What makes a low-cost subjective movie a big hit? Controversy. Make no mistake to mention here, Alankrita Shrivastava’s indie movie ‘Lips...
Who would have not heard the iconic song of Pop Singer Hassan Jahangir, Hawa Hawa from the late 80s? At some point, you must have heard ‘Hawa Hawa’ ...
When our film industry was struggling to gain its previous mark, some extraordinary pieces of work keep on backing the theater to revive with. Na Maloom Afraad ...
After their successful serial "Udaari" , the real life couple Urwa and Farhan will be seen spilling the magic on your TV screens with this new telefil...
In 1970s and 1980s, people of Hyderabad use to enjoy cinema in the city, that no longer exists. Everything changed over the last two decades as so many cinemas ...
Never thought a text messaging campaign can go this serious level that people are actually taking steps to urge Pakistani public all in all to boycott buying fr...
Though the glass ceiling has not yet been utterly crashed but there are mounting numbers of women within the corporate beauty industry who are unceasi...
Recently, Pakistani dancers took a stand to clear the image of the entire dance in the society by making it clear that dance is not promiscuous but rather a ver...
We are at that stage when saying ‘you’re a traitor’ and ‘you’re a blasphemer’ slogans having a close race right now. Whoever...
Facebook is a lot more than what we see. It has been alleged of using casino-style tricks that will make their users logged on. According to the recent report b...
Pakistanis do not need an excuse to watch their loving SRK’s movie but this time they have a reason that his Fan is based on them! King Khan, who has made...
Cinema is not all about romanticizing stories and after watching Saba Qamar and Irrfan Khan’s new comedy hit ‘Hindi Medium’s trailer, it is sa...
‘Mom’ is here and is super-interesting. Teasers are out and Sridevi rounds off the teaser with the words "Galat aur bahaut galat mein se c...
It’s that time of the year again when people try to make fool others globally. While we love to fool others on this April Fool’s Day, here’s s...
Finally, the most anticipated serial of the season and No. 1 show in HBO history, Game of Thrones revealed its first trailer. The season is set to be premi...
An advert on newspaper has recently started behaving a new ‘Chai Wala’ in the town as it went viral on Social Media. Right now, social media users a...
Proctor and Gamble brand ‘Vicks’ has come up with a new emotional Asian ad campaign that revolves around a daughter and mother. Under the tagline &l...
There is no better feeling than watching Pakistan’s Day celebration on another soil as Dubai went a step ahead and paid special tribute to all the Pakista...
Donald Trump never misses out the opportunity to make a headline. Yesterday, an interesting situation occurred when President Donald Trump seemed to o...
To resolve the highly complex issue, Blasphemy, Pakistani authorities have contacted Facebook administration to investigate the blasphemous content po...
There’s great news for all Game of Thrones fans, it’s almost there. The much-anticipated ‘Game of Thrones’ will be back for the seventh ...
Rihanna made it to Harvard, not for the degree but for the appreciation. So pop singer, after music, is doing wonders in philanthropy that took her to the stage...
The wait is finally over as one of the biggest blockbusters of 2016, Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice has finally released all over Pakistan. Almost all the...
Islam is set to surpass Christianity as the world’s largest religion by 2070, a recent study by the Pew Research Center found. Researchers say that Islam ...
Though celebrating Valentine’s Day is ruled out by the authorities here but the world’s best airline is celebrating it by squeezing red flower in th...
Akshay Kumar’s courtroom comedy drama Jolly LLB 2 is going high on box office. The movie has reportedly made close to Rs 50 crore in three days,...
Karachi is shimmering in this winter with the beauty of intellectuals in this day and age. So, the economic hub is more like the heart of literature because a h...
One of the hottest debates ever done in the world is what we are witnessing today since the election campaign of Donald Trump to date. Just after few days, he h...
“Kaabil just released in Karachi tonight. India gave it so much love. Hope it gets the same love from Pakistan as well,” tweeted Kaabil starred...
The recent clampdown by the government on cab services, Careem and Uber, burst out the common people’s frustration on the move. The ride-sharing companies...
Nothing is fascinating in this world than having a baby. Famous Bollywood couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor had a too same feeling of joy when they hold t...
If you are having a bad day then a candid picture of Fawad Khan holding his newborn baby Elayna will be the cutest thing you will see today. The delightful mome...
When it's Shah Rukh khan on screen, it’s bound to be a blockbuster and when it’s Mahira as her leading lady, it’s bound to be enchanting. ...
“The day is not far when Pakistan will be recognized as a minorities-friendly country.” Surprisingly, the very sanguine statement came from the Prim...
When we hear the name Ibn-e-Insha, a black-and-white picture appears in front of our eyes in which a singer is singing a song, sitting with his instruments, Ins...
With a final call of his campaign mantra, “Yes we can”, Barack Obama, ended his 8 years of presidential journey declaring “Yes we did” t...
It has been three months since the unofficial ban on Pakistani artists was put up and there are no signs of ending it near soon. The ban is keeping artists away...
It was a delight to see one of my childhood fantasies Noah, delivering a poignant speech for his lady. He paid an emotional tribute to his wife and dedicated hi...
Everything she does, it becomes a trend and everything she wears, and it becomes a fashion. I’m talking about none other than the birthday girl, the duche...
The horrifying incidents of mass molestation from Bangalore’s New Year's Eve are all over the media. The incident has left every other woman in s...
Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram are great for socializing and sharing everyday happenings with your friends and famil...
The profound, masculine and classic voice of veteran actor Om Puri will no more be heard in real life as he departed earlier today morning. It’s just star...
Even before first look was out, Raees was everyone’s hot debate. Raees, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Mahira Khan is all set to hit the cinemas on January 2...
People mock him for several reasons, either they don’t like his personality or they take him as a drama but one thing you have to admit that Waqar Zaka ha...
Hands up if you’re entering into 2017 by just renouncing on 2016 and still feel like it’s just taking needlessly long time to give up and surrender ...
“My three children have told me they are very worried about my safety. I do understand these fears. But they are Bhuttos and we have to face the future wi...
Just when you think Aamir has just given an outstanding movie and even he couldn’t beat that level of acting in his next, Aamir strikes again. So Aamir Kh...
Winter Festival is back and better than ever with even more stunning family fun and late night charm. Shout out to all the shopping lovers of Karachi or the one...
When Pakistan is all set to lift a self-imposed ban on Bollywood movies screening in Pakistan, #DontliftBollywoodBan is trending on twitter. All Cinemas of Kara...
Your favorite picture will not fade into memory after manifold of new posts and you’ll no longer have to screenshot photos on Instagram to watch it later....
“Aurat par hath uthana mardangi nahi balke buzdili hoti hai” (There’s no manhood in hitting a woman but timidity), the quoted excerpt is taken...
The recent on-screen clash between Faryal Makhdoom and Amir Khan’s family put everyone in surprise. People thought that their family is looking picture pe...
I don’t remember the date, day and year, from when this Dil Dil Pakistan became part of our everyday life exclusively on 14th August or when someone asked...
Magnum Party has now become one of the annually celebrated events by the fashion, TV and film industry of Pakistan. This year’s Magnum Party was filled wi...
The Pakistani Academy Selection Committee has selected Mah-e-Mir to be given for Oscar nomination in the category of “Foreign Language Film Award” a...
The International Peace Day was celebrated on 21st September in Pakistan. Since 1981, this day has been celebrated on the same date in rest of the world as well...
9th Karachi Youth Festival 2016 is about to commence from 24th September and end on 1st October, 2016. This eight-day festival is organized for young people maj...
It is a proud moment for all the Pakistanis and music lovers as Pakistani music has once again able to win hearts at an international level and give Pakistani m...
68th Annual Emmy Awards 2016 took place with great glamour and zeal at the Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater. Emmy MC and Jimmy Kimmel nearly nailed the show...
Starring the Pakistani heartthrobs Fahad Mustafa, Mehwish Hayat and Bollywood legend Om Puri’s new venture Actor in Law is ready to hit the cinemas. It&rs...
Living up to the tradition and culture, first Hijab runaway show was presented at New York Fashion Week. Hijab, which is the traditional veil worn by Muslim wom...
USAID donated 200 bicycles to the Women’s Cycling Club of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF). This donation has been made to empower women in ...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa welcomed the legendary Ghazal Signer Munni Begum to enthrall the audience with her melodious voice for the first time in this region. The nig...
Pakistan library Association collaborated with the Department of Libraries Government of Punjab and the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) to organize a litera...
The year 2016 marked the 50th anniversary of International Literacy Day. This year, this day is being celebrated with the theme of “Reading the Past, Writ...
The movie Maalik seems to be like another typical Pakistani case, which displays the law loopholes and the government’s inability to handle anything appro...
Pakistan Air Force has released a new song named “Fizaun Ke Muhafiz” on the Defense Day 2016. This song is composed by Rizwan-ul-Haq and it is sung ...
After the amazing success of the first phase of the uniquely popular program series “Craft of the Month”, the National Institute of Folk and Traditi...
A very unusually attractive kind of fashion show took place in Lhasa, which is the capital city of the southwestern autonomous region of Tibet. This fashion sho...
The new upcoming Pakistani movie “Actor in Law” have made iconic Indian actor, Om Puri come to Pakistan with enthusiasm and high energy. He arrived ...
Yes it is the melody queen Beyoncé, who stole the show at MTV Video Music Awards with an extended performance inspired by the “Lemonade”. Rih...
Bananistan is the new theatre by KopyKats, which has come to Karachi. It’s the new political satire aimed to bring a change in the political culture of th...
Eid-ul-Azha is round the corner in Pakistan and people have started their planning for it. People are planning about what animal sacrifice they would be giving ...
The musical sound clash, presented by Red Bull Pakistan is all set to occur between Umair Jaswal and Ali Azmat. With a series of leaked videos since the last mo...
Peace Museum and Department of Archeology has been set by the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University (SBBWU) in collaboration with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Directora...
New Indian comedy movie Happy Bhag Jaeygi starred the stunning Pakistani actress and model, Momal Sheikh. All the fans in India, as well as, in Pakistan were ex...
Khairpur Date Festival has finally started in Sindh. The festival is inaugurated by Former Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah. This inauguration ceremony t...
Mohatta Palace Museum has a new treat for the people of Karachi as they have opened the doors for all the lovers of wildlife. Pakistan’s wildlife is simpl...
Akshay Kumar’s new movie “Rustom” definitely takes the Parsi community of India on the go with a bang. Akshay has been quite popular in his he...
Telenor Rawaan is all about the journey of discovering Pakistan from a whole new angle. Different geographical locations of Pakistan will surely take every view...
Around 50 oil-on-canvas paintings were put on display at the Art and Craft Village as a part of Independence Day celebrations in Islamabad. The best part of thi...
It is the Coke Studio time of the year where music lovers in Pakistan are about to get crazy. It is one of the biggest media campaigns running on electronic med...
Gallery6 is Islamabad’s private art gallery, which has recently reopened at F-6 Super Market in Islamabad. Gallery6 got opened with a very unique exhibiti...
A training center of the Social Welfare Department known as Faisalabad Arts Council and Sanatzar organized a two-day exhibition with the theme of “Indepen...
The “17th International Pure Mathematics Conference” has started in Islamabad. This three-day international conference is co-organized by the Presto...
When it comes to the right nurturing and character building of our children, debate of the entertainment content they are exposed to is extremely important. Rec...
Pakistan’s biggest music platform, Coke Studio Season 9 is about to launch. This time, Coca-Cola Pakistan is coming up with the extraordinary music experi...
Lux Style Awards entered into their 15th year with this year’s celebration of Pakistani fashion, film, music and television. It was an extravagant and gla...
Vogue Beauty Awards 2016 were full of glitz and glamour. Some of the renowned stars that attended the event were Ranbir Kapoor, Karishma Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, P...
University of Peshawar in Pakistan has recently established a China Study Centre. A visit was conducted by the Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong at the University ...
Majid Nizami, one of the icons of the media industry today, passed away. Most of the young people in journalism today do not even know about him. To describe th...
Since the rise of Pakistani film and drama industry, Pakistan has been making some of the very intriguing, entertaining and thought provoking films. A recent ad...
Oscar Lady Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy’s documentary film “Song of Lahore” has been awarded the Audience Choice Award at the London Indian...
British Council Karachi has announced to reopen their library that contains over 10,000 books in Karachi. This reopening is expected to commence next month. Boo...
Indian tennis star and Pakistani Cricketer Shoaib Malik’s wife Sania Mirza has proved that she is not just a great tennis player but a perfectly liberal a...
Fashion and lifestyle brand, J. has been transformed to the next level by musician and entrepreneur Junaid Jamshed. Recently, the brand launched Wasim Akram 414...
This Eid-ul-Fitr, Bollywood King of Entertainment, Salman Khan came with his new movie Sultan. Keeping the tradition of releasing his movies in Eid for his fans...
In a country like Pakistan, where common people take pride in blaming all the evil doers for the bleak condition of the country, the name of Abdul Sattar Edhi i...
After the smashing hit animated movie Finding the Nemo, Finding Dory hits the international in June 2016. Nemo and his clown fish dad Marlin have reunited...
It’s extremely tragic and unfortunate that the entire era of the Qawwali genre music died with the brutal killing of Pakistani legend Qawwal Amjad Sabri, ...
The new Bollywood release “Udta Punjab”, faced much of the controversy even before getting released when the Indian censor board asked for making se...
The amazing video game app by Finland’s Rovio Entertainment that made almost every smartphone user stick to the screens since 2009 has been transformed in...
The legendary Oscar winning Hollywood actor, Leonardo Di Caprio is being considered to be casted in the upcoming film, playing the role of great Sufi poet and m...
The much awaited X-Men Apocalypse to be released in May got released all over Pakistan. The movie was highly anticipated because of the X-Men brand and the supe...
With all the negative religious happenings in the country, there is the light of positivity too as The Buddha Day was celebrated in Pakistan for the very first ...
Captain America: Civil War released on 6th May in Pakistan and it has globally nailed $1 billion by the end of first week of its release. Captain America: Civil...
Hidden like a pearl in the oyster, Kund Malir Beach is a jewel in the sandy land of Baluchistan. Situated near Hingol and a bit far from the Makran Coastal High...
Bridal Couture Week 2016 was the most anticipated fashion event of the year and fortunately, it ended with all the glitz and glamour of the fashion success scen...
It’s the new song by the music diva Jennifer Lopez. The hit song is already on the top of the music charts but what is more unique and passionate about th...
Pakistan Advertisers Society organized PAS Awards in Karachi. Is it one of the most significant award functions in the world of marketing and advertising. Event...
The entire world celebrated World Press Freedom Day on 3rd May, 2016. Similar to the rest of the world, Pakistan also celebrated this day by organizing various ...
Ashir Azeem’s latest action movie Maalik got banned by the federal government all over Pakistan just after two weeks of its release. Though common people ...
“Mor Mahal” is the upcoming sensational epic fantasy drama produced by Geo Network. Starring the ever handsome Umair Jaswal and beautiful Meesha Sha...
Nigar Nazar, who is the first cartoonist of Pakistan have created some of the most intriguingly creative cartoon that challenges the stereotypical role of women...
Sabeen Mehmood, the founder of The Second Floor (T2F) and one of the brightest flowers in the most beautiful garden of Pakistan’s ideology seemed blooming...
It’s time to live all the funniest and crazy childhood memories with the newly released Jungle Book movie. The movie has already dominated the box office ...
Punjab Assembly recently passed six different laws, which also included a law for regulated marriage functions. Under this law, marriage functions in Punjab sho...
It would not be an overstatement that Taher Shah came back and he came back with a bang! People went crazy when his first song, Eye to Eye was launched but the ...
The new Pakistani movie, “Maalik” got released all over Pakistan and so far, this movie is leaving a very good impression on the hearts of Pakistani...
Fourth Islamabad Literature Festival or ILF 2016 is in the last preparations by Oxford University Press. People of Islamabad are anxiously waiting for this mega...
Fashion Pakistan Week 2016 or FPW was the most anticipated fashion events this year. This three-day event has started from 7th April and will continue till 9th ...
ARQ: A Celebration of Womanhood was a cultural event celebrated on International Women’s Day in Pakistan. Being hosted by Minister for Culture and Tourism...
A rare squid, caught by fisherman Hadayat Ullah was released in the offshore water after WWF-Pakistan’s claims. Just recently, WWF-Pakistan has trained 50...
13th All Pakistan Music Conference has taken place at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture (IVS) in Karachi. This conference celebrates music with mu...
The National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage, which is more commonly known as Lok Virsa, is going to organize an annual 10-day Folk Festival with the...
When do people of Karachi actually know that summer has finally arrived? When Lawn Exhibitions and their billboards become famous on the streets of the city! Th...
Pakistani girls are finally going wheels to support another of their own type! Unlike other countries of the world, Pakistan still does not allow girls to ride ...
Pakistan’s legendary classical singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan became successful in capturing hearts once again through his music, but this time, he also beca...
People in Pakistan are often seen complaining about pollution, lack of greenery, extreme weather conditions, etc. All these weather conditions are directly link...
Sunday, March 20th marked the celebration of Nowroz 2016. This is one of the celebrations celebrated all across the world with different names and practices. In...
Some people in India and Pakistan seem to forget everything about the India-Pakistan match and remember what Amitabh Bachan and Shafqat Amanat Ali sang as a res...
2016’s first Earth Hour shall be celebrated on Saturday, March 19th. This Earth Hour has been organized by WWF, which has been doing great activities worl...
A wise man once said that “laughter is the best medicine”. This statement is true both spiritually and medically. Being happier enables you to becom...
Picture Wall of the Lahore Fort was in really bad condition since quite some time until recently the largest mural in the world was given some importance. This ...
Ten years earlier, nobody could have imagined that to this day, Pakistani actors would be so popular across borders with both their talents and looks. Today, we...
It is time for yet another victory for Pakistan but this time, it’s for kids! 15-year-old Eiza Abid from Pakistan became the second winner for her poster ...
With the arrival of March, spring season and festival has started for all the people in Pakistan. This time, Lahore seems to be welcoming the much-awaited, best...
It is the Pakistani spirit power that has reached Nanga Parbat recently and made it possible to observe the curve of the earth. Simone Moro accomplished to reac...
A Girl in the Jhelum is the script of Syed Noor’s documentary film story, which shall deserve an Oscar if made, but it is already been stolen by Sharmeen ...
The year 2016 is proving to be a merry time for the women of Pakistan as recently, Women’s Protection Law is passed in the Punjab Assembly. In the light o...
This is surely going to blow your mind off if you are interested in some crazy stuff happening across the world! The body of a man in complete mummy-like condit...
The time for the world’s greatest award show has arrived. Oscars 2016 have created a unique sensation for the people in the world, as well as, Pakistan. T...
Pakistani cinema is again going high with an upcoming Pakistani movie, which belongs to action and romance genres. It is very clear from the initial reviews tha...
Words cannot be enough to describe the loss that is recently experienced by the creative world of art and wisdom. An iconic novelist, playwright and drama write...
New Bollywood movie starring Bollywood heartthrob, Sonam Kapoor is based on the real-life story of the brave Indian flight attendant Neerja Bhanot, who gave up ...
Year 2016 have started with the fashion frenzy dominated by the very own, American brand MJ or Marc Jacobs. The brand does not need any kind of introduction as ...
A golden era of literature comes to an end as the famous Urdu novelist and dramatist Fatima Surayya Bajia passes away after a long period of illness on Wednesda...
Pakistan’s pride, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, also known as the Oscar Lady is ready to bring another change in the status of Pakistani women. Sharmeen has alre...
Intizar Hussain is one of the great Urdu scholars and the literary person in Pakistan, who passed away on 1st February, 2016. His death is unfortunate not just ...
Population of Muslims in America have risen so much in the past 10 years that before these years, people could never have imagined that America would become a h...
Artists and painters often try to reflect things in their paintings through their own eye. They make an attempt for other people to look into things as they see...
With the start of February 2016, literature lovers of Karachi are keeping their hopes high for the 7th Karachi Literature Festival 2016. KLF was started in 2010...
One of India’s biggest actors and TV hosts, Anupam Kher had to visit Karachi for the upcoming 7th Karachi Literature Festival 2016. However, there is cont...
Winter arrived in Pakistan creating a love bond amongst cold weather and the natives of the country but somewhere in the midst of companionship, Karachi remaine...
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