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The year ahead

Omair Alavi|Published December 29, 2018 Every year, we have to say goodbye to the last year and welcome the new one. By the time you read this, 2018 will be as good as over. It is a bittersweet time, just like when we say goodbye...

Sports

Do we really need a Hafeez in the ODI side!

He retired during an ongoing Test match against New Zealand that was evenly poised until that moment; he can’t take a wicket to save his place in the side and has become a habitual dropper when it comes to catching, especially if...

Book Reviews

Book review: The Lion King

Omair Alavi|Published December 22, 2018 You may have seen the trailer of the upcoming film The Lion King, which is based on the evergreen animated Disney classic that was released 25 years ago. Disney Wonderful World of Reading...

Food

Imrana Maqsood’s new cookbook launched

Omair Alavi|Published December 21, 2018 KARACHI: Imrana Maqsood, the wife of veteran playwright Anwar Maqsood, is a published author who has penned over two dozen books during her writing career. Her last book Uljhay Suljhay...

Food

Imrana Maqsood’s new cookbook launched

Omair Alavi|Published December 21, 2018 KARACHI: Imrana Maqsood, the wife of veteran playwright Anwar Maqsood, is a published author who has penned over two dozen books during her writing career. Her last book Uljhay Suljhay...

Sports

MEMOIRS: THE BOOKS NOT YET WRITTEN

Omair Alavi|Published December 16, 2018 Pakistan has produced a great number of sportsmen who have done the country proud on countless occasions. But only a handful of them have managed to summarise their illustrious careers in...

Book Reviews Reviews

From Alif to Noon

BOOK REVIEW When the history of humor and satire in Pakistan will be written, Kamal Ahmed Rizvi’s Alif Aur Noon will always make the list. The extremely popular TV show that began in the mid-sixties and was revived in...

Film Reviews

SPOTLIGHT: THE LAST HURRAH

Omair Alavi|Published December 9, 2018 Mehwish Hayat lends her voice to the character of Erma (below) – Photo courtesy: ARY Films Pakistan’s animated industry will probably be indebted to the 3 Bahadur franchise because had...