8th National Youth Performing Arts Festival Lahore

The 8th Youth Performing Arts Festival of the Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop (RPTW) kicked off on Thursday, 3rd December to 7th December at the Peeru’s Café, Lahore. This was the first time that the youth festival wass being organized at Peeru’s Café instead of the Alhamra Cultural Complex due to … Read more

Fine Jewellery by Sara Taseer Shoaib in Karachi Now

Sara Taseer Shoaib is bringing her finest collection of diamonds to Karachi on 11 August, 2009. The showing will have all her signature everyday pieces as well a full range of her sets which are limited editions for the upcoming wedding season. The jewellery is designed by Sara and is … Read more

Nickie and Nina in Geneva

Lahore based designer duo Nickie and Nina recently showcased their latest collections in a fund raising event in Geneva, Switzerland. Organized in collaboration with the Swiss Pakistan Society, the event also featured a concert by Ali Zafar, who entertained the expatriate community with his hit songs as well as some … Read more

Imran Abbas: Flying Without Wings

Don’t get surprised if you spot the most stunning model of the town at the modest interior of PIVIC Saddar arguing at the absence of Roshan Ara Begum rather than rocking in frenzy at some lazy number of Beyonce Knowles at a trendy elite party. The popular Nawab Sultan of … Read more

Pakistani gay finds love across the border

The issue of legalizing homosexuality has led to heated arguments in the corridors of power in New Delhi, but that hasn’t stopped a Pakistani gay from professing his love for an Indian man. A middle-class accounting student from Lahore, who founded a website called ‘Pakistan Gays’ two years ago for … Read more

Youth Performing Arts Festival opens

Friday, October 17, 2008 Lahore Defying the serious law and order situation in the country, thousands of people participated in the inaugural ceremony of the 7th eight-day-long Rafi Peer Theatre’s Youth Performing Arts Festival at the Alhamra Cultural Centre, Qaddafi Stadium, on Thursday evening. The festival showcasing over three dozen … Read more

Kashf – Unveiling Pakistan (An interview with Ayesha Khan, the director of Pakistan’s first english language film)

She is a filmmaker with a degree in theatre and religion from Mount Holyoke college in New York. She works out of offices in New York City, Santa Fe, and Lahore. Her goal is to create dialogue through the movies she produces, both within the Muslim world, internationally and especially … Read more

Louder Than words

The Jami we know from various commercials and videos is broody, elusive and has some phenomenal projects to his credit, like Pal Do Pal, Chaye Chaye, Ankhiyan, Chal Dil Mere, Dhanni, Anjaane and many more. The Jami we don’t know is the man, who likes to speak up his mind, … Read more