Japanese Film Festival was inaugurated at the Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC) with the screening of a documentary film “His master’s voice.’’ A heartwarming drama devised by rakugo (a form of Japanese verbal entertainment) performer Taihei Hayashiya. It presents an affectionate depiction of the highs and lows of ordinary people, and weaves a traditional […]

The Donkey King, the highest grossing Pakistani animated film directed by Aziz Jindani, is soon going to be available internationally in multiple local languages, Korean being the first one.  The movie is dubbed in the local language and will be released in South Korea on the 28th of August. This will be the first ever […]

KARACHI – Friday night saw uptown Karachi get funky at Café Flo. The 26th Street came to life post-midnight on the occasion of Monsoon Music Party, organized by Catwalk Event Management and Productions. As the who’s who of Pakistani entertainment industry graced the red carpet, the light drizzle welcomed them to the exclusive party. Names such […]

PATIALA – During an event at the Hotel-Iqbal-Inn of Shahi city Patiala, the Punjabi telly film “Duja-Viah” (second marriage)made on the theme of social reforms has recently been released by Dr. Ravinder Kaur Ravi Assistant Professor of Music Department of Punjabi University, Patiala.  Under the banner of ‘Music-Care’ the movie Duja Viah’ directed by Ravindra […]

Felicitating Pakistan and Pakistanis on the auspicious commemoration of our Independence Day is important indeed. But  what is vital is tapping our brightest jewels on this highly-blessed occasion towards a better and brighter Pakistan.  Pakistan is indeed a dream-come-true reality of our beloved poet of the east, Allama Iqbal,  the accomplishment of exemplary statesmanship of […]

By: Kalim Farooqui As we celebrate 72nd Independence Day of Pakistan, it is appropriate that we take stock of what Pakistan was, what it went through in recent decades and what we can hope for in the future. It came into being on 14th of August 1947. This was the period when the World War […]

So much has been said and done on and by leaders and leadership with imminent results that call for something beyond repetition and monotony. As political leadership is commonly understood as the ability of the government and opposition to guide and support the vote bank to cherished results, in practical reality it is a different […]

Imagine vibes of VIM (Vision, Insight, Magnanimity) excellence dawn over national and corporate horizon with grace, dignity and honor. This is the ecstatic aura of Late Shahjehan Syed Karim (SSK), Founder President of IoBM enlightening with spell-binding simplicity and sincerity blended with miracle educational and professional solutions to tough and tedious concerns of students, faculty, management, […]

Amid chocked ears and closed eyes, men at the helm ot our crlcket affairs, as mentioned, are such strangers to reality that lessons are never learnt as history of failures repeats over and over again. Weak reflex action, lack of physical fitness and non-commital attitude glaringly expose our fielding loopholes to crashing defeats over and […]

Lipton “Chotu” campaign won Effies Silver in the recently conducted awards ceremony in Karachi. This campaign has won numerous effectiveness awards both locally and internationally. The picture shows the Bulls eye DDB and Lipton team.

KARACHI – A consortium of 12 reputable banks, steered by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), has been created for taking various broad-based initiatives to improve financial inclusion in Pakistan. The ‘Asaan Mobile Account Scheme’ has been structured under the National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) and Synergy Dentsu has been selected, after evaluating six major advertising […]

KARACHI- The store launch of SUSEN took place here today at Asia’s largest mall, LuckyOne. Star-studded with prominent celebs and models, as well as socialites, the opening was marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony by none other than Nadia Hussain, followed by a glamorous fashion presentation. The evening kick-started with a bustling red carpet where guests […]

KARACHI – The South Asia ‘Agency of the Year’ awards were held on in Mumbai on 4th December, recognizing the best individual and agency talent across South Asia in the industry. The award recognized top achievers across the creative, media and activations industry spectrum. Representing the Pakistani contingent, Mindshare Pakistan received the top award, as […]