Abida’s Abida’s calling
You hear her powerful voice reverberate across the lawns and watch her sway to the verses of famous Sufis as if in a trance, the ajrak draped around her neck, her...
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Why people watch Indian soaps
The trend of soap operas caught on when they started becoming popular in the United States in the 1970s and 1980s with Here Comes the Bride, General Hospital, Dallas, Dynasty, and...
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The City’s moving force
What is it about City FM89 that other radio stations fall short of? The music, the RJs, or maybe the right blend of both. Soon after celebrating the 100th episode of...
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MUSICBOX: The morning after — Corduroy
The rock revolution that has recently spawned in the Pakistani music scene is a good omen for the future. While bands like [EP] might have harvested some success with their high...
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Hair apparent
Make-overs are the ‘in’ thing these days and with a mini-revolution of sorts in styling products, achieving a new look is no longer difficult. It was to achieve this end that...
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Lalpijaro
There’s no denying the mass appeal Shazia Khushk enjoys when it comes to her kind of music. Many may wrinkle their noses at the mere mention of her name, but the...
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The way of the violin
On meeting Anupriya, the talented Indian violinist who got a standing ovation at the end of a concert of classical music organized by Sampurna at Karachi’s Alliance Francaise, one takes her...
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REVIEWSPREVIEWS: Closer
Another movie by Mike Nichols (Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf) carrying the theme of dysfunctional relationships, Closer stars Clive Owens, Julia Roberts, Natalie Portman and Jude Law. The film seems to...
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