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I have this bad habit of roaming around the city with friends on the weekends and like all Lahoris, dining out in the end with no good entertainment options available. Being fed up of the exquisite restaurants, all stereo-typed to the same M.M.Alam road restaurants; I […]

July 1, 2008
Prime Minister of Pakistan
President Of Pakistan
Co-Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party
Federal Finance Minister  
Dear Sirs
 
Thank you so much for increasing the prices of petroleum products, after the shortage of edible commodities this increase is like a cold breeze in hot summer, specially your new gift to the nation at the start of the fiscal year […]

Source: AP NEWS
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN
The first Pakistani film to be screened in India in nearly 40 years has opened in the main city of Indian Kashmir, a cultural milestone for a region beset by a Muslim insurgency and international border disputes.
The film generated interest across the country when it opened in April, and movie operators […]

Source: Hindi Song.com
Movie profile: Shoaib Mansoor
After the success of his debut film, Khuda Kay Liye, which wowed both sides of the border, Pakistani director Shoaib Mansoor is almost ready for an Indo-Pakistan production - but only if he finds a disciplined cast
One would think that Shoaib Mansoor would only be too happy to do an […]

Source: Express India .com

An Indian teenager wowed Pakistanis with her piano recital at the first-ever classical music concert by children held in the federal capital.
Thirteen-year-old Aditee Bhalla, daughter of the Indian naval attache in Pakistan, sang Joseph Hadyn’s “Piercing Eyes” and played “Two German Dances” for a select audience at the Austrian High Commissioner’s […]

Source: Reuters Life
By Sheikh Mushtaq
Thousands of Kashmiris, more accustomed to the rattle of gunfire than guitar power chords, screamed, clapped and danced on Sunday to the first Pakistani band to play in the region for at least two decades.
Junoon played outdoors amid tight security on the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar.
“Welcome, Kashmir, to […]

Source: Teeth Maestro
Abdullah Yusuf (Chairman CBR) seen doing an exotic dance in a suit in front of an excited crowd which also had Musharraf and Shaukat Aziz seated in the front rows. I just found it amusing… Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU9Damy4cEk

Source: The economic Times
 Amitabh Bachchan-starrer `Bhootnath’ hit the theatres in Pakistan the same day as its global release on May nine.
It was passed by the Pakistan Censor Board in its original version without any cuts. Eros International distributed the film across all major cities of the neighbouring country, including Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Multan, Faislabad, Gujaranwala […]

Source: Business Standard
ADVERTISING: The 30-second commercial, created for consumers in Pakistan and West Asia, is being aired in India during the DLF IPL Twenty20 matches. Taking the ‘Jashn Mana Le’ tagline of Coke across the border, leading soft-drink company Coca-Cola India is using a 30-second Pakistani Coke television commercial in the ongoing Indian Premier League […]

Source: IANS

A passport problem for Pakistani artists is forcing Bollywood composer Pritam Chakraborty to rush to Lahore to record a song with Atif Aslam for the upcoming film ‘Kismat Konnection’.
‘I need to urgently record a song with Atif for Aziz Mirza’s ‘Kismat Connection’, but he is suddenly having problems with his passport. So he can’t […]

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Source: Hindu Times

Bollywood film ‘Jannat’ starring Emran Hashmi is set to hit the screens in India and Pakistan simultaneously on May 16. The film’s premiere in Pakistan will be held in Lahore on May 13 and the entire cast, including Hashmi are expected to attend the gala event.
Though Hashmi’s films have been huge hit in […]

Source: Three Quarks Daily
From Tribeca Film Festival:
The South Asian community was out in force for the premiere of Mehreen Jabbar’s Ramchand Pakistani on Monday night, and though the crowd was certainly engaged by the all-too-topical true story, in which eight-year-old Ramchand accidentally wanders over the Pakistani border with India and winds up imprisoned for […]

“Main Nay Kaha” is a satirical poem by the famous leftist poet Habib Jalib called “Musheer” (Advisor). Jalib wrote it in response to a conversation he had with Hafiz Jalandari during the time of Ayub Khan’s dictatorship. It remains just as fresh and valid today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPsr1RnEfWo

This poem has been put to music by Laal (Shahram Azhar […]

Source: The Hindu
Islamabad (PTI): Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt’s next venture “Jannat”, which takes a close look at match fixing in cricket, is likely to be released in Pakistan on May 2.
Emraan Hashmi, who plays a leading role, is expected to attend the Pakistani premiere of the film. “Jannat” was initially slated for a May 16 […]

Source: Reuters
By Sheikh Mushtaq
SRINAGAR  - Indian authorities have blocked cable TV operators from broadcasting four Pakistani television channels in Kashmir, a move the region’s separatists described as “cultural aggression” by New Delhi.
Pakistani television channels are very popular in Muslim-majority Kashmir and cable TV provides the main form of entertainment for people in the troubled region.
More […]

‘Patience is a virtue’ is an idiom which you hear when you are in class 2, but tolerance levels go down when you jump into the pratical and materialistic world. Hit the road, you find people acting like ”Beatles” by performing ‘live stunt shows’ on the roads so that they reach their destination faster at the cost […]

Source: Sify News
Toronto: Toronto-based Mahleej Sarkari, crowned Miss Pakistan World in 2007, created quite a stir when she called Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf “a hunk”. The beauty now adds that she finds him “sexy” and would actually love to go for long “romantic” walks with him.
“Musharraf is charismatic, sexy, strong as well as cute! My […]

Source: BBC News
Pakistan’s new government has moved to withdraw restrictions on the media that were imposed by President Pervez Musharraf last year.
Minister Sherry Rahman has introduced a parliamentary bill proposing to end the ban on live broadcasts.
It also proposes to scrap punishments for journalists who “defame” the president, the government or the army.
Radio and TV […]

Source: Daily Times
By Ali Usman
LAHORE: The 60th anniversary of Pakistani film industry is to be marked by 60 days of celebrations, which will begin in the last week of the current month. The event is being organised by the Asian Cultural Association Pakistan at the Alhamra Cultural Complex, Gaddafi Stadium. The celebrations will include screenings […]

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Source: Rediff News
After Bollywood legend Mithun Chakraborty, renowned Pakistani actor Moammar Rana is the second celebrity to associate with the Indian Cricket League.
As per the alliance, Moammar, aka Momi will own a stake in ICL’s Lahore Badshahs team and endorse and promote the team across both India and Pakistan.
ICL Executive Board chairman Kapil Dev, said, […]

Source: Hindustan Times
This certainly isn’t cricket. Actress Celina Jaitley alleged that cricketers from across the border abused her after she performed at the Indian Cricket League (ICL) match between Pakistan and India.
On Sunday, Celina had finished her performance and was taking what she calls a “glory round” with her security personnel around the stadium, when […]

Source: The economic Times
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani is a big fan of Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai and melody queen Lata Mangeshkar.
“While in prison, I used to watch all of Aishwarya’s movies on my laptop besides listening to Lataji’s songs. And let me admit that I am a great fan of Aishwarya […]