PakistanToday Paperazzi issue 36 may 11th

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12 Stardust ARY film awards 2014 16 Prints Charming Zeniya by Deepak Perwani 38 The Music Sounds Better With You Pakistan Idol hosts it’s finale show 42 Shape Shifter by Natasha Salon Cover Shoot 54 Unconditional Love Mother’s Day Special 59 What We Fancy Find out what tickles our fancy 62 Fringe Benefits Fringe adds fluidity & movement to any silhouette! A must-have in every wardobe

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Publisher Arif Nizami l Publishing Editors: Samina Khan & Meher Tareen l Contributing Editor: Ali Nizami Sub Editors: Neha Puri & Natasia Khalid | Creative Director: Muhammad Asif | Marketing: Sohail Abbas 0300-4652194, Zahid Ali 0301-8479758, Muddasir Alam 0333-2282905, Zulfiqar Butt 0300-8451634, Kashif Shehzad 0321-2672501 Photographer at large: Irfan Younas | Printed at PTPRINT Press, 4- Shaarey Fatima Jinnah Lahore.

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Tehmina Khaled & Ali Zafar

STARDUST

Sarwat

Kamiar Rokni

ARY Film Awards 2014 was the first of its kind film awards platform created for the appreciation of efforts of the industry in order to motivate the young blood. The event was attended by many celebrities & esteemed guests, and the PR was done by Take2

Maheen Khan & Zeba Bukhtiar

Ayesha Khan

Mahirah Khan

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Ahmed Ali Butt

Salima Fareesta & Faiza Lakhani

Javed Shaikh & Behrooz Subzwari

Bilal Lashari & Misha Shafi

Zaheer Abbas

Aizah Khan

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Zhaley Sarhadi

Sharmeen Obaid & Sabina Pasha

Ali Xeeshan & Adnan Pardesy

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Aisha Afzal Deepak Perwani, Sara Tanwir & Hasan Ibrahim

PRINTS CHARMING

Deepak Perwani joined hands with Zeniya Lawn to launch Zeniya by Deepak Perwani. The PR of this successful event was managed by Latitude.

Rafia Najam with a friend

Natasha Saigol

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Amna Hasan, Sara Tanwir, Marium Saqib, Shazia Deen & Mehvish Khan

Shahmeen Sheikh & Imtisal Zafar

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Rana Noman

Nuscie Jmail

Aamir Mazhar

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Nuscie Jmail & Omar Jamil

Mehrbano Sethi

Samia Raazee

a wa l k i n h e r s h o es

Insignia shoes in collaboration with Hello Pakistan held an exclusive event to announce the launch of their “Walk A Mile In Her Shoes� campaign. PR for the event was managed by Latitude.

Elena Fulgoi & Isabel Buchanan

Zainab, Seher & Mahi

Sarah Belal & Hana Belal Munir

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Sadaf Zarrar

Maryam Salman & Anum

Yasmin

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Natasha Hussain

Shoaeb Shams & Anny

Sahar, Neema & Sadia

Mariam & Sadaf

Hafsa

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Amira & Seyham Vahidi Ayesha Sana

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The grand movie premier of Captain America was held at Super cinema Vogue Towers.

Event was managed by QYT events.

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QYT & Iman Ali

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Saim & Babloo

Reema Farid

Aamir Mazhar

Momina Randhawa

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Rabia Nouman

Saira Omer, Izza Khan & Samreen

Hafsa Rasool

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Nashish & Maleeha Salman

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Tahir Saeed & Maria B

Amty Ahmed & Naeem Ahmed

Denise Ashraf

Taimur Iqbal

teh xeeb goes to london

Designer Lounge launched its first exclusive flagship boutique, Texheeb London, showcasing exquisite collections from established Pakistani designers.

Charawala & Shumaila Siddiqui

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Rabia Malik & Shivani Ahluwalia

Maham

Faiza Butt

Behjat Tahir & Amina Faruki

Kaniz Ali & Gulzaib Baig Ali

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Ayesha Qureshi

Rukhsana Ali

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Sakeena

Zaf Shabir & Karishma

Behjat Tahir, Aneeqa Malik, Amina Faruki & guest

Hajira Ahmad & Shahzad Sadique

Kaiser

Hadiqa Kiyani, Ali Zafar & Abida Parveen

Anoushay Ashraf

the m us ic s o unds bet

After much anticipation, the grand TV reality show Pakistan Idol finally came to an end by hosting a finale where Zamad Baig was announced as the winner. PR for this event was organised by Catalyst.

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Shoaib & Saad Bin Mujeeb

Ali Azmat

Mujtaba, Anum & Mariam

Abdul Rafay Khan

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Waqas Ali

Mohib Mirza & Aaminah Sheikh

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Sana Zulfiqar

Ustaad Hamid Ali Khan

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Mahnum Kabir dares to wear head to toe brights.

Mohib Mirza & Aamina Sheikh Mohib looks dapper in a black tux & Aamina looks effortlessly chic in a Shehla Chatoor sari!

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Freiha Altaf on trend in a printed kaftan & orange lips.

Sadaf Zarrar looks glam in Élan!

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Sanam Saeed looks super in a statement belt & Sana Safinaz jacket.

SHAPE SHIFTER Natasha & Sabrina transform Sadaf Kanwal into a kaleidoscope of five stunning women. She metamorphoses into a myriad of high fashion looks - each look signifying a different perspective of global beauty & fashion. They work their magic highlighting the power of illusion & beauty - signifying that each woman in their hands is truly a chameleon.

Concept and Styling : Sabrina & Natasha Makeup: Natasha Hair: Sabrina Photography: Adeela Badshah

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EMBRACING RAW BEAUTY

BY SONYA REHMAN

Photography: Mohsin Khawar Hair/Makeup: Shoaib Khan (at Mohsin Khawar Photogaphy) Styling/Coordination: Ayesha Mohsin Khawar Set: Mishal Aleem

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advertisements were released featuring actress, Nandita Das, with the slogan; “Stay Unfair, Stay Beautiful.”

However, on home turf, we have yet to tackle the perfection stereotype in local fashion and media. On the positive side, Pakistani fashion magazines (weekly and monthly) have begun to adopt a fresh take on Pakistani fashion, and, the whole social media (Twitter/Facebook/

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Instagram – primarily) culture has finally taken off. We never had young fashion bloggers before, but now we do. Fashion weeks in Pakistan are today’s open air gigs/ plays (so popular in the 90s in Pakistan). Socialites flock events in the hopes to be snapped by photographers, only to be splashed across the pages of a local magazine a week later, making it to a ‘Best Dressed’ list.

Sharjeal told me that she only began feeling that she was ‘different’ in university. “For more than half my life I was overweight. But the problem actually began at university level when the whole rishta bakri mandi nonsense starts. What basis are we rejected on? Day after day you look at yourself in the mirror and ask what’s wrong with me? Who are we being compared to?”

However, through all of this, it seems as if we’ve morphed into one, massive blob of everything perfectsparkly-fashion. Holistically, there is little originality, far more plasticity. Why hasn’t Pakistan ever launched it’s own real, raw beauty campaign on a big scale? Why have big brands shied away from featuring Pakistani women with curves, embracing the charming voluptuousness in our neck of the woods? Size zero is now getting thoroughly boring, as is striving for a pasty cream complexion. It’s ironic that Lollywood - since it’s initiation till the present – has continued to feature curvy actresses, never one, uniform ‘type.’ So why is local fashion not breaking out of the mould? What gives?

“The reason why so many successful, beautiful and confident women are single is because of these shallow men and their mothers who compare us to model-like women the men and their mothers see in the media,” Sharjeal states.

For Ahmed, the models featured in local lawn advertisements don’t feature “the actual women who buy [the] suits in droves.”

“I have seen ‘fashionistas’ quote Kate Moss’ ‘Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels’ far too often, not realizing that we can never look like her - at least not most of us,” she says, “I can lose as much weight as possible but I will never lose my inherently Punjabi hips and it is high time that I be able to walk in to stores of leading designers and not feel embarrassed when they say they don't make trousers in my size (a perfectly normal ‘un-obese’ size that just happens to not lie between 0-6)!”

A few months ago, I got into a conversation with Mohsin Khawar, a well-known fashion photographer in Lahore, about the need for featuring real women in local fashion campaigns. I recall him telling me that brands weren’t interested in using every day women. “I pitched the idea to a few brands,” Khawar told me over the phone, “But they never replied. You know it’s part of the brand’s cor- For Khawar, sitting right in the heart of the business of porate social responsibility to launch campaigns like this. fashion in the country, the stereotype can be broken if The cliché needs to be done with – beauty isn’t per- one leading name initiates a campaign. That’s when othfection. Our clients want fair models, pretty, very thin; they say when somen see models and girls like Nargis “Size zero is now getting Fakhri, and they think ‘I’ll look just like her if I wear those thoroughly boring, as is clothes.’”

This month, in a bid to do our bit to break the mould – in whatever little way we can – Khawar and I teamed up for a photoshoot that features real working women in Lahore. We had the sprightly Saba Sharjeal, who runs an online cake business (‘The Mad Chef’) via Facebook, Zahra Hameed, the Head of Events at the PR firm, Latitude, who also, just launched her own plus size label (‘ZAHA’), sharp-witted lawyers; Zainab Chughtai and Sahar Ahmed, and Anum Pasha, a Public Awareness Specialist at an international development organization.

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striving for a pasty cream complexion.”

er brands will follow pursuit. “I think there will be saturation point soon,” states Khawar, “Personally; I felt it was my duty to make this statement now. I was pleasantly surprised with how confident the girls we chose for this shoot were infront of the camera. It was promising. I’m certain other girls will relate to them.”

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My baby chefs! May you always shine bright like the stars you are

Selfie time with my Nano

MUNEEZE KHALID

Learning the art of crossing my feet in 6 inch heels! P.s I tripped 5 seconds after this picture was taken

LIFE on paperazzi

All hail Princess Amelia Zareen Ali

Celebrity Chef

NYC 2014 with my Ali bhai My love, my life, my everything. My mama

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My fave duo, love you two so much.

Daddy’s Girl

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happy mother ’ s day

happy moth er ’ s day

UNCONDITIONAL LOVE Your mother is the one person who never gives up on you, even when you doubt yourself. You know she is always right, because she knows you best. No one can or will ever love you like your mother, so today on Mother’s Day we would like to celebrate the most important person in our lives- our mothers!

m a y 1 1 th 2 0 1 4 happy moth er ’ s day

my mom a proud mother of four a grandmother to six and soon to be a great grand ma with her family on her grandson’s graduation day!

meher tareen

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My mother is my world. She has always been like a guardian angel looking over me with the ability to wipe away all negativity while spreading laughter, positivity and joy. I derive all my strength, faith and courage from my Ama who makes me want to be a better person everyday. Becoming a mother has made me respect her love, support and dedication even more. I LOVE you Ama and pray that I can be half the mother you were to us, to my children. You are a true inspiration and the best role model any girl could ever ask for. Lots of hugs and kisses. Happy Mother’s Day!

samina khan

Dear Mom, It really is amazing what one woman can do, and you put up with all of us! Thank you for always being there for me, for being the kindest, caring, loving and most generous person I know. Some people may think they have the best mom but I am lucky enough to really have the best one :) Happy Mother’s Day from all of us to the greatest mom in the world. Thank you for being my mom. I love you.

sania maskatiya My Mother is my rock, my bestest friend and my guardian angel.

Yaso, I love you more than life and I am so blessed to have you as my mother.

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natasha khalid

sara shahid

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k hadij ah s hah

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misha lakhani Having a daughter made me fall in love with my mother.

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Ela is my go to person for everything. Whether I’m sick, or work is overwhelming me, or my employees are organizing a strike, she handles and resolves everything. I have barged into my house in the middle of the night and she’d wake up and calmly talk me though my dilemma.

She is an incredibly strong and supportive mother and I would be totally lost without her!

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My dearest Ami Bina, you are truly a source of inspiration for so many . I am so proud to be your daughter. I hope to be able to have the strength ,dignity and positivity that you have always lived with. God bless you with health and you keep shining like you always do ! I love you.

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Thank you for loving me like no other, protecting me and showing me that even on the highest branches there was nothing to be afraid of. Thank you for letting me explore, create, innovate and allow me to live life on my terms. Most of all thank you for putting up with my madness and being my pillar of strength. I love you more than words can ever say.

m a y 1 1 th 2 0 1 4

My mom is inspiration, beauty, compassion, kindness, talent and love all wrapped up in a perfect body. She is perfection and a little slice of heaven right here on earth just for me. She always taught me to reach for the stars, never regret a single thing, be the best I can be and face life everyday with a huge smile.

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freiha altaf

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My mother is my life! She has been living with me for 15 years now since my father died and has helped me raise my kids. She has taught me family values and always encouraged my career and has been very strong through some very hard times. She has travelled the world and she loves fashion & socializing and feeding everyone. Right now she is a Nani and my kids don’t like her going away to my sister’s house even. Her day is full of prayers, kitchen, operas , cricket & looking after the home. Ami I love you , I m truly blessed.

hassan sheheryar yasin

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My patrons are used to hearing this a lot, “I am what I am because of my Mother”. My journey from Hassan to HSY was indeed a tiresome and difficult period.

Had it not been for my mother’s support and belief in her son, none of this would have been possible. I have sincerely no words to describe my love and respect for my mother, a woman of strength and character who has and always will be my mentor and my pillar.

wardha saleem

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My mother is a very strong, independent working women who believes in herself and her kids. She is the most easy going person and has strong family values.

happ

I share a very special relationship with my mother. She is my friend and mentor too. I derive inspiration and strength from her. I can discuss any and everything with her. On Mother’s Day I would like to tell her that I really love her a lot and can’t imagine my life without her. Whatever I have achieved today would not have been possible without her unconditional love , support and prayers .

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My Mother means the world to me. She has always been an inspiration, a symbol of strength and character. She is one person who will always be on my side even if the whole world is against me. I would like to say “I love you mom, you are and always will be my best friend. Happy Mother’s Day :)

My mother is my greatest strength. everything good in me comes from her. We fight like sisters and laugh like the best offriends.

I keep saying this and I mean it with all my heart - I would have a hundred kids if I was guaranteed they all were like Azlan. I am extremely lucky to have him. Being his mother has made me a better and braver person.

yousaf shahbaz

While dedicating my thesis publication to her I wrote that Saira Ahsan is my strength and my weakness, my foundation and my chimney, my friend and my mother. Four years later I’d like to add that she’s also the coolest boss. Happy Mother’s Day Mother!

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My Mother Memoona Manan is my biggest inspiration, when it comes to designing and aesthetics . I’ve inherited and learned creativity and good taste for the finer things in life from her. You are a very compassionate person and I’m proud to be your son and hope to make you proud always . Love you Amma.

My mother is a source of inspiration a well as my biggest critic, which has always kept be grounded.

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faraz manan

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mahirah khan

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what we fancy!

From the makers of Paperazzi!

Find out what tickles our fancy!

coffee, tea & company

hot couple!

CTC is the ideal place to go to in order to indulge in your cravings for a rich cup of coffee or a typical american breakfast. It offers delicious food that always hits the spot, served in a classic bistro setting. Try their Cannelloni Pasta, Pepper steak sandwich and battered fries, and you’ll be hooked.

I Got You by Duke Dumont featuring Jax Jones should definitely be on your playlist!

Caught by the Paperazzi cameras: Harris Syed & Romana Abdullah are on our hot couple list!

fun & quirky Loewe flamenco leather shoulder bag

fun stuff

We LOVE the drawstring bucket bag this season.

Stylish & practical, it’s the perfect day bag with enough space to carry all your essentials. Try Alexander Wang, Jérôme Dreyfuss, Loewe & Mansur Gavriel.

on the playlist

Namsi Zaheer has a thing for wild animals as clearly seen in the photo:) She is a brave and spontaneous woman and we always have a great time with her! She always makes life fun.

Never change Namsi!

hollywood hot stuff Newsweek journo, Benazir Shah, is gorgeous. She is the perfect example of beauty with substance.

Fashion’s biggest party of the year, aka the MET gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art took place on the 5th of May in New York City.

Celebrities, invited by the chair of the event Anna Wintour, made a statement in their ensembles by following the theme ‘White Tie & Diamonds’. Definitely the hottest event this month.

fi ve th in gs i lo ve & hate

l o v e to l o v e y o u !

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love to love you!

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bff ’ s Lovers come and go, but best friends are here to stay! You have had your best most memorable, stomach hurting laughs with them. They have an uncanny way of reading your mind.

They keep you focused, pick you up when you are down and are always there which is simply priceless. You may be hating them sometimes but that’s only beacuse you love them.

We get two best friends to tell us what they love and hate about each other.

Somaya Adnan & Amna Belal fi ve th in gs i lo ve & hate

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1 . S h e is m y s o u l mate . S h e k n ows w h at I ’ m goin g to s ay before I s peak .

2 . S h e h as always been th ere for me s in ce w e h ave k n own each o th er w h ich is l ike o ur entire l ifetime l iterally .

3 . S h e makes time for me n o matter how bus y s h e is .

4 . S h e loo ks th e bes t in all m y clo th es . M y u l timate di va !

5 . M y kids lo ve h er an d s h e lo ves th em back l ike m y s is ter an d h as always been th ere for th em as a co nfidante .

i h ate h er becaus e .. .

i hate her becaus e. ..

1 . S h e does n ’ t gi ve h ers elf an y time .

2 . S h e is a wor kahol ic .

3 . I do n ’ t get to s ee en o u gh of h er .

5 . S h e needs to learn how to s ay n o !

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l o v e to l o v e y o u !

1 . S h e un ders tan ds me l ike n o o ne els e .

2 . H er s ty le is in a league of its own .

3 . S h e is o ne of th e mos t lo y al peo p le I h ave co me across .

4 . S h e h as a natural talent for des ign .

5 . I can talk to h er for ho urs an d ho urs abo u t an y th in g !

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4 . S h e does n ’ t eat or res t w h en needed .

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1 . S h e can n o t loo k be y o n d clo th es .

2 . S h e needs to us e h er creati ve s kills an d s how every o ne w h at a s tar s h e is an d s to p w as tin g time .

3 . S h e needs to s to p lecturin g me .

4 . S h e h as a bad h abit of bein g a doormat an d kill in g h er ow n des ires to p leas e e very o ne .

5 . T ime management is needed maj orly .

l o v e to l o v e y o u !

Ali Xeeshan

Muse

Mohsin Ali for Libas Shehla Chatoor Republic

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Fringe has made an epic comeback this season, showing up on everything from bags & shoes to tops, skirts & dresses. We love that fringe adds fluidity and movement to any silhouette!

Sabene Saigol

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Marchesa Gucci

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Roberto Cavalli

Ayesha Noon Jania Bhatti

Zara Shahjahan

Nicky Hilton in Valentino

Momina Sibtain

Selina Rashid Khan

Alizeh Waqar

Haiya Bokhari

Naomi Campbell in Kate Moss for Topshop Street Style

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what’s happening!

Your weekly entertainment guide plus all the upcoming events and much much more! Paperazzi gives you the latest scoop!

birthdays Saif Ahmed, Nahzat Adnan Azam & Mahah Jamil celebrate birthdays this week. We hope they have a great day!

cinema

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 starring Andrew Garfield & Emma Stone is packed with action & is now in theatres!

nida azwer at pbcw We can’t wait for Nida Azwer to showcase her “Kothari Parade II” collection at the Bridal Couture Week today.

The collection is inspired by Nida’s love of the sub continental culture & history, and pays homage to the elaborate and grand silhouettes of the Mughal Court.

When: Sunday, 11th May at PBCW

i dance

The screening of “I Dance”, a documentary that tells the difficult story of classical dance in Pakistan, is being held. When: Saturday, 17th May, 7pm. Where: 10-C, Sunset Lane 5, Phase 2 Extension, DHA, Karachi 64

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pantene bridal week’14 Today is the last day of Pantene Bridal Couture Week.

Grab your invites and head to the Expo Centre in Karachi!

When: Sunday, 11th May 2014

11-18 May

horoscope

Our fab astrologer Zahid Haider, styles up your stars.Find out what’s in store for you this week!

For your in-depth weekly forecast call 0322-757-5219 E-mail: happyhaider65@gmail.com

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taurus

gemini

cancer

You’re not thinking about this the right way. At the start of the week, rather than viewing the situation from your perspective, consider how the other person sees things.

A few confusing pieces of the puzzle will suddenly lock into place. If Wednesday and Thursday are a bit slower than you’d like, well, don’t let your ambitions get the best of you. Aggressiveness is great, but you won’t make significant progress until Friday. The good news is that the strides will last through the weekend, when you’ll be charting new terrain. People will discuss building statues in your honor. On Sunday, be the early bird.

Not a lot has changed. The only thing that separates Monday and Tuesday from last week is your attitude. But oh, what a difference that makes! Even the most boring aspects of your job seem like high adventure. Wednesday is super-weird, both from an emotional and a monetary perspective, and the weirdness takes on more weight and dimension on Thursday. Friday? Friday’s a party. Friday is the day when your social prowess comes to the fore and you ooze charm. Saturday and Sunday find you in a philosophical mode, challenging your assumptions and asking good questions.

You may feel overwhelmed at the start of the week. You have a lot on your plate. Giving a small project to someone else could not only free up your energy for other tasks, but it could also communicate a certain level of trust in this other person’s skills. If they take the assignment as a compliment, everyone wins. Wednesday and Thursday are more about strategic moves than tactical ones — you’re thinking rather than doing — but Friday you’re a go-getter. You’re a deal maker, a ringleader, a star. Saturday and Sunday, to get what you want, use tact. Be circumspect.

Preaching only makes things tense.

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virgo

libra

The truth is, Monday and Tuesday won’t be the smoothest days you’ve ever encountered. You’ll have some hills ahead of you, and for every up, there’s a commensurate down. The best you can do is throw your energy into the projects at hand. Wednesday and Thursday won’t be the right days for signing paperwork — as a matter of fact, they won’t be right for committing to anything binding. On Friday, as much as you think you’d like to kick up your heels, you’ll be happier taking off your shoes and resting on a pile of pillows. Play some music.

Forget your obligations this weekend.

Daydream.

You’re tidy in all things at the start of the week. You’re careful to make sure your new purchases are carefully unwrapped. You like your friends to agree with you, but don’t be afraid to spill your guts a little. Let your thoughts be in disarray. You feel good, and that feeling is going to last even through Wednesday, when you suspect that someone has impure motives. Thursday is admittedly a self-centered day, and on Friday and Saturday, an explosion of romance alters your emotional landscape. Whether it’s a temporary or permanent change is unclear. On Sunday, just enjoy the experience.

Life is a swimming pool on Monday.

Jump in. Make a lot of waves. Splash around. This feeling of immersion is utterly joyful. You may be so caught up in the fun of it that on Tuesday you buy something on impulse, something you don’t really need. But it’s the spirit of the acquisition that counts. On Wednesday and Thursday, your intellectual curiosity leads you to an unexpected place, or at the very least it leads to someone confessing a loaded secret. Friday brings more revelations. You have big plans for the weekend, but almost none of them are possible, what with your family obligations.

Could Monday and Tuesday be any better? It’s unlikely. First of all, love is in the air. It’s in every step you take — you have a lift, a bounce, magic. Flirting figures strongly, and beauty abounds.

The attention you receive from others is flattering, but it’s almost too much to handle. You may even find yourself turning inward on Wednesday or Thursday — or at least turning toward serious projects, such as a financial one — as a means of deflection. Rarely have you felt as idealistic as you do on Friday, and the more you discuss your ideas this weekend, the more inspired you feel.

You’re weighing your options. If you sometimes have trouble making decisions, Monday and Tuesday you’re flat-out unable. Giving in to someone else is the best thing to do, even if that involves admitting a small amount of defeat. Don’t fret about how it may reflect on you, because Wednesday and Thursday you’re surrounded by a kind of magic halo and no one sees you in anything except the most flattering light. On Friday, or sometime this weekend, let a friend take you somewhere, whether it’s to the mall or on a road trip. Whatever the plan is, say yes.

aquarius

pisces

The person you connect with most deeply on Monday isn’t whom you expect it to be.

Chemistry is a funny thing. On Tuesday, deepen this newfound friendship by confessing something personal, and see what kind of response you get. Wednesday and Thursday aren’t very noteworthy in the social realm because of pressing work matters — matters that may start to take their toll on you emotionally. That, in turn, may affect your social life. Everything is interrelated. Friday finds you taking an organizational role among your friends.

Maybe there’s a party at your place this weekend?

The challenge that faces you at the start of the week is particularly tricky, because it involves someone who’s been at your side when you’ve dealt with challenges before. Somehow this person has become the challenge.

Partnerships can be mercurial. Stand your ground. Insist on getting what’s owed to you. But, if possible, don’t make it personal. Wednesday and Thursday find you taking a stand with others as well — and, again, the more you keep it on the up-and-up, the easier it is. Whatever happens, give people the benefit of the doubt on Friday and through the weekend. Luck is on your side.

21March/20April

24July/23August

21April/21May

24August/23September

sagittarius capricorn 23November/21December

22December/20January

You find yourself in large gatherings on Monday and Tuesday. You’re loved by the people you work with, and the people you socialize with and even people you barely know. Others are taking their cues from you, which gives you a unique social power. Use it toward the greater good. On Wednesday and Thursday, your mental energy is spent on trying to assemble the big picture, which is a task perhaps best done alone, with classical music in the background.

On Friday, friendship and joviality are once again the order of the day. Your incredible confidence propels Saturday and Sunday.

You have almost no time to ask for anything on Monday and Tuesday, what with all that everyone else is asking of you. You love to be needed, but too much work is simply too much work. If you’d like help, holler. On Wednesday, a trusted pal comes to the rescue. Thursday is a fine day to make a decision — trust your instincts, cross your fingers — and Friday the fates conspire to leave you feeling optimistic, idealistic and happy. Saturday and Sunday, your big plans may not seem plausible (for this or that small reason), but anything is possible. Keep going.

22May/21June

24September/23October

21January/19February

22June/23July

scorpio

24October/22November

20February/20March