Actor and social activist Atiqa Odho’s compilation, titled The Role And Responsibility To And Of Mass Media In Pakistan — which was submitted to the Planning Commission of Pakistan in December 2009 — is now, according to the actor, “work in progress”. Without naming people or entities, she says it has “received support from many groups”.
Odho, a communications adviser of the All-Pakistan Muslim League headed by Pervez Musharraf (former president of Pakistan), has implied that there should be a partnership between Pakistani and Indian media, so that Pakistani viewers do …

The 2nd Pakistan Media Awards 2011 held at the Carlton Hotel in Karachi last week may have started way off the mark but what the event managed to accomplish in terms of credibility was to celebrate valuable contributions to the performing arts across a very large spectrum, honoring some of the biggest names in entertainment alongside those from fashion.
Among the musical item numbers presented, the one that stood out featured film star Moammar Rana (it was mentioned earlier during the ceremony that film …

Nadia Khan Show has been banned by Dubai Government on behalf of Court order. Nadia Khan a popular host was doing Morning show on Geo TV.

Sources said that the show has aired Pakistani actress Noor & her ex husband Vikram’s fight before the interview. Her Husband claimed in Court that” It was our Family matter”

So Court gave order to ban her show in Dubai for six months.

NKS released exclusive recording of Noor and her husband’s fight on YouTube which causes a great loss to NKS.

It seems that the things between Dr. Sahista Wahidi and ARY digital are settled down as I witness a ticker of breaking news last night on the channel which states that:

“Good Morning Pakistan with Dr. Shaista in a new style coming soon only on ARY Digital”.

This news was revealed after rumors that there was some tug of war between two media giants over the hosting and ratings of their morning shows. As discussed earlier that Shaista Wahidi will be replacing Nadia Khan on Geo TV morning show.

For a month now, both Geo and ARY were telecasting old episodes of morning shows giving spice to the rumors. While in July Pakistan daily quotes that Shaista Wahidi is leaving her show.

“I don’t want to spend my lifetime, hosting. I should have chosen any other field by now” said Shaista. While asked about the comparison with other morning show, she confessed Nadia Khan to be spontaneous.

Cross-dresser Ali Saleem Khusra aka Begum Nawazish Ali is a popular best Pakistani television host, actor, scriptwriter and impressionist. Now, he will be seen as a contestant on Big Boss 4. Begum Nawazish Ali is a rare example of an individual who has managed to overcome taboos in the conservative Pakistan society
Famous for taking a dig at Pakistani politics, Ali hosts the country’s most popular show – Late Night Show with Begum Nawazish Ali.
He has built a reputation impersonating former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, former UK Prime Minister …

The influence of Media on the Pakistani Culture has been immense for the past few decades. There has been commendable progress in the field of media and someday, these changes will undoubtedly revolutionize all the aspects that we as a society or as a media industry have been lagging behind in. Overlooking the amount of sensationalism that prevails in this day and age, we still stand by the fact that our media has never really tried to slander the reputation of a woman, but what can one do when a …

Originality is a term conspicuous by its very absence in Bollywood. Remake, Inspiration, Tribute-whatever may be the excuse, there’s no denying to the fact that there’s a dearth of original ideas in Bollywood. Though not high on creativity, at least these filmmakers have mastered the art of ‘Copy-Cut-Paste’, which is no less challenging. As per the requirements of this art, these filmmakers need to Copy the original film, Cut out what’s unnecessary or objectionable with respect to Hindi cinema and Paste the requisite amount of masala to …

Glasgow will play host to the UK’s first Pakistani film, media and arts festival next month which will attempt to bring cutting edge films and art exhibitions under one roof.
Titled Pehlee Dharkan (first heartbeat), the film festival intends to inform audiences and the wider community on what film-making in Pakistan really has to offer.
Organizers say it will allow them to savor the experience of a socially-engaged documentary/art-film sector, as well as the entertaining and cultish world of commercial cinema in Pakistan. It will take place from 13th to 25th September.
The …