March 16, 2008
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The free spirit in Ali Mustafa
 Hard as it is reporting news live, it is even more so to pull out words from nowhere, filling voids when the empty shots roll repeatedly on screen, trying best to hide the newsroom chaos backscreen while waiting for further developments to unfold. One tends to run out of words...
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Glamour personified
 Book launches aren’t normally the most glamorous of affairs, but if the book celebrates the lives of 14 prominent women in the fashion industry, exceptions can be made, While making my way to the Commune Artist Colony in Karachi last weekend, I was somewhat amused to see sari-clad women walking alongside tall....
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The sweet sound of harmony
 The Sweet Harmony repertoire includes music of classic authors, among which are Verdi, Puccini, Donizetti, Mascagni, as well as compositions by Ennio Morricone and Nino Rota from famous Italian film soundtracks and with well-known musical passages linked to the Italian popular tradition....
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Sketch, murder, art
 I am right in line o denounce the anish cartoons. condemn such social fanaticism indulged in in the name of liberalism. But I shall also keep a foot or two in the thought pool that accuses the Pakistani denouncers of reeking of hypocrisy in this respect.....
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lt’s blah, blah, blah time
 On local talk shows which are low-cost productions, talk is even cheaper!
Each channel now has several talk shows because channels love gabfests. All it takes is a coordinator to line up some guests, put some chairs out in the studio (who cares if they are rickety or luxurious), put up ambiguous title and lights, camera action and we’re rolling…......
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The root cause
 lt was the revival of Sindhi culture and heritage in mind that the Young Social Reformers, Citrus Talent and the Government of Sindh, Culture, Tourism, Sports & Youth Affairs, came together last week for the Sindh Youth Festival 2008 at the Karachi Expo Centre......
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Music box :Marvelously Mirage
 Mirage is a four-member, soft-rock band that consists of Saad Hayat on keyboards and production, Rehan Nazim on Vocals, Hasan Mahmud on bass guitar and Kashif Asif on drums. The band recently organised the screening of their first music video, Aarzoo, at a local café. However, what stood out about the event was the concert which preceded the screening......
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Back to Burqavaganza
 While the political drama at Burbhan had the nation’s eyes and ears riveted to the hill resort where Asif Zardari and Nawaz Sharif were the ace players on the political stage, Islooties flocked to the NIC auditorium on an invitation from the Sungi Development Foundation with Ajoka Theatre to celebrate International Women’s Day.....
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Rviews previews:hopped humour
 Seeing an Indian film screened officially and without much fanfare on the big screen in Karachi is still an unusual, albeit welcome phenomenon, and one that may take a little time getting used to.....
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