Gamechanger?
Cable television certainly was a gamechanger in Pakistani media. More affordable than the expensive “dish” technology, it brought international programming to Pakistani homes, further...
THE GONE AKHARA CULTURE OF LAHORE
The Walled City of Lahore is a rich amalgamation of heritage and culture both tangible and intangible. While looking at the gigantic gates, majestic...
Theatre Galore
Make way for the breakout star Tujh Say Nahi Ho Ga!
It was a busy few weeks for the theatre circuit in Lahore as four...
Quest for Kashmir
The Pepsi Showcase event at Avari Pavilion on Monday intended to showcase some of the latest designer wear and the summer collections that the...
A gutsy Kamran Khan, if only half-right
It was a heartening twenty minutes. Yes, Kamran Khan might have lost the centrality to the broadcast commentariat that he had when he was...
Get on yer bike!
Remember Zenith Irfan, the ‘motorcycle girl’ who became the first woman to travel the distance from Lahore to the Khunjerab Pass solo on a...
“Save me please!” cried Nadra Begum
A CRUMBLING 17TH CENTURY TOMB IN LAHORE
Nadra Bano was the beloved wife of the Mughal Prince Dara Shikoh, who was the brother of Aurangzeb...
On the budget
With the budget having been presented - a historical first time a government has presented a budget for a sixth time during a tenure,...
Defenders on airspace and illegally parked vehicles
Arshad Sharif isn’t exactly a Matiullah Jan. The man isn’t known for his aversion to seeing military men step out of bounds.
What happened in...
The elephant in the room wants to sit on you
A senior official of the country’s most powerful institution recently accepted the called the demands of a disturbingly burgeoning rights’ movement as genuine and...
A much maligned Muslim monster
American historian Audrey Truschke was in Pakistan this year at the Lahore Literary Festival in February. During her visit, she sat down with F...
More rusty comebacks
The 90s/2000s artistes are on a converging comeback trail. After we looked back at Strings first two singles of the eight that they have...
THE SIALKOT CLOCK TOWER: A CENTURIES OLD LANDMARK
Clock towers at the center of a City is an interesting phenomenon. The fact is that clock towers are a particular form of structure which...
No Strings attached
Early last month, Strings announced that they would be marking their 30th anniversary with eight singles for their upcoming album 30 one after the...
Kishwar Naheed’s textbook explanation of Pakistan
Book review: “The culture and civilization of Pakistan”
The chapter on artists? A retelling of names in chronological order. The chapter on the literary scenario...
Taking the Cake
Amidst what seemed like eons’ worth of a gamut that ran from mediocrity to downright tripe, all in the name of the Pakistani film...
Media Watch: If a tree falls in a crowded market…..
A strange occurrence plays over the print media every year on the 21st of November. The date is the death anniversary of the great...
