How do Pakistani movies wind up at international film festivals?
In the absence of such institutions, filmmakers will have to continue looking outwards for support.
Fahad Naveed
SPOTLIGHT: A BRIDGE TOO FAR
A closer look at Pakistan's presence on the international film festival circuit
SPOTLIGHT: ‘MAKING IT’ IN THE MOVIES
Three recent films — Baaji, Parey Hut Love and Superstar — all offer commentaries on what their filmmakers think it
Big Tobacco perils
The back and forth in tobacco-related policies is nothing new.
Thousands were stranded due to Pakistan's airspace closures. I was one of them
It is good to finally be able to return.
Pakistani food vendor serves 'halal' to New Yorkers
Halal food business is booming in Manhattan, but many people don't even know what the word means.
No Time to Sleep demonstrates the power of silence in performance art
The project’s concept reminded me of famous performance artist Marina Abramovic’s 2010 piece, The Artist is Present.
NON-FICTION: DIRECTORS’ CUTS
Viewing modern Hindi cinema from the perspective of its filmmakers
A LANGUAGE FAR FROM HOME
Changing times
Urdu at the NYU
“THAT day, everyone who learned about the death reached [our home] immediately....
New York’s ‘Urdu-wallahs’ want to help young Pakistan-Americans rediscover their roots
These New Yorkers are working to promote Urdu reading and writing in the Big Apple.
How the SMS spam racket thrives in Pakistan
SMS marketing is a bustling industry of money, numbers, ideas — and the ire of everyone at the receiving end.
CULTURE: THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
How Pakistani-Americans are making their interfaith and interracial marriages work
How Pakistani-Americans are entering interfaith and interracial marriages — and making them work
"I rebelled. I said 'I'm going to marry whomever I want.'"
These Pakistani filmmakers in the US are telling the world compelling stories
Documentary filmmaker Mohammed Naqvi and cinematographer Nausheen Dadabhoy have created ripples around the globe.
How two Pakistani-American doctors introduced the world to Mughal superheroes
"For us it was an opportunity to reshape the narrative."
Meet Eric, a New Yorker who plays the tabla, speaks Urdu and loves Noor Jehan
Entering the musician's studio is like being instantly transported from New York to South Asia.
Footprints: ‘LITTLE PAKISTAN’ IN BROOKLYN
Eric Alabaster, a Jewish American musician, recalls being a “pure gora” back in the 1990s. This was before the...
Pregnant and fired: a Pakistani woman’s workplace dilemma
Maternity leave policies exist — if you’re lucky
A Pakistani woman’s workplace dilemma
Many working Pakistani women feel discriminated against despite the increased participation of women in the workforce.
Pakistan's stepchildren
What it means to live and die in Pakistan, but not call it home — this is the story of millions of Afghans.