taking over Pakistan. Encouraging women from all spheres of Pakistan to invest in themselves through investing in tech concentric ventures, Sadaffe tells us about her efforts to leave behind a digital footprint, which will … [Read more...] about Leaving behind a digital foot print: Sadaffe Abid

A narrative and information via Liaquat Merchant grandnephew of the late Fatima Jinnah, one of the few surviving members of the Jinnah Family, Liaquat Merchant is the son of Sherbano, and the grandchild of Mariambai Abedin Peerbhoy, Jinnah's other sister.Being the President of the Jinnah Society, which is the historical preservation unit of Muhammad Ali Jinnah's record keeping, belonging and … [Read more...] about Fatima Jinnah – The Nation Builder

A narrative and information via Liaquat Merchant; grandnephew of the late Fatima Jinnah and one of the few surviving members of the Jinnah family. Liaquat Merchant is the son of Sherbano, and the grandchild of Mariambai Abedin Peerbhoy, Jinnah's other sister.Being the President of the Jinnah Society, which is the historical preservation unit of Muhammad Ali Jinnah's record-keeping, belonging … [Read more...] about Fatima Jinnah – The Nation Builder