Pride of Pakistan Syed Babar Ali on August 19, 2018Renowned businessman, philanthropist and educationist Syed Babar Ali is also the founder of Packages Limited, Milkpak Limited – now Nestlé Pakistan Limited and also the prestigious and the coveted Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Born in 1927 in Lahore, Syed Babar Ali’s father Syed Muratib Ali owned a small shop in the Walled City […]
Pride of Pakistan: Saad Mohamed on August 18, 2018Tell us about your foray into mountaineering and photo/videographing. How did it all begin for you? I was lucky to be part of a family that travelled a lot. And I get my itchy feet from my father. For me becoming a mountaineer has been a very gradual progression. I started trekking in 1998 and […]
Pride of Pakistan: Shoaib Mansoor on August 17, 2018If it weren’t for this filmmaker’s vision and industry acumen, I would not have discovered my love for Pakistani cinema once again. ‘Khuda Ke Liye’ blew one away with its concept and execution, put forth by none other than Shoaib Mansoor. A television and film director, writer, producer, lyricist and musician, Shoaib Mansoor has been […]
Pride of Pakistan: Maria Toorpakai Wazir on August 16, 2018Tell us about your foray into the field of squash. How did it all begin for you? I accidentally became a squash player. I had always been very aggressive, sporty and strong ever since childhood. My body’s potential was always that of a boy’s. I used to hang out with my brother a lot and […]
Pride of Pakistan: Deepak Perwani on August 15, 2018Tell us about your foray into the field of fashion. How did it all begin for you? It began for me in 1994. I had just come back from New York and I was this kid who was really excited about making new clothes. I wanted to do something edgy, modern, and definitive and something […]
Pride of Pakistan: Imran Khan on August 14, 2018A person whose name needs no introduction, has brought nothing less than pride and laurels to his country, be it in the capacity of a sportsman or a dedicated humanitarian. Now, being the member elect of the National Assembly, as well as the chairperson of his party Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan has only gone […]
Pride of Pakistan: Hina Rabbani Khar on August 13, 2018Young, confident and straightforward, Hina Rabbani Khar is one of the very few Pakistani politicians who make their presence felt with their eloquence. She was 33 years of age when she served as the 21st foreign minister from 2011 to 2013, becoming the youngest person and the first woman to have held the position. Hina […]
Pride of Pakistan Inzamamul Haq on August 12, 2018Tell us about your foray into the field of cricket and how it all began for you. I have four brothers, so growing up, I used to see all of them play cricket with a lot of dedication and spirit whenever they got spare time. I remember accompanying them. We were based in Multan at […]
Pride of Pakistan: Javed Ahmad Ghamidi on August 11, 2018Javed Ahmad Ghamidi is a well reputed and one of the leading Pakistani Islamic modernist theologist Quran scholars and interpreter as well as an educationist. He has been a student of the Islamic scholar and interpreter Amin Ahsan Islahi. Javed Ahmad Ghamidi is the founder of Al-Mawrid Institute of Islamic Sciences and its sister organisation […]
Pride of Pakistan: Madeeha Gauhar on August 10, 2018Madeeha Gauhar’s name does not need any introduction. The late actress, playwright, social theatre director and activist was a pioneer in establishing and promoting arts, culture and theatre in the country, fighting against all odds to spread the music of joy and entertainment in Pakistan. The highlight of all her achievements is that Madeeha Gauhar […]