Sabiha Zahid - Miss Pakistan World 2012 Finalist

Sabiha is a 20 year old British Pakistani she is a computer science student at university and works as a part time teaching assistant at the Ilford learning centre in London. She also worked as a student learning assistant (SLA) at her university which she was awarded for recently. She has currently passed her second year at university and will pursue her third year. Her confidence has flourished whilst working with different age groups.

Sabiha  worked voluntarily at an Asian women’s advisory service (AWAS) where she has believed to have gained an insight into how many people perceive different problems in life and deal with them, this has made her a very diplomatic person; she organised and performed a drama piece to empower women, this was her second live performance that she has ever given in a public place, she feels it’s a lovely experience to see people appreciate your help, which is why she voluntarily went on to do this. She wants to do more to help women in the future, hence her presence in the Miss Pakistan pageant.

‘Pakistan is the biggest threat to India’s World T20 hopes’

NEW DELHI: A talented Pakistan and a swashbuckling West Indies will pose the biggest threats to India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s dream of lifting his second Twenty20 World Cup title, according to former skipper Sourav Ganguly.

Under Dhoni, India won the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa in 2007 and lifted the 50-over World Cup on home soil last year.

Signals from Pakistan’s cellular companies reach India

JAISALMER: Many areas of Rajasthan, adjoining the international border, are receiving signals of Pakistani mobile companies within the range of 15-20 kms inside the Indian territory, states a report published in Times of India.

It is alleged that many smugglers and spies of Jaisalmer and Barmer use Pakistani SIM cards and give out strategic and confidential information to Pakistan’s intelligence agencies.

Front seat: Ek tha (yawn) Tiger

he first day frenzy was unbelievable and unseen in Mumbai multiplexes, the likes of which we have heard, used to happen for Ashok Kumar’s film in the 1950s and in the Eighties for Rajesh Khanna films.

Released on a national holiday, August 15, India’s Independence Day, Salman Khan starrer Ek tha Tiger (ETT) had the looks of a crowd puller extraordinaire. Seventeen shows per day were being screened at most multiplexes totaling 1,250 shows a day in Mumbai alone. It is said that Rs90 ticket were sold by black marketers for Rs750 and for lack of car parking space, genuine ticket holders had to park their cars on the roads and walk to the theatre.

The heavy burden of Rimsha

I recall that my grandmother, when she was still alive, would dutifully sift through the pages of her Urdu newspaper, searching for extracts from the Quran. “It’s very disrespectful” she would somberly remark, before whipping out a pair of scissors and clipping out the offending portion. “Who knows where these papers end up after they’ve been read.”

Painstakingly, she would collect all the myriad papers accumulated at our house which contained fragments of Quranic verse: flyers, newspaper clippings, wedding invitations, and God only knows what else. I don’t precisely recall what ‘respectful’ means she found of disposing of all that material. Perhaps there’s still an unopened drawer somewhere, stuffed with all of it.

14 October 2012 will be the Historical Day for Pakistan and the Youth: PTI

Long march to Waziristan would take place at all costs: Imran Khan at EID Milan Party in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: -- While reiterating his determination to hold a long march to troubled Waziristan next month, Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf Imran Khan has said that this mammoth march will expose to the whole world the human killings being perpetrated by the US who is unabatedly violating the international laws and directly attacking the very sovereignty of Pakistan. 

What if Music is Banned?

Words of wise men can reveal shadowed truths, as sudden lighting on a dark, starless sky, to a person wading through the deep waters of life in difficult times.

Written two centuries back, about a tumultuous event in Europe, the French Revolution, these words of Dickens: “…we had everything
before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way,” can resonate
familiarly in Pakistan.

“Clubbing”- a Modern Version of “Dogs and Indians Not Allowed”?

Clubs, as they are called, are for the elite. For those who can afford to be members. They should either be able to buy the memberships worth hundreds of thousands of rupees. Or, they should be spoilt rotten by multi-national companies who are willing to give them these memberships as the ultimate status symbols. Depending on the person’s financial standing, he has a membership in the upper rung elite clubs. And even among these elite clubs, there are levels and rankings. To attend the Annual Ball of the top most club, or to be able to mention that “I go to such and such club’s gym” is a social statement in itself. One has to go through a rigorous process of interviews and recommendations and what not to get admitted into these cliques.

Health: Eat Lean Meat and Lose Fat

High protein, low fat and low carbohydrate meals burn energy storage in human body more quickly than a low fat food. Such foods and diets lessen the need for caloric consumption and hunger. One can eat these foods to lose as much pounds as possible. There are several foods that fit the criteria.

 Lean meat has been found, after numerous researches, to be one of the best in burning superfluous fats in the body. It not only provides necessary calories to body but also keeps dangerous things like cholesterol and fat in lower amounts in human blood.

PTI Seriously Overrated

A fashion symbol , networking opportunity, safe association & the right thing to do. This is what everyone think about PTI . For me it is a little different . For me it is like an old wine in a new bottle , group of people who never had a political identity in the past , refuge for ousted leaders and just another washing machine of your past political sins. You may differ but this is my opinion and would try to elaborate.

Garnier Spokesperson Juggun Kazim shares the secret behind her New Look!

Technoculture and Sociology and over a decade of media experience under her belt, Juggun Kazim has come to be regarded as one of Pakistan’s most dynamic, successful and talented media personalities. Juggun’s versatile and seasoned repertoire of media involvement includes acting for Pakistani and Canadian theatre, advertisements and acclaimed theatrical performances in such commercially successful plays as, Mano Salwa, Vasl, Pyaasi and Kaaghaz Ki Nao. She has also acted in music videos for Shehzad Roy, Jal and the Mekaal Hasan Band and has played lead roles in movies such as Khamosh Raho and Pink Ludoos. Juggun is also an occasional model and has been a refreshing talk show host for several Pakistani television channels, for shows including VIPs Only for AAG TV and Honestly speaking with Juggun Kazim for PTV and Yeh Subh Tumhari Hey for Express News. Indeed Juggun has always been passionate about acting and she did her first commercial at the age of four and her first commercial play at the age of fourteen!

If you can't Marry, don't date

We often fall in love without thinking much about our differences that may result in a sad ending. 

Not all love stories have a happy ending, nor can any of us foresee the fate of our love. Ye, I believe that sometimes the actors of the love story are not entirely committed to the beautiful end at all – they have no desire to get married but are just in the relationship to have a good time.

The US Experiences three Seasons of Pakistani Culture

Caravanserai presented Americans the opportunity to experience Pakistani arts in the hope to build bridges.

Top 10 Most Popular Female Singers in 2012

 It’s just the beginning the of new year and the popularity of female singers is based on past record and recent performance so don’t just judge any artist on the basis of her recent performance. The graph of popularity fluctuates a bit but we never witness any sudden change with just single good performance. These females singers have been performing for years and have a decent past record. It is not an evaluation of quantity rather it is quality that makes someone popular in the field of music. Sometimes the best is left behind when we talk about popularity. You must understand that there lies a difference between best and popular. The list we have is of most popular singers and it is not a guarantee that the best is always popular. So, we move towards the list of top 10 most popular female singers of 2012.