About a month ago, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani told the world that there are no political prisoners in Pakistan. But allow me to bring to notice the case of a political prisoner who is close to me and one whom our government repeatedly tries to silence. His name is Baba Jan Hunzai. He [...]
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Pashto films: The show must go on
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ajab gul, cinematic legacy, pashto film, pivotal force, preconceived notions, sher khan on February 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
By Sher Khan Published: February 16, 2012 LAHORE: The Pashto film industry has matured into a resilient fraternity that aims to dispel preconceived notions of radicalisation and conservatism attached to the Pakhtuns. Despite the security and financial issues bolstered by the Talibans to clog its productivity, the Pashto industry managed to remain an inherent [...]
Sharad Kapoor: In Pakistan and loving it
Posted in Uncategorized on November 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Sher Khan Published: November 25, 2011 http://express.com.pk:88/Images/Karachi/20111126/SubImages/11201111260022.JPG LAHORE: “People have this desire to live vicariously through an actor,” remarks Sharad Kapoor who has been a stalwart veteran villain of the Indian film industry. “Actors are the most popular people in India because they connect with the masses.” Kapoor, who has worked with [...]
My report: Replacement doctors: Wards re-open but problems remain
Posted in Uncategorized on April 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Replacement doctors: Wards re-open but problems remain By Sher Khan Published: April 7, 2011 LAHORE: The Punjab government sought to portray a return to normalcy as it took media teams on tours of the big city hospitals where replacement doctors have been hired, on Wednesday. But beneath the surface, it was clear that the patients [...]
My report: Live and alive: Where watching cricket and listening to music blend
Posted in Uncategorized on February 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Live and alive: Where watching cricket and listening to music blend By Sher Khan Published: February 27, 2011 LAHORE: In Defence, cricket fans and music lovers gather to watch Pakistan faced Sri Lanka at the underground music studio, Jam Sessions, to satisfy two of their passions, music and cricket. The studio, which serves as a [...]
Out of the Closet
Posted in Uncategorized on September 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sher Ali Khan Horse racing was made respectable by the Musharraf regime. Why can’t it go international, asks It was Derby season in Lahore, as top riders and owners from all over the country gathered for the 63rd annual Pakistan Derby. Chiffon dopattas, stylish sports coats and classy food set the scene for Pakistan’s thoroughbreds [...]
Player for Peace- The story of Shawn Rae
Posted in Uncategorized on September 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Sher Ali Khan tells the story of how Shaan Shehryar Khan Rae Zagajadoon transformed himself into the musician Shawn Rae Visiting the Lahore Press Club last week for a press conference hosted by the accomplished dancer Nighat Chaudhry, we were greeted with a banner depicting a man in a turban, the header reading in bold [...]
On Moonlight Nights of Mughal Dehli
Posted in Uncategorized on September 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
TFT talks to Yusuf Salahuddin after he attended the famed Jahan-e-Khusrau festival in Delhi Since 2001, the Jahan-e-Khusrau festival has been held in Delhi to commemorate the death anniversary of the famous 13th century Sufi poet Amir Khusrau. This year, Lahore’s culture connoisseur Yusuf Salahuddin, accompanied by Pakistani singer Sanam Marvi, attended this event for [...]
Loud and clear
Posted in Uncategorized on September 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We face a multiple environment threat unlike Africa where only drought is the major concern By Sher Ali Khan On Thursday September 2nd, President Asif Ali Zardari and famed former American vice-president Al Gore held a telephonic conference discussing the possible linkages of the floods and climate change. In the outcome of the conversation, Al [...]
Condemning the Waldman report
Posted in Pakistani Politics, Uncategorized, tagged asif ali zardari, benazir bhutto, civil society, corruption, drone attacks, government, hazara, healthcare, hospital, Imran Khan, inquiry, lahore, militants, military intelligence, musharaf, nawaz sharif, pakistan, pakistan politics, peoples party, pervez musharaf, pml-n, policy, politics, saud aziz, sharif, taliban, war on terror, zardari on June 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The LSE Development Studies Institute report by Matt Waldman, created waves through its chilling and detailed account of the involvement of Pakistan’s notorious intelligence agency with the Taliban Its not the first time such allegations have come to life, in fact last year on April 18, the Boston Globe printed a report called “Pakistan’s Double [...]
