February issue 2012

Movie Poster Warehouse: Mission Impossible

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Movie Poster Warehouse: The Devil Wears Prada

Design by Aman Ahmed Khan This poster was originally published in the Annual 2012 issue…

February 29, 2012

Pakistan’s Triumvirate: The Government, the Judiciary and the Army

It was a classic retreat from the precipice. Conscious of their respective limitations, the titans…

February 29, 2012

Dispatches to a Departed Hero: Artists Give Tribute To Salmaan Taseer

Shortly after the assassination of Salman Taseer in the first few days of 2011, members…

February 29, 2012

Book Review: Electoral Malpractices

Throughout Pakistan’s history, elections have long been marred by a wide spectrum of malpractices, ranging…

February 29, 2012

The Case of Pakistan’s ‘Bogus Voters’

A big question mark hangs over the future of error-free computerised electoral rolls in Pakistan.…

February 29, 2012

The Democracy Scorecard

When you pause to contemplate the state of the nation, with this surge in radical…

February 29, 2012

Let’s Break Up: Is Pakistan Ready for New Provinces?

A debate on the creation of new provinces was sparked off by the MQM, who…

February 29, 2012

Pakistani Journalists Under Siege

Mukarram Khan Atif was a marked man, but he didn’t share some of the more…

February 28, 2012

Interview: Shireen Kamran

Shireen Kamran is a Montreal-based Pakistani artist who migrated to Canada in 1996. Of Totems…

February 28, 2012

In Fine Print

Hats and eye-patches, doorways and windows, hearts and guns: these are the lingering images from…

February 28, 2012

Moving Forward at the Women in Business Conference (WIBCON)

As part of the 4th WIBCON (Women in Business Conference), an ‘International Women Leaders’ Summit’…

February 28, 2012

Book Review: Instant City

Unlike instant coffee, instant cities take a few years or decades to become palatable, or…

February 28, 2012

Smoke and Shadows: Ahsan Jamal’s Solo Show at Koel

Ahsan Jamal exhibited his work A Piece of Land at the Koel Gallery in Karachi…

February 28, 2012

Looking Back at Victory: When Pakistan Whitewashed England

I rang up Mohsin Khan soon after Pakistan crushed England by 72 runs in their…

February 26, 2012

Panache and Passion: The Larger-Than-Life Paintings of Ahmed Zoay

Ahmed Zoay’s larger-than-life canvases, replete with primary colours, red, yellow, green and blue, mesmerise with…

February 25, 2012

And the Oscar Goes To…

It’s that time of the year again — the Academy Awards are around the corner…

February 25, 2012

How Mansoor Ijaz Nearly Brought Down the Government

He did not come, he did not see, and he certainly did not conquer. But…

February 23, 2012

Interview: Zainab Alam, Co-designer of Krizmah Bags

As a member of Chitral’s ancient ruling Kathur dynasty, Zainab Alam, a graphic designer from…

February 22, 2012

Interview: Dr. Mohammad Jawad, Surgeon Featured in the Documentary Saving Face

Mohammad Jawad first made headlines in 2009 after the British television station, Channel 4, aired…

February 22, 2012

Book Review: The Politics of Religion in South and Southeast Asia

Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed, a renowned scholar of Pakistani origin, is presently a professor emeritus of…

February 20, 2012

Letter from India: Rushdie Interrupted

Rushdie Interrupted As an agnostic — I think this is the term that comes closest…

February 20, 2012

A Quest for Cloth: The Sand and Silk Exhibition at Mohatta Palace

Sand and Silk, an exhibition of textiles from Africa, at the Mohatta Palace Museum (January…

February 20, 2012

A Colonial Legacy: The Institute of Architects of Pakistan’s Photography Exhibition and Fundraiser

The Institute of Architects of Pakistan (IAP), Karachi Chapter held an exhibition of photographs, Once…

February 19, 2012

On a Roll: Cinnabon Comes to Karachi

It was as if indulgence was all everyone had on their minds at the launch…

February 18, 2012

Book Review: Anatomy of Disappearance

Hisham Matar’s Anatomy of a Disappearance is a beautifully written, at once absorbing and wellcrafted…

February 18, 2012

Understanding the Humsafar Hype

Just a few weeks ago in January, Fawad Afzal Khan, the dashing hero of Humsafar,…

February 17, 2012

Fashion Hub: Brands Just Pret Hosts ‘Fashionville 1â€³

Karachi’s newest and most upmarket multi-brand store, Brands Just Pret (BJP) held its very first…

February 17, 2012

One Province Too Many?

The creation of new provinces in the short-run is quite unlikely. For one, Pakistan’s law-makers…

February 15, 2012

Profile: Ardeshir Cowasjee

Ardeshir Cowasjee ells stories like Scheherezade would. There’s no beginning; no end; there isn’t even…

February 14, 2012

Theatre Review: Tom, Dick and Harry

Shah Sharahbeel has his heart in the right place. His greatest ambition was to revive…

February 14, 2012

Comic-Kazes: The Rise of Pakistan’s Cartoonists

In my initial email exchange with cousins Muzamil Hasan and Hammad Haroon of the online…

February 14, 2012

Yousuf Raza Gilani Plays Both Good Cop and Bad Cop

Yousuf Raza Gilani is the accidental prime minister. After Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, a lot…

February 13, 2012

Movie Poster Warehouse: Mission Impossible

Design by Aman Ahmed Khan This poster was originally published in the Annual 2012 issue…

February 13, 2012

Editor’s Note: February 2012

Where were the law enforcement agencies when the proscribed outfits Jamaat-ud-Dawa and Khatm-e-Nabuwwat held a…

By Newsline Admin | Arts & Culture | Movies | News & Politics | Published 13 years ago

Design by Aman Ahmed Khan

This poster was originally published in the Annual 2012 issue of Newsline as part of the “Movie Poster Warehouse” series.