Hasan Zaidi
Dr Ayesha Jalal is the Mary Richardson Professor of History at Tufts University in the US, with a joint appointment...
Updated 08 Jul, 2017 03:52pm
Hasan Zaidi recalls the idiosyncrasies of Pakistan's greatest guitarist
Published 11 Jun, 2017 04:42pm
Aamir Zaki was a prodigiously talented musician but also nurtured a darkness within himself.
Published 11 Jun, 2017 07:03am
This book of personal essays is remarkably pioneering both in format and scope and defies straightforward categorisation
Updated 25 Apr, 2017 11:59pm
After the ban on Raees, there is news that another Indian film has run afoul of the censors...
Updated 26 Mar, 2017 10:15am
Another week, another new absurdity from the guardians of Pakistan’s cinematic morality. Two weeks ago, this paper...
Updated 07 Apr, 2017 07:33pm
Michael Palin talks about the importance of comedy, the act of writing and what he likes about Pakistan …
Updated 18 Mar, 2017 02:29pm
Perhaps it’s time actors too begin to think about how technology might impact their profession.
Updated 08 May, 2017 09:02pm
Raees is a dream come true for Mahira Khan. So what's next on her agenda?
Updated 23 Jan, 2017 01:58pm
With her film Raees opposite Shah Rukh Khan releasing in three days, what does Mahira Khan dream about now?
Updated 17 Feb, 2017 07:45pm
Regular readers of Dawn may have, hopefully, noticed a gradual change in the content of Images on Sunday over the...
Updated 23 Jan, 2017 02:28pm
Dobara Phir Se’s strength is in its depiction of contemporary expatriate urban life with a very Pakistani ethos
Updated 04 Dec, 2016 03:30pm
Dobara Phir Se’s strength is in its depiction of contemporary expatriate urban life with a very Pakistani ethos
Updated 04 Dec, 2016 12:21pm
The ban on Indian films by Pakistani exhibitors has the potential to stop the growth of Pakistan’s cinema industry
Updated 16 Oct, 2016 03:48pm
The informal ban on Indian films by Pakistani cinema owners has the potential to stop the growth of Pakistan’s cinema
Published 16 Oct, 2016 06:53am
Transgressions of social norms are seeping from the digital realm into the real world.
Updated 12 Aug, 2016 11:36am
Women who step out of the ever-narrowing bounds of patriarchal norms often pay a heavy price
Published 07 Aug, 2016 06:43am
No other pugilist before or since has commanded the love of ordinary Pakistanis the way Muhammad Ali did.
Updated 06 Jun, 2016 11:37am
Recent films show that Pakistani cinema is finally on the path to attaining financial health but that is not saying much
Published 23 Jan, 2015 12:09pm
“You have to be really driven to be a real filmmaker”
Updated 25 Jul, 2014 05:48pm
