By Bilal Zuberi How could one read about Fifty Fifty on ATP and not think of the guy who probably ranks among the top masters of Pakistani television comedy: Moeen Akhtar. (Read an interview with Moeen Akhtar, here). Moeen Akhtar, a young skinny man from Karachi, started his career in 1966 with a variety show, […]

Adil Najam Building on my other post today (‘Trilingual’) and after Sabizak’s message on our first ATP post on Pinglish, I am no longer sure if I am using the term correctly or not. Hence the question mark. However, this one is somewhat like another earlier ATP post, titled ‘Lost in Translation’. Literally, the translation […]

Adil Najam Folks, I want to stay on the subject of our elected officials — out-of-control Ministers and misbehaving MNAs — for just a little longer. Rest assured, ATP will come to misguided military-men soon enough. There is a particular variety of Pinglish that goes beyond simply juggling Urdu and English idom and grammer; it […]