Stories by Hamna Zubair

Qandeel Baloch is dead because we hate women who don’t conform

Qandeel had only just begun to grasp what she stood for: that women should be able to live how they want, with no judgment.

Published 15 Jul, 2025 11:22am

Litfest season

Litfests must take a hard look at their chosen sponsors.

Published 23 Feb, 2020 07:25am

Qandeel Baloch is dead because we hate women who don't conform

Qandeel had only just begun to grasp what she stood for: that women should be able to live how they want, no judgement

Published 15 Jul, 2019 03:17pm

Review: Chhalawa is filmoun ki Imran Khan

I pinned my hopes on Chhalawa. But much like our present government, it left me confused and also poorer.

Published 04 Jun, 2019 03:18pm

Review: In Laal Kabootar we finally have a movie that equals Karachi's chaos and glory

The film walks a knife's edge between stirring up hope and raising a mirror to Karachi's harsh, gritty realities

Updated 22 Mar, 2019 05:20pm

Review: JPNA 2 is absurd, but in a really good way

In our current cultural climate, can a film by men about men really make me laugh? Yes, it did.

Published 22 Aug, 2018 03:21pm

Model Mujahid Rasool accuses photographer of sexual harassment

"The screenshots I've shared are from a famous designer and a content head at a major production house," says Rasool.

Updated 18 May, 2018 12:01pm

Meesha Shafi accuses Ali Zafar of sexual harassment, encourages women to break ‘culture of silence’

Zafar categorically denies "any and all claims of harassment", says will pursue the matter in court.

Updated 19 Apr, 2018 07:58pm

Review: Cake raises the bar for Pakistani cinema and leaves me wanting more

What sets Cake apart is that it introduces us to women for whom romantic love and marriage are not central concerns

Updated 30 Mar, 2018 05:22pm

The #MeinBhi theme that could've meant more, and other hits and misses at the Lux Style Awards

Did #MeinBhi live up to its promise? Were the musical performances game changers? Read on to find out.

Published 24 Feb, 2018 09:03am

We don't have any agenda or politics behind the books we promote: LLF founder Razi Ahmed

The sixth edition of LLF will be held at the Alhamra from Feb 24-25, and we speak to its founder for the inside scoop

Published 22 Feb, 2018 02:57pm

Karachi Literature Festival 2018 betrayed a crisis of ambition

Before KLF hits its 10-year milestone, it would be in its interest to re-examine how it can be more than it already is

Published 19 Feb, 2018 10:51am

FESTIVAL: A CRISIS OF AMBITION

Before the Karachi Literature Festival hits its 10-year milestone, it would be in its interest to re-examine how it can

Published 18 Feb, 2018 06:38am

Review: Verna gets dirty politics right but it gets rape all wrong

Shoaib Mansoor has created a new breed of rape survivor: the fearless warrior. In doing so, he trivialises rape's trauma

Published 18 Nov, 2017 04:06pm

Course correction

Art should not stir feelings of inadequacy.

Published 11 Nov, 2017 04:07am

Independent women like me tend to intimidate insecure men: Mawra Hocane

Mawra talks about work, celebrity endorsements, family and fame as she gears up to shoot JPNA2

Updated 08 Nov, 2017 04:33pm

10 provocative exhibits at the Karachi Biennale that you must see right now

With only one weekend left to go, make sure you haven't missed our picks from the Karachi Biennale

Published 03 Nov, 2017 11:01am

Review: In Punjab Nahi Jaungi a wadera tries his luck at modern love and wins us over

PNJ's script allows Humayun Saeed to shine but lets Mehwish Hayat down

Updated 30 Aug, 2017 06:38pm

Chain Aye Na promotes violence against women. It may be Pakistani cinema's most dangerous film yet

Syed Noor's latest might just be Pakistani cinema's most dangerous film yet, and the industry needs to take notice

Published 11 Aug, 2017 05:04pm

Yasir Hussain's terrible Hum Awards joke is proof desi comedians need a reality check

The comic says he's sorry for making the joke, but this isn't the first time jokes at award shows have been offensive

Published 01 May, 2017 11:03am