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Dance Revival: Aaye Haath UthaiN Hum Bhi

Posted on January 21, 2007
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Adil Najam
Saw this phoptograph in Dawn today and was mesmerised by the interplay of light and shaddow.
My immeidate reaction was to think of this verse from Faiz.
I realize I have already used it before as a title (and am sure will do so again). But it seems to fit, even if the context of the [...]

Farooq Qaisar, Uncle Sargam, PTV and Putli Tamashas

Posted on January 20, 2007
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By Darwaish
Who doesn’t remember Uncle Sargam, Haiga, and Maasi Museebatay? Like so many others, I grew up with all of them. And what wonderful memories they still are.
Last week, I was looking for Angan Tehra, an old PTV drama serial, in one of the famous Hall Road markets when I saw CDs of ‘Kalian’. Written [...]

Bicycle Ambulance

Posted on January 19, 2007
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Bilal Zuberi
Dawn website and found myself with mixed feelings. On one hand, the picture of a young boy being taken to the hospital on a ‘thela’ was deeply troubling. Even in a city with so many public and private ambulance services, this poor family still did not have affordable access to a comfortable [...]

Chinese Characters on Pakistani Transport

Posted on January 19, 2007
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Owais Mughal
Clicking on the photos in this article will take you to their enlarged images
Over the past few years, Chinese and Japanese characters have increasingly appeared on Pakistani public transport as decorations. On my recent visits to Pakistan, I’ve been constantly amused by these decorations and took some photos. I’ve been fortunate to have [...]

Moin Khan: Former Wicket-Keeper, Current Wife-Beater

Posted on January 18, 2007
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Adil Najam
Back in July, ATP had posted a picture of former world squash champion Jansher Khan being hauled away in a police van on charges of trespass and violent attack on a woman. Now, Moin Khan, former cricket captain and wicketkeeper, has joined Jansher in the Hall of Disgrace for beating his wife.
Shame on you, [...]

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