Asif Noorani
Who says we, the Pakistanis, are not consistent? We certainly are. Look at our national cricket team. It is...
Published 30 May, 2011 04:58am
Cricketers have had several nicknames (sometimes pet names) which are remembered long after they have departed. The...
Published 29 Mar, 2011 04:49pm
Never before has Rahat Fateh Ali Khan been so much in the news. The prestigious Filmfare trophy for the Best Singer...
Published 01 Mar, 2011 01:09pm
Mehdi Hasan at an art exhibition – Photo courtesy of writer It was not until Mehdi Hasan: The Man and his Music, the...
Published 26 Oct, 2010 11:40am
The legendary playback singer Mohammed Rafi. - Whitestar Mohammed Rafi, who passed away on July 31, 1980, was what a...
Published 31 Jul, 2009 12:00am
Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, who died in Marian County in California on June 19, was the musician who introduced...
Published 28 Jun, 2009 12:00am
The well known Irish satirist and dramatist of the 20th century George Bernard Shaw once referred to the Great...
Published 18 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Pakistanis can learn a lesson from Thais. In December when people opposing the Thai government took over the entire...
Published 15 Mar, 2009 12:00am
KARACHI: It’s again homecoming for artist Mansoora Hassan, who is these days living in Turkey, but as it always...
Published 21 Jan, 2009 12:00am
KARACHI It`s again homecoming for artist Mansoora Hassan, who is these days living in Turkey, but as it always...
Published 21 Jan, 2009 12:00am
The duck tour amphibian vehicles are quite historic and go back to the World War II days. Although they were...
Published 15 Nov, 2008 12:00am
My daughter wrote a novel - A Dream Come True - when she was merely 11 and it was published by Ferozsons a year...
Published 03 Oct, 2008 12:00am
There was a lot of suspense and my heart missed a beat because the lady manning the counter disappeared. She ...
Published 20 Sep, 2008 12:00am
As Lata Mangeshkar croons Bekas pe karam keejye Sarkar-i-Madina, negotiating the difficult musical notes and ...
Published 06 Sep, 2008 12:00am
KARACHI Sophie Ernst, the wellknown installation artist, is in town where she is shooting at fellow artist Bani...
Published 06 Sep, 2008 12:00am
Art galleries and museums are places I love going to when I visit a new country. However, there is nothing that I...
Published 23 Aug, 2008 12:00am
KARACHI: An interesting fusion of South Asian and European music, sponsored by Alliance Francaise, Karachi and ...
Published 17 Aug, 2008 12:00am
KARACHI, June 26: A very unusual art exhibition was inaugurated by the French Consul-General at the Alliance...
Published 27 Jun, 2008 12:00am
KARACHI, May 15: Not all good authors are engaging speakers but Shuja Nawaz, who spoke at the launch of his book...
Published 16 May, 2008 12:00am
KARACHI, May 8: Ten young talented miniaturists, differing in style but all fresh graduates from the miniature...
Published 09 May, 2008 12:00am
