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Articles with tag: entertainment

Anil Ambani Pursues Global Media Empire

Riaz Haq   Jun 19, 2008   interacts: 23

Besides the Hollywood deals, Ambani is launching 20 TV channels and owns FM stations in India.

Soaps Sans Sanity!

Emma Alam   Sep 1, 2006   interacts: 7

In every tale, a woman protagonist is dominating and manipulating others consistently and her counterpart man is bound to obey her in each matter. Male characters sit idly at home all the daylong, busy in resolving domestic disputes.

Atiqa Odho

Anis Shakur   Jul 11, 2004   interacts: 24

Thinking young is great feeling healthy is even better. In spite of her hectic schedule, Atiqa manages to keep herself young, active and healthy. Atiqa most definitely intends to make the years to come the best ones of her life.

Education

Omair Hafiz   Jun 25, 2003   interacts: 15

While going through some of the articles on Chowk on the educational system in Pakistan, I was not very-surprised to notice the standard criticism and even more standard solutions that were on offer. The outdated courses / the lack of properly trained tea

Meet Me at The Gym!

Sobia Aslam   Jun 23, 2003   interacts: 94

Lahoris have found a new hobby and they like to call it ’working out’ which is definitely cooler than plain old exercise. Everybody who’s anybody goes to a health or fitness club, a fancy name for plain old gym where you work up a sweat

Thank you Meester Bush

Subroto Pant   Apr 12, 2003   interacts: 129

As an side note does anyone know how the 'Shock and awe' campaign got its name?

Basant in Lahore

Yasser Latif Hamdani   Feb 16, 2003   interacts: 118

Lahore Lahore Hai!

Banning cable TV

Omar R Quraishi   Oct 28, 2002   interacts: 75

the MMA’s premise is that this spreads “vulgarity” and hence is considered inherently un-Islamic

The Death of Patriotism

Zia Ahmed   Sep 13, 2002   interacts: 31

Conversations with Pakistanis

Look Ma, No Pants!

Tahir Gul Hasan   Dec 12, 2001   interacts: 13

any user of a public domain name like Osama Bin Laden is neither a ’trademark’ thief nor a ’patent’ pickpocket...

Never go to Chaanga Maanga

Tahir Gul Hasan   Sep 20, 2000   interacts: 100

Chaanga Maanga; what a name!

Crickety Shickety

Shandana Minhas   Jun 26, 2000   interacts: 24

There can be no greater sin than desire for attention

Music?

Arif Abrar   Feb 19, 2000   interacts: 32

...love as defined by a 15 year old..

My Ode to Rishtay

Arshiya Khan   Jul 29, 1999   interacts: 90

I-think-I’m-in-a-bad-Indian-movie-with-Amitabachan

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