“Indian music comes and trends for a few days, but the music that comes out of Pakistan stays — especially our qawwali. It is part of our identity.”

— Shaan Shahid, actor

“The original time lapse in the script of Kafeel was 27 years. Subuk was 26, Javeria was 25 when she got married, and the youngest, Tania, was 18. Due to casting changes, the time lapse was reduced, which led many people to feel the drama was showing very young children getting married.”

— Umera Ahmed, writer

“Marriage is a waste of time. Even research suggests it benefits men more than women.”

— Quratulain Baloch, singer and songwriter

“The people delivering our food and driving us around spend their entire day on the road. With petrol prices rising, things are getting even harder for them. If you can, please tip them generously. It’s the least we can do.”

— Sajal Aly, actor

Published in Dawn, ICON, May 10th, 2026