In conversation with Teefa in Trouble director Ahsan Rahim on August 19, 2018Teefa in Trouble will serve as the inception point of phase two of Pakistani cinema’s evolutionary and revivification process. It’s a new benchmark. It’s a movie that the industry aspired to keep it afloat, to keep the audience engaged, to establish the claim of its vivid existence. Ahsan Rahim the director of Teefa in Trouble […]
Remembering Nazia Hassan on 18th death anniversary on August 13, 2018Pakistan is observing today the 18th death anniversary of pop queen Nazia Hassan, who ruled the music industry at a young age of fifteen. Nazia Hassan was born on April 3 in 1965 in Karachi. She left us too soon at the age of 35 in August 2000, but her songs live on and the […]
NA-108 votes to be recounted on Abid Sher Ali’s plea on July 27, 2018FAISALABAD: The Returning Officer on Friday ordered to recount votes for the NA-108 constituency after PML-N leader Abid Sher Ali challenged the election result after he lost to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Farrukh Habib. While talking to Daily Times earlier today, Abid said that he has submitted an application for recounting and has a hearing […]
Abid Sher Ali decries NA-108 Faisalabad result “complete fraud” on July 26, 2018 FAISALABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) leader Abid Sher Ali has rejected the outcome of his constituency NA-108 Faisalabad declaring the whole election process a complete fraud. Abid Sheri Ali is contesting from NA-108 in Faisalabad, where according to unofficial results thus far, PTI’s candidate Farrukh Habib is leading with 47,964 votes while Abid […]
Nawaz, Adiala jail and the general elections on April 30, 2018The big question in accordance with events unfolding in Panama case is whether during the 2018 election campaign the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will end up in jail or not, and how will that impact PMLN’s performance in the elections? Nawaz Sharif is mentally ready for jail, and that means only one thing; he […]
Hussain Talat, made for cricket on April 28, 2018The first time I saw Hussain Talat was in a domestic T20 fixture in Novermber, 2017. He scored 224 runs at an average of 56 with the highest score of 68. I was thoroughly impressed by his ability to bowl bouncers and slower balls. What I noticed about him was his temperament, the ability to […]
Sajjad Ali, a forgotten legend? on April 19, 2018Sajjad Ali is a living legend of Pakistan music industry, his latest track ‘Lagaya Dil’ proves just that. It’s sort of a blessing for music lovers to hear such a melodious tune in today’s time of abstract music, or whatever you may refer to it, noise is another alternative term that can be used to explain […]
Remembering Nazia Hassan, her top 5 songs on April 3, 2018The Queen of pop Nazia Hassan was born on this day in 1965 in Karachi. She went on to rule the world of pop music in Pakistan at a young age of fifteen. She left us too soon at the age of 35 in August 2000, but her songs live on and the tunes have […]
Asma remembered as fearless fighter on February 26, 2018Late human rights lawyer Asma Jahangir was honured at Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) 2018 with an award during a session held to celebrate her life. The award was received by her children Munizae Jahangir, Sulema Jahangir and Jilani Jahangir. The session titled ‘Asma Jahangir: Warrior icon’ included guest speakers IA Rehman, Ahmed Rashid, Salima Hashmi, […]
‘A basic idea with good execution can go viral’ on February 15, 2018Youtube has become popular across the world as a means to post vlogs and other engaging videos, but little original content can be found on Pakistani Youtube. And that is despite the fact that content creators on YouTube earn good money. We see vloggers, tech reviewers and makeup artists from different countries using the platform […]