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TRIBUTE: To Nazia, with love The night was not an ordinary one. More than 5,000 people collected on the cricket ground of the Gymkhana last week to pay homage to the queen of pop music of...		FRONT SEAT: A show that couldn’t take off It amazes me that at such an extremely crucial time, when President Musharraf is running from pillar to post to uphold the name and image of Pakistan in the eyes of...
IN FASHION: A spring affair It was the annual flower show of the Karachi Floral Art Society 2002. When the card read “Flowering Illusions” one expected a show with a difference....		STAR BUZZ: Lesson for Shaan When will Shaan learn to take things lightly and naturally? He’s even taking his husband role so seriously that it’s exasperating his costars no end. Some of them are seriously wondering...
THEAT RICS: Live on the streets The British Council recently invited a street theatre group The Natural Theatre Company, which entertained Karachiites on various streets from Clifton up to Lalo Khet. Performing since 1969, this is the...		REVIEWS PREVIEWS: The Count returns The Count of Monte Cristo has arrived on video. The acclaimed novel of the poor sailor who became an aristocratic lord, only for revenge, is ravishing as ever....
The French connection Probably a first in the history of Pakistan, a book on the popular mime culture of France has been produced recently by a Pakistani author, Batool Mahmood. The book launching ceremony,...		SPOT LIGHT: The blunt questioner A quiet revolution has taken place in the current affairs department on PTV. Ministers, politicians and diplomats are being forced to answer questions that were avoided in the past. Awkward, honest,...
FOCAL POINT: The chained princess Sungdil riwajon ki ye imarat-e-kohna, Apnay aap per naadim, apnay bojh say larzaan”: The anguish and the agony of these words in Fahmida Riaz’s poem, Aik ladki say has found visual...		MUSIC BOX: Sad in love Faakhir’s highly anticipated album, Aatish finally hit the stands recently. The album was expected last year (an announcement Faakhir entertained throughout 2001) but due to various reasons, the singer never made...