YouTube channels are the new side hustle of choice for Pakistani celebrities
YouTube was where you went to get famous. Now the already super duper famous are trying to make it their home ground.
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Ruswai is an accurate portrayal of how rape survivors are treated in our society
Which is exactly what makes it a frustrating but powerful watch. Also, the acting...oh, the acting.
I went to the Hum Awards and became besties with all the celebs
Over the course of 72 hours, I saw firsthand the relatively well-oiled machine that is an overseas award show.
Revenge, redemption and romance — the Surkh Chandni finale had it all
We also spoke to acid attack survivors to see how accurate the show's portrayal was.
Ahad Raza Mir feels more Pakistani now than he ever has
The actor reflects on how life has changed since YKS, what patriotism means to him, future projects and a whole lot more
What Surkh Chandni gets right about acid attack survivors
I had expected the drama to do a surface-level sweep of a woman’s life altered by an acid attack, but it's so much more.
Nausheen Shah spent 7 years battling depression. Now she's ready to talk about it
“We only ever want to talk about an actor’s sense of style, roles or controversies. And I’m sick of this," she tell me.
At Imran's US jalsa, only the containers were missing
A few times I was left thinking that maybe now I understood the allure of cult leaders.
Ali Rehman Khan is on the brink of serious stardom this summer
He went from working for the UN to full-time actor; Ali's fifth film, Heer Maan Ja is out this Eid.
A sleazy boss embodies the evil of workplace harassment in new TV drama Dar Khuda Say
It's high time we see how sexual harassment affects common folks like young girls working desk jobs or housemaids.
How did Emmad Irfani come to be Pakistan's favourite husband?
He's known as the progressive (and handsome!) spouse in Cheekh, but this candid chat reveals he's also so much more.
Review: Suno Chanda 2 is pretty funny... if you don't think too much
Seems like misogynistic, patriarchal themes are here to stay for second season of the hit comedy show
I discovered Nargis Fakhri's beauty hacks and I'm passing them on to you
Makeup artist Maliha Khan’s masterclass with Nargis Fakhri felt like a cosy, make-up obsessed sleepover.
Netflix India’s first original series Sacred Games deserves your attention
The eight-part series is an uncompromising and unconditional love letter to Mumbai and her people
My time at the Pakistan International Film Festival revealed how state inefficiency brings cinema down
PIFF seemed to have it all: celebs, film screenings and a stellar location. Then why didn't it make more of an impact?
Yakeen ka Safar's Asfandiyar is the leading man Pakistani dramas desperately needed
Ahad Raza Mir's character is a new type of man that the industry has yet to fully latch onto
Celebrities like Bushra Ansari bear the worst of ageism in Pakistan
Bushra and Hina Bayat share how they navigate the social media commentary about their looks and sartorial choices
Gender: What’s stopping the male birth control pill?
Women are always expected to bear the burden of birth control, though it should be the concern of both
Curious about the Pakistani with the 25-page resume? Here's his story
"With this resume I wanted to impress recruiters in Canada and the US in a different way," Muhammad says.
How a boom in the Halal products industry is good news for (mostly) everyone
Businesses can't afford to ignore the wants and needs of Muslims — now 23 percent of the world population