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Hum Dekhenge: Jawad Ahmed massacres Faiz
This year, it seems almost every institution in Pakistan is commemorating the late Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s 100th birthday - even the Sindh Assembly. The latest to jump on the bandwagon is bhangra cum...
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Shahid Afridi is my neighbour
I have a special bond with my house. It has nothing to do with nostalgia but simply because Shahid Afridi is my neighbour. I’m not quite sure if this affects property prices but just looking at the boy...
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Dekha Na Tha: Never seen a cover like this
This has been a tough year for Alamgir .You all must be assuming that it’s all about his double kidney transplant and lack of funds but there seems to be a further complication: the QB and Bilal Khan...
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Coke Studio Ep 1: Thank you for ‘Larsha Pekhawar Ta’
The first episode of "Coke Studio" season five has lead to an interesting debate amongst its fans. Did the studio do justice to rap with Bohemia’s rendition? Has Hadiqa Kayani come of age? These...
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Celebrating Shahrukh Khan’s birthday in Pakistan
On November 2, 2012, 18 people were burnt alive as a result of a gun attack in Khuzdar, the government was questioning the legitimacy of the Supreme Court’s Balochistan ruling and discussion over...
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Six reasons why Moor raised the bar for Pakistani cinema
Pakistani cinema is emerging at a very unique point in our cultural history. Hollywood is knocking at our neighbour’s door to the east as Bollywood sets its eye on the 500 crore club. On our Western...
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Does Pakistan needlessly love to hate on its censor board?
There was a huge hoopla regarding the certification of Swaarangi in Pakistan. After initially being banned by the Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC), the film went on to get a Universal (U)...
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He was only a Buddhist by salutations, just like we are only Muslims by...
If you visit the Tiananmen Square at any given day, you’ll see hoards of people flocking around in large groups. Some can be seen led by a guide, others trying to find an inlet to the tunnels that lead...
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Taste of Cherry is to the post-ISIS generation what The Stranger was to the...
Meursault is numb to the news of his mother’s death. It arrives to the central character of Albert Camus’ The Stranger via telegram and the information written on the piece of paper doesn’t bother him...
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How Bollywood’s curtain call became a blessing in disguise for Pakistan
This has been a year of reformation and introspection for Pakistan's entertainment industry. After India closed its doors to Pakistani artists in the wake of the Uri attack last year, Pakistani...
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