Burqavaganza Satire: The Drama About the Drama

Posted on May 24, 2007
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Guest Post by Omer Alvie [This satirical account is inspired by the real-life drama about the Ajoka play Burqavaganza in the Pakistan capital; See The News Editorial; Gulf News op-ed; a Daily Times report on the original play, and other press coverage.] So this is how it all happened. Ajoka, a non-commercial theatre group committed […]

The Music of Alamgir: Albela Rahi

Posted on May 20, 2007
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Bilal Zuberi A young boy was born in 1954 in what is now Bangladesh. At the age of around 15, he moved to Karachi in search of a future in the music industry. He had brought nothing else with him but a guitar and a passion to sing. He settled in the PECHS area of […]

Fifty-Fifty: Not Pinglish, But Really Funny

Posted on April 22, 2007
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Adil Najam My deep affection for the PTV comedy skit show Fifty-Fifty – and especially for its early years – is well known to our readers. Here is another video comedy clip that could easily be a candidate for the very best of Fifty-Fifty ever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nof_ZUsczXABut after you are done with laughing also focus on […]

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