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Umer Sharif personified Karachi in many ways, including the fortunes of the city’s Mohajir nationalism over the last four decades
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Umer Sharif personified Karachi in many ways, including the fortunes of the city’s Mohajir nationalism over the last four decades
What made him tickle our funny bone like no other comedian and why there will be no one like him.
This was the time when PTV ruled the TV and local cable network was pretty new. I had had lunch and was sipping tea when I turned on the TV. I was pretty bored so started changing channels. Cable operators had dedicated channels where they would play videos on demand including Bollywood movies. Time to time they would also put popular Pakistani stage dramas. It was like the Netflix of the time. Instead of simply choosing the show you like, you would have to call and vote for the show you wanted to watch. I was so bored that I keenly watched people voting frantically. It was a close race betwee...
Farmers protest: Pakistan minister rants against India, becomes butt of ridicule Wed, Dec 16 2020 01:56:34 PM By Ateet Sharma New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS): Ministers from Imran Khan's cabinet in Pakistan continue with their rant against India in spite of being mocked on various social media platforms. Insulted frequently and badly, the likes of Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and Fawad Chaudhry still make ludicrous attempts every day to comment on India's internal affairs instead of focusing on their individual ministries and the fast deteriorating social, political and economic situation at home. It was...