Director Ahmed Kamran and his actors save Phaans from sinking into boredom! OMAIR ALAVI PUBLISHED 18 JUN, 2021 02:46PM Had it not been dragged like a slow-moving train, had it not tested the viewers’ patience for tolerating...
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Is Raqs e Bismil moving towards a filmi finale!
Everything happens for a reason in Wajahat Rauf’s directorial comeback Raqs e Bismil OMAIR ALAVI PUBLISHED 14 JUN, 2021 02:37PM A good drama is one in which everything happens for a reason, and in Raqs e Bismil, everything...
Like father, like son!
Omair Alavi|Sports|June 13, 2021 Will Azam Khan become known as his father’s son or will Moin Khan be referred to as his son’s father, that’s the question! There are two kinds of fathers in this world – those who are...
Book review: 12 Animal Stories From The Quran
Omair Alavi|Published June 12, 2021 Animals are an important part of the ‘circle of life’, but did you know that animals have been integral to Islam and to the lives of many of the messengers of Allah Almighty? In 12 Animal...
The strange case of ‘Test’ double centurions
Omair Alavi|Sports|June 6, 2021 It is sad that out of the 44 instances of batsmen crossing 200 for Pakistan, only three times a left-handed batsman has raised the bat to acknowledge the crowd Last week we discussed that left...
What’s in store for the bookseller?
Omair Alavi|Shehr|June 6, 2021 Digital books and the ongoing pandemic have impacted the business of bookshops. But those with rare collections of old books seem likely to survive The sale and purchase of new as well as old books...
The importance of adapting the written word
Omair Alavi|Instep|June 6, 2021 Here’s looking at five works of literature that should be adapted to the small screen. Khuda Ki Basti was an adaptation of Shaukat Siddiqui’s classic novel of the same name and was directed by...
The strange case of ‘Test’ double centurions
Last week we discussed that left-handed Pakistani batsmen have a habit of scoring more runs in an ODI inning than their right-handed counterparts. Out of the six scores of 150 plus, five have been scored by left-handers, which...
Book review: Chacha Chhakkan
Omair Alavi|Published June 5, 2021 Urdu literature is full of funny characters that make you laugh, but for kids, there isn’t any character more comic, more memorable and overconfident than Chacha Chhakkan. Created by the...
Of highest scores and left-handers!
Omair Alavi|Sports|May 30, 2021 Pakistan has produced some of the best batsmen in the world, but did you know that during the country’s first seven years in ODI Cricket, there was only one centurion Pakistan has produced some of...