January issue 2009

Newsliners: Need for Speed

January 31, 2009

The Power of the Pulpit

Maulvi Karim, who taught me to read the Quran and led prayers in our village…

January 17, 2009

The Man with the Golden Arm

Sohail Tanvir represents a new breed of international cricketer — one who makes his name…

January 7, 2009

Editor’s Note: January 2009

As the clock struck twelve and fireworks, punctuated by the shots of gunfire, rent the…

January 5, 2009

Out in the Cold

The Jamaat-ud-Dawa leadership is in the eye of the storm once again. And this time…

January 5, 2009

Terrorist Group or Welfare Organisation?

When a massive earthquake hit Azad Kashmir and the northern parts of Pakistan on October…

January 5, 2009

For Whom the Bell Tolls

January 11 Edmund Hillary Succeeding where dozens before him had failed, New Zealander Sir Edmund…

January 5, 2009

The World in 2008: Hope Amid the Carnage

By any standard, 2008 was a year marked by instability and violence. From Mumbai and…

January 4, 2009

Pirating with Impunity

On November 24, Al-Hamza 14929-B, a boat with seven Bengali crew members and one million…

January 4, 2009

The Forgotten Ones

“Being buried in an alien land would separate me from my ancestors; I wish to…

January 4, 2009

Cricket and Contentment

Millions around the globe eat, breathe and live cricket. But then there are some families…

January 4, 2009

Designing Women

In Pakistan, buying jewellery usually equates to visiting scores of stores before finding that perfect…

January 4, 2009

Tacit Approval

On Christmas Eve last year, a feature in The New York Times dwelt on Muhammad…

January 3, 2009

Interview: Nadia Jamil

“If I have dreams, they are not about going to Hollywood or Bollywood or becoming…

January 3, 2009

The Saudi-isation of Pakistan

The common belief in Pakistan is that Islamic radicalism is a problem only in FATA,…

January 3, 2009

Fallen City

Swat is presently the most violent place in Pakistan. And the militants operating in the…

January 3, 2009

Addicted to War

Miguel D’Escoto Brockmann, President of the UN General Assembly for 2008, said in his opening…

January 3, 2009

Footnotes

They are the shoes that launched a thousand, well, er, more like millions of replays.…

January 3, 2009

Pakistan in 2008: Divided We Stand

Pakistan witnessed further fragmentation in 2008. For a while, it seemed that a uniting government…

January 3, 2009

Ready to Rise

Each year, prophecies about the next big thing abound, whether the field discussed is sports…

January 2, 2009

Portrait of a Woman

At an exhibition held in October at Bradford University’s Gallery 11, the young art students…

January 2, 2009

Sound and Vision

It was 18 years or so back when I saw an exhibition of Bilal Maqsood’s…

January 2, 2009

Parliamentary Punch-ups

In 2008, a journalist attacked the most powerful politician in the world with his shoes.…

January 2, 2009

You Want Me to Wear What?

Globally, the sexiest models and actresses demand inflated sums of money when asked to take…

January 2, 2009

Ode to a Mystic

On November 29, the National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) held a tribute to the…

January 2, 2009

Just Doing It

Continuing the growth of its brand in the rest of Asia, Nike recently launched its…

January 2, 2009

Newsliners: Need for Speed

Lahore’s celebrities, car enthusiasts and media gathered on November 22 at Lake City, en massefor…

January 2, 2009

Calendar Art

International General Insurance (IGI) Financial Services launched their 2009 calendar at an event hosted at…

January 2, 2009

Abaya Couture

It’s not your typical haute couture, but as Pakistan becomes increasingly Islamised, the abaya is…

January 1, 2009

Page-turners

As the year ended with the Indo-Pak peace process in tatters, the book I’ve been…

January 1, 2009

Chef’s Special

Tune in to any channel featuring cookery shows that take live calls and you will…

By Husnain H. Malik | Society | Published 16 years ago

Lahore’s celebrities, car enthusiasts and media gathered on November 22 at Lake City, en massefor the much awaited launch of the Jaguar XF in Pakistan by Premium Motors. Guests were treated to a first-of-a kind opportunity to test-drive models of the luxury 4Ã—4 Land Rover as well as the Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Jaguar XK and Jaguar XF.

Asim Buksh, CEO of Premium Motors, the exclusive importers of Jaguar in Pakistan, hosted the launch and unveiled the show-stopping Jaguar XF at midnight.

Test-driving guests were accompanied by a member of the Premium Motors team who gave details of the technical specifications and dynamics of the cars. In addition to all the flash provided by the luxury automobiles, glitz was added by prominent models, musicians, celebrities, socialites and businessmen in attendance, such as Ali Azmat, Rabia Butt, Sophiya Khan, Nadia Malik, Nael Ahmed, Faraz and Sundas Mannan, and Maram and Aabroo.

— Husnain H. Malik