Pakistan
All Eyes On ABDULLAH
Three reasons why Abdullah wouldn’t make a good model:[1.] he seems to be the product of non-indigenous genes. [2.] He has a laid back attitude towards PR in modeling. [3.] He sometimes deceives the viewer into thinking that he/she is looking at Farooq Mannan. Firstly, If people cannot at some … Read more
World Cup 2003 : Broken Hearts and Dreams
Pakistan’s sad and yet deserved early exit from the World Cup 2003 was no surprise for me personally. Pakistan for the past six months had not put up any credible performance in the international arena. Heavy losses to Australia and South Africa were clear indicators of the impending doom. There … Read more
Pakistani stars to perform for tsunami relief
Pakistan’s film industry has offered to take part in an entertainment extravaganza conducted by Bollywood to raise money for the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund to help tsunami victims. The offer was made to Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt, who recently completed the film Nazar, an Indo-Pak venture with Pakistani star Meera … Read more
Sawera plans to direct a play on Hardy’s novel
Actress turned director Sawera Nadeem, after passing out from the NSD, Delhi’s National School of Drama ,is on her new project these days which is based on Thomas Hardy’s novel “Far From the Madding Crowd”, written by a new talent Ali Arif. According to the Daily Times, Sawera also plans … Read more
KaraFilm Festival
Karachi is famous for food, sandy beaches, bustling lifestyle and Kara Film festival. Kara film festival is an event organized by KaraFilm society a group of young committed filmmakers. Last year’s festival “Dekh magar Pyar se” (“watch but do it with love” is probably the right translation for the phrase) … Read more
Pakistani band Junoon still rocking for peace
Two years after its “Passion for Peace” tour stop here rocked Miller Auditorium, Pakistani-American rock group Junoon is back in town with the same goal in mind: To use its music to unite people across ideological and religious divides. The trio, consisting of founding members Ali Azmat on vocals, guitarist … Read more
In competition with herself
Almost six feet in height, Shanaz Siddiq has to safeguard her reputation. She is the designer that the world-famous crystal people, Swarovski of Austria, handpicked out of the other Pakistani designers. This was in 1998, when the company wanted to introduce its ‘hot-fix’ crystals that could be used to embellish … Read more