The Popularity of Pakistani Music in India

by Guest Author - on May 23rd 2012 - No Comments
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan performing Live in Karachi

Earlier, it was difficult to make a clear distinction between Pakistani music and Indian music. This difference came several years after Indian independence. But until then, Bollywood music sounded through every Pakistani home, while ghazals were popular in most Indian houses. In India, qawwalis and ghazals have always been, and continue...

11th LUX Style Awards 2012 Nominations

by Danish Mughal - on May 12th 2012 - 3 Comments
11th Lux Style Awards 2012

Nominations for the 11th LUX Style Awards were announced in Karachi this week. The Awards office of Pakistan’s most credible and coveted awards released nominations in 26 categories in the genres of Film, Music, Television and Fashion. The LSA Film Jury voted for ‘Bol’ across all three categories. Shoaib Mansoor’s ‘Bol’ was...

Pakistani Director wins “Best Documentary Short award” at the World Television Awards

by Staff - on May 11th 2012 - No Comments
Pakistani Producer Rehan Ahmed receiving the certificate

Karachi, May 11, 2012: Rehan Ahmed, a producer/director at HUM Network Ltd has been bagged the “Best Documentary Short award” at the World Television Awards organized every year by the Asia Pacific Institute for Broadcasting. Rehan is a TV producer/director at HUM TV and has an extensive portfolio producing documentaries,...

Bohemia in Coke Studio Season 5

by Danish Mughal - on May 4th 2012 - 3 Comments

Bohemia in Coke Studio Season 5

Bohemia in Coke Studio Season 5

Bohemia, the super famous Pakistani-American Punjabi rapper, will be featuring in the upcoming Coke Studio Season 5. (more…)

Veet Miss Super Model Contest 2012

by Staff - on May 3rd 2012 - No Comments
Veet Miss Super Model Contest 2012

[ Karachi - PR ] Veet Miss Super Model Contest 2012 is a show designed, directed and executed by Catwalk Productions, with Veet as the title sponsor for the contest. The contest is currently in its third consecutive year, and is going to be held in the month of May. The scope of the contest is now even bigger and on an international level...

Lollywood star Shabnam returns to Pakistan after 14 years

by Arfa Mahmood - on Apr 24th 2012 - No Comments
Lollywood Filmstar Shabnam in Pakistan

Famous silverscreen superstar and wife of renowned music composer Robin Ghosh- Shabnam- has returned to Pakistan after a long period of 14 years. The couple moved to Bangladesh in late 1990s and now after such a long time span, they are back in Pakistan. The actress was warmly welcomed on Karachi Airport by Pakistani media and her beloved...

Day 3: Pantene Bridal Couture Week 2012 (PBCW4 Pictures)

by Danish Mughal - on Apr 16th 2012 - 1 Comment

Showstoppers - Zeba Bakhtiar Younus Khan and Umar Gul at Bridal Couture Week Day 3

Karachi, April 16: The grand finale and Day 3 of Pantene Bridal Couture Week 2012 organized by Style360 took place here yesterday. As is customary for the organizing team, they had given the entire ramp and stage a fresh look with new pictures in the picture windows. (more…)

Day 2: Pantene Bridal Couture Week 2012 (PBCW4 Pictures)

by Danish Mughal - on Apr 15th 2012 - No Comments

humaima shaista tooba bridal couture week 2012

Karachi, 15th April, 2012: The second day of Pantene Bridal Couture Week (PBCW4) brought by Style360, held yesterday left the audience spellbound from the word go. Those who had not been present on the first day were floored by the impressive lounge and red carpet area, and the stunning set comprising Roman arches, Grecian urns with fresh flower arrangements and statues, and picture windows. Those who had witnessed the previous day’s shows were wowed by the fact that the pictures of the picture windows and all the statues had been changed from the previous day. (more…)