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IN MEMORIAM: Goodbye Yasmeen I recall our last conversation — it was the evening before you died. You sounded tired and breathless. You said it was because you didn’t feel like eating. I asked you to sit up, it would help...		THEAT RICS: Unfolding culture I am here on this stage again, after almost 25 years,” said Nahid Siddiqui, the eminent classical dancer, referring to the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) venue in P.E.C.H.S,...
IN FASHION: A red pink affair The glossy invitation-card in fuschia and red, which was also the theme colour for the evening, read 8:30 p.m. as the invitation time. The guest-list included personalities from various walks of...		STAR BUZZ: Disillusioned Nighat Nighat Chaudhry has bid goodbye to the PNCA, Karachi. She had joined it in July as the director after being asked by the head office in Islamabad. Full of enthusiasm and...
FOREIGN FRONT: ‘Golden’ winners of 2002 A film based on the true story of a schizophrenic mathematics genius has won the top awards in the event now widely regarded as a warm-up for the Oscars....		REVIEWS PREVIEWS: From the grave The Simian Line is about three couples and a crackpot psychic (Tyne Daly) who is in touch with two real ghosts (William Hurt and Samantha Mathis). Lynn Redgrave plays Katharine, a...
An Arabian night The singer who was also the compere, was still performing when dinner was announced. The night had gone a long way, and understandably the crowd was hungry, but one still felt...		RISING STAR: In the driving seat Never did Affreen Baig think that her serial Kabhi Kabhi Pyar Mein would become a big hit. However, its her latest upcoming venture, Chandi Raatein on which she has her hopes...
Laurels for a group The Pakistan Film & TV Journalists Association organized a press conference to celebrate Salman Ahmad’s selection as a goodwill ambassador of the UN, as well as to laud the achievements of...		MUSIC BOX: Fakhr’s transition Fakhr is a busy man these days. He was seen recently playing host to a birthday bash that the man had organized at the beach. With hi-fi music, there were people...