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Playing the field Maria Wasti has become an inseparable part of Pakistani television. It seems as if she’s always on air as her performances dot television generously. She has done more than a dozen...		Educating the powerless A largely female audience recently witnessed the performance of Hajira ki betian in Karachi, a play which was preceded by a panel discussion on ‘Facilitating women’s empowerment in Pakistan.’ With...
Sympathy for the devil: Mick Jagger drug case Sir Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones may now be a group of aging establishment roues whose Pounds Sterling 55 million sales made them the UK’s highest earning music stars in...		STARBUZZ: Eastwards bound All of a sudden, India has become the new Promised Land for the nation’s popsters. Well – actually, it’s been so for quite some time, as way, way back in the...
Talking sense A myriad of talk shows have begun to mushroom on the local satellite and terrestrial channels. The majority of these shows focus on various social, economic and cultural problems. Foresight...		Fashion for the seasons It was an event that celebrated the colours of nature. Titled ‘The Four Seasons,’ a fashion show was recently held at a local hotel in Karachi. Imran Kureshi, who choreographed the...
Happily ever after… For Fakhr-e-Alam, it was a dream wedding. He tied the knot with a pretty girl from Islamabad, Hina Mairaj, recently. The nikah took place in the Haram Shareef in Makkah during...		REVIEWSPREVIEWS: Veronica Guerin An absolutely sterling performance from the Australian queen of cinema, Cate Blanchett proves once again why she is the top draw amongst Hollywood’s elite. The one-time Oscar nominee stars in the...
‘I’m 87 and still want to perform’ It is not every day one comes across living legends. Surely, the word legend has been used and abused so much that the sanctity of its meaning has been compromised, as...		MUSICBOX: Any colour you like In this era of pop, rock and hip-hop, there are few buyers of eastern classical music. Those artists who wish to expose the new generation to the charms of classical music...