Post backlash: Quratulain Balouch explains who counts as a 'real feminist'
Popular vocalist Quratulain Balouch recently came under fire for her controversial tweet on feminism. The Humsafar singer claimed that "Real feminist gets down to work and wastes no time shouting for...
View ArticleAtiqa Odho compares 'Pyar Kay Sadqay' with 'Humsafar'
Atiqa Odho recently compared her Pyar Kay Sadqay co-stars, the duo of Bilal Abbas Khan and Yumna Zaidi, with another one of her fictional son and daughter in law. The veteran actor in a recent...
View ArticleMahira Khan opens up about the 'Saleem' in her life
Pakistani superstar Mahira Khan recently appeared in a very candid Live session with celebrity designer HSY. Opening up on a lot of things, she confessed that she has finally found that special someone...
View ArticleKhirad is by far my most special character: Mahira Khan
Popular actor Mahira Khan recently took her followers on a trip down the memory lane while penning a heartfelt note for and about her most iconic character, Khirad. Taking to Instagram on Friday, the...
View ArticleQuratulain Balouch honours 'Wo Humsafar Tha' poet Naseer Turabi on account of...
Renowned poet, author and intellectual, Naseer Turabi, passed away in Karachi on Sunday after succumbing to ill health. Turabi was 75-years-old and laid to rest at Wadi-a-Hussain graveyard on Monday...
View ArticleIN PICTURES: Mahira Khan’s wild adventures
Soon after recovering from Covid-19, Mahira Khan took a break from everything and jetted off to Masai Mara, Kenya with her son Azlaan. The 36-year-old revealed she's holidaying in Africa with a few...
View ArticleMy first dream was to work with SRK: Mahira Khan
Actor Mahira Khan, who is mostly candid about her life, opened up to Mira Sethi on her digital talk show recently. It began with Khan spilling the tea about her childhood, the social values taught by...
View ArticleSociety won't save you, so who are you pleasing: Atiqa Odho on abusive...
Veteran actor Atiqa Odho has a career spanning over two decades to her credit, which includes several acclaimed titles such as Sitara Aur Mehrunissa and Humsafar. In a recent interview with a local...
View ArticleMahira Khan called out for glorifying emotionally abusive relationships
Talk show host Kanwal Ahmed recently took to Twitter to highlight the issue of the glorification of staying in toxic relationships in Pakistani dramas, using the examples of Mahira Khan’s Humsafar and...
View ArticleWith Zidane back on the sidelines, will Real Madrid make the most of the...
For much of the 2018-19 season, Real Madrid’s campaign has been driven by pessimism and trepidation. From mediocre performances on the field to a lack of purpose off it, the Los Blancos found...
View ArticleWhy is the US making a mountain out of the Masood Azhar molehill?
The United States has introduced a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution to blacklist Masood Azhar as an international terrorist. Azhar is the leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed (banned in Pakistan...
View ArticleKnock knock! Annabelle is coming home and things are about to get real scary
Following the Marvel path, The Conjuring universe has grown steadily over the last six years through both, the increasing returns that most films in the franchise have delivered and in stature through...
View ArticleIndia’s ‘Operation Isolation’ and the soft power of sports
“Our message is stronger than ever. Please stop the fighting. Please stop the killing. Please drop your guns.” Juan Antonio Samaranch, President International Olympic Committee speaking at the Winter...
View ArticleWhen khudkushi became her only freedom
The sky was a pool of black ink, dusted with stars at midnight. Arsh looked out from the window — she saw many little streets sprawled out below. She had only known these streets from inside the walls...
View ArticleIran and Iraq may not be tourist hot spots, but they offer a spiritual...
I was recently invited to a trip to Iran and Iraq by a group of close friends from Lahore, and as I had never been to these states before, I decided to take the opportunity to visit the shrines...
View ArticleRawalpindi: A chaotic labyrinth, caught between heritage and heresy
In the post-modern world, the topography of the city has undergone a drastic shift. Rapid urbanisation and growing job opportunities have resulted in many cities in the developing world being swamped...
View ArticleRaw and poignant, A Place for Us beautifully sheds light on familial love
It had been some time since I cried while reading a book. And A Place for Us changed that. Fatima Farheen Mirza’s dazzling debut novel tells the story of a South Asian Muslim family living in America....
View ArticleSea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini: A father’s lament of the barbarity we call...
“My dear Marwan, I look at your profile, In the glow of this three-quarter moon, my boy, Your eyelashes like calligraphy, Closed in guileless sleep. I said to you, ‘Hold my hand. Nothing bad will...
View ArticleIs Pakistan’s N-CPEC+ vision finally beginning to take shape?
Pakistan’s unique geostrategic location at the crossroads of East, South, West, and Central Asia enables it to function as the “Zipper of Eurasia”, as I wrote over half a decade ago in September 2015...
View ArticleReal feminists don't waste time shouting for their rights: Quratulain Baloch
The nature of criticism the Aurat March has attracted recently is precisely the reason why such a movement is necessary. Despite the country having it's fair share of women-centric issues such as...
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