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Singing a familiar tune —Sohail Rana As immigrants, we sometimes ask each other why we left the country of our origin. I made the mistake of posing this question to renowned Pakistani composer, Sohail Rana....		‘Pak-bashing’ no more! While channel surfing during dull moments and commercial breaks in the Sri Lanka vs India final of the Asia Cup and second England-West Indies test on August 1, I came across...
Mid-life Madonna The scene is the United Centre in Chicago, where Madonna is about to begin the latest leg of her Re:invention tour. From my seat at the side of the stage I...		Worn identity In Pakistan, fashion and politics have one thing in common — they remain unpredictable. While politics can hardly boast of any new names, fashion has, over the decades, had old and...
The day music died To defend their interests, artistes of the NWFP have formed an association called Awaz (Artists’ Welfare Association Zoom), in response to the MMA’s government ban on musical activities and the mass...		Rock-bottom patriotism Why is it that only a handful of patriotic songs have made it to the hearts of Pakistani listeners in the last 15 years? Is there something wrong with the lyrics?...
Selling Pakistan abroad Everything has to do with image these days, specially when it comes to a country projecting itself to the rest of the world. On that score, it can be said that...		STARBUZZ Resham and the man of Pakistan origin who enjoys international repute by running a fashion house in Paris, Mehmood Bhatti, are soon to marry....
MUSICBOX Adnan Sami composed filmi music for the first time back in 1994 for Pakistani blockbuster Sargam, in which he was cast opposite his ex-wife, Zeba Bakhtiar....		REVIEWSPREVIEWS Soul Plane Soul Plane is a predictable, exaggerated and racially stereotypical flick. Let’s put it this way: despite being old wine packaged in a new bottle, the movie doesn’t ooze even a minuscule amount of charm, which is quite evident from its box office performance....