TOUR DE MEDIA

Soniya Mishal and Shehzad Shaikh as a COUPLE! This is the first time when the talented Sonia Mishal and handsome Shehzad Shaikh will rock as an on-screen couple in a new drama serial, Izn e Rukhsat . Both are promising young talents and have given several hits on-screens previously. Now both are showcased in Izn e Rukhsat as Sundas and Haider, a couple who loves each other but life will take trials causing their relationship go through several hurdles. WRITTEN & PUBLISHED BY; RABBIYA YOUNUS

SHAFAQ HABIB NAMED AS ONE OF THE POND'S MIRACLE WOMAN 2016   Karachi, July 28, 2016: Shafaq Habib is a pioneer in jewellery designing and CEO of Shafaq Habib House of Jewellery. Her hard-work, dedication and incredible work in jewellery making while balancing work with family and home make her a miracle woman.  The announcement of this year’s 100 ponds miracle women has begun with each mentor highlighting their ten picks. Famous television icon Zeba Bakhtiar selected Shafaq Habib as one of her picks for the Pond’s miracle women for the year 2016. The pond’s miracle journey is a recognition of incredible Pakistani women, who have turned their dreams into reality through hard work and blazing a trail of inspiration for other women to follow. Pond’s aims to acknowledge and honour these women of substance. Shafaq Habib has been designing and exhibiting both nationally and internationally since 1981 and Shafaq’s name is synonymous when one looks for unique jewellery uti

  BRINGING PEACE TO KARACHI: WALL BY WALL   (KARACHI: THURSDAY JULY 28, 2016) This July, Karachi saw a heartening continuation of the city wide public art movement, as citizens and artists united to reclaim walls that are covered with distasteful slogans and images in the Cantonment Railway Station area, a symbol of the proud history this city is steeped in. Last year, I AM KARACHI reclaimed over 1600 walls successfully, creating an accessible, open-air gallery that stands as a testament to the willingness of the inhabitants of the city to come together and take ownership. For context, I AM KARACHI WALLS OF PEACE is a public art movement, aimed at reclaiming the streets of Karachi by removing negative graffitifrom the walls and converting them into unique displays of art with messages of hope, pride and diversity. The idea behind this initiative was to replace sectarian, religious, and political slogans with hand painted images that depicted positiv

KOMAL RIZVI ROCKED AT "SOUND OF THE SEA"     Karachi, July 26, 2016: Komal Rizvi thrilled the audience at Sound of the Sea this past weekend with her power-packed live performance in Karachi. Looking stunning in a Nadia Farooqui creation, Rizvi belted out hit after hit at the concert in Karachi. The audience was elated by her renditions of such Sufi classics as Ek Allah Kolo Main Dardi, the melancholic Lambi judai and Washmallay of Coke Studio fame. Rizvi’s live performances have always been a mix of folk, fusion and contemporary pop, as was the case at this concert as well. Rizvi also performed her new single Desan da raja, which recently crossed 3 million hits on Facebook. Sound of the Sea’s resounding success proves why this versatile singer is always in the limelight when one talks about Pakistani music locally and internationally. TAGS; #KomalRizvi #SoundOfTheSea #Starlinkspr WRITTEN & PUBLISHED BY;   RABBIYA YOUNUS

ZOHAIB QADEER COUTURE FLAGSHIP STORE LAUNCH Zohaib Qadeer has been a part of fashion industry for over a decade now. He is known for his uniqueness, ensuring the fine cuts and exclusiveness. He aims to create contemporary attire which is not only spectacular but also with the trends in sync. The label, Zohaib Qadeer, defines the commitments and promises made on quality and uniqueness – a promise to carry trend, fashion, exclusive cuts and prettiness. A label which presents culture to the new age women and presents the vision of how the designer play with the colours, exceptional kamdaani embroidery, zardozi touch, zero cut-dana, resham with mukesh fusion and much more to offer. Zohaib’s designs distinguish itself, making the fusion of vintage and aqua into the formal wear, keeping the classical sleekness in luxury pret to the ancestral architectural inspirations and floral-vintage fusion in digital form. The ZQ flagship store launched in Karachi earlier this month. The even

THODA SA AASMAN   “AM I FREE”   This sentence is a more than a statement. It is a question which every woman asks herself from day to night and year by year but unfortunately, no body have ever occurred with an appropriate answer. Now, like multiple times before, this question is raised by a drama serial "Thoda Sa Aasman" , in a unique and imposing way. Written by Umera Ahmed and directed by Nadeem Siddique, the drama exquisitely inquires about the free will and voice of choice of women in our society. Whether they belong to an extremely rich and educated family or an underprivileged illiterate kin, this world of men have always tried to control and demolish their right to sustain and prevail freely in our society, even if she is independent and responsible for her own bread and butter. There are countless stories of women suppression which make it to our television screens and print media but many of thousands are untold and unseen, as if they have become a

FAISAL REHMAN PUTS ON AN EXTRA POUND FOR A   GOOD REASON     Getting even slightly over-weight is a serious thing for a person who works on screen. Many of Showbiz bees spent hours working out in gyms to shred off even a single extra inch! But to the veteran actor, Faisal Rehman, everything outclasses when it comes to indulge in a character. Known for his spontaneous acting skills, Faisal Rehman has now gone a step further and gains some extra weight to portray his character in a drama serial, as the father of the heroine. The actor, with the looks of a handsome kind hearted knight, already belonged to fame-packed family of amazingly talented individuals like his uncle, the legendary versatile actor Rehman, and his brother, Fasih ur Rehman, an exquisitely remarkable world known Khathak dancer. Now, in his new project " Izn-e-Rukhsat" he has done an extra applaud-able effort and proved again that what kind of excellence he possesses as an artist.

NYLC takes a step to spread happiness and joy! It is common knowledge, yet more so a truth, that EID Festival is not just for the rich or the materialistically blessed ones. The poor, the handicapped, the special and the orphans have as much right on this festival as any other. But due to unfortunate circumstances that our country is a victim of, it has lost its originality. To change this, the NYLC (National Youth Leadership Club) took an initiative to spread happiness and joy with the simple motive “Happiness begins”. Bright and early on the 16th of July, 2016, the NYLC and a dozen volunteers visited Dar-ul-Sukun for an EID Milan. The day started off with introduction to the children and adults who were in the garden enjoying the pitter patter of the rain, followed by the national songs. The enthusiasm was shared by all as they showed us their EID clothes and told us about their daily routines. Simultaneously, a couple of volunteers were setting tables for face painting, leaf

KOMAL RIZVI HONORED AT THE IIFA AWARDS GALA DINNER IN DUBAI   Karachi, July 19, 2016:  Komal Rizvi was recently honoured at the IIFA Awards Gala Dinner in Dubai for her contributions as an international artiste. Not only was Komal honoured but she also opened the fashion show at the Gala Dinner. Rizvi looked stunning in a gold and ivory gown from Meher and Ridhima’s grand royal wedding collection, as she posed at the Green Carpet and accepted the award for her sensational international performances. Later, when Rizvi walked the ramp for the designer she wore a classic black rose, lace off-shoulder and high-waist skirt by Meher and Riddhima from their Elizabeth collection. It may be recalled that the award and Komal’s walk on the ramp as the show opener came in the wake off her amazing live performance at MTV India’s Undivided concert in Dubai. Since returning from her successful tour and stay in Dubai Komal is set to release six new unplugged songs in the coming we