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Pakistani actress Kaveeta in 1984

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Haq dar - Tele Theater Part III

Haq dar – Tele Theater Part III

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Sri Lanka urged not to violate fundamental rights in the name of combating terror

We the undersigned, who are from and live in the various nation-states of South Asia, express our deepest condolences to all those who have lost loved ones in the serial bomb blasts in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. We express our solidarity with those working tirelessly to address the needs of the injured in the aftermath of this carnage and to sustain interfaith and community relationships. While we support all justice efforts that seek to hold the perpetrators of violence accountable, we also urge the Government of Sri Lanka to ensure that, in the name of combating terror and ensuring national security, fundamental human rights and dignity of all concerned are not violated.

We say this because in all our countries, investigations into terror and anti-terror legislation have been accompanied by consistent and continuing violation of civil and democratic rights. Furthermore, in the name of ensuring national security, successive governments in the region have sought to legitimise their various acts of impunity – directed against not only purported or possible suspects but entire sections of the civilian population. This has led to unaccountable loss of life and a steady erosion of democratic guarantees and institutions, including unaccounted for deaths and disappearances. We note with concern that media reports and remarks by state officials and political leaders in Sri Lanka have pointed to State inaction with respect to warnings by intelligence agencies about possible acts of terror. Such inaction and indifference, we regret to note, amounts to State complicity with the violence that subsequently unfolded.We are also concerned that the ‘owning up’ to these acts by the so-called ‘Islamic State’ (Daesh) might encourage Islamophobic attitudes and expressions, both on the part of the Sri Lankan Government and sections of civil society. Should this happen, Sri Lanka would be tragically drawn in to a familiar international discourse and practice to do with ‘Islamic terror’ with all the resultant tragedies, as we have witnessed across Asia. In a country that has barely recovered from decades of civil mistrust, war and violence, this cannot bode well for its sovereignty, civil peace and economic and social life. We wish to point out that the so-called war on ‘Islamic terror’ has resulted in large numbers of the Islamic faith being persecuted, both in their countries and across the world – and this sadly only enhances the appeal of those who seek to wage war in the name of Islam and what they perceive as Islamic concerns and interests. Thus is set in motion a cycle of violence that benefits no one but the arms trade and industries, and political powers that seek to establish their hegemony in the region at all costs. In this context: nWe support all struggles to ensure transparent and fair pursuit of justice for the victims of the blast. At the same time, we stand with those who are against undemocratic anti-terror laws in Sri Lanka, even if they are purportedly deployed for purposes of investigation and national security. nWe protest attempts to target or persecute those of the Islamic faith, in the name of countering terror, whether by the state or vigilante groups. nWe support Muslim communities in the region that have called for peace and are critical of voices from within that endorse extremist religious positions, which polarise everyday life and interactions, and vitiate meaningful dissent and dialogue. nWe affirm the resilience of diverse cultural and religious traditions in the region that have fostered longstanding habits of mutuality, trust and co-existence. We do not wish for the specificity of local beliefs and traditions, of all faiths, to be drawn into polarising global discourses of religious ‘unity’ and ‘singularity’ imposed from above. 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Pakistani Poets

Abbas Rizvi * Abdul Latif Bhitai * Abid Ali Abid * Aftab Iqbal Shamim * Ahfaz ur Rahman * Ahmad Faraz * Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi * Ahmed Hamdani * Ajmal Khattak * Akhtar Hussain Jafari * Ali Arman * Al-e-Ahmad, Syed * Amjad Islam Amjad * Anis Nagi * Anjum Barelvi * Anwar Masood * Asghar Nadeem Syed * Asghar Sodai * Aslam Ansari * Aslam Farrukhi * Ali Raza Safdar * Ayyub Sabir * abubacker shoaib abbasi * ch. Muhmmad Ali Faiq * B * Baqi Siddiqui * Bushra Farrukh * D * Darya Khan Rind * Daud Kamal * Dilawar Figar * F * Fahmida Riaz * Faiz Ahmad Faiz * Farigh Bukhari * Fatima Bhutto * Fazil Jamili * Fatima Hassan * Farrukh Yar * G * Ghulam Ali Allana * Ghulam Muhammad Qasir * Mir Gul Khan Naseer * H * Habib Jalib * Hafeez Jullundhri * Hakim Nasir * Hamid Yazdani Welcome to my Web site* Hasan Abidi * Hasan Mansoor * I * Ibn-e-Insha * Idrees Babar Ali Welcome to Viewer::** INHIMAK Systems Inc.* Iftikhar Arif(Former Chairman Pakistan Academy of Letters) * Ihsan Danish * Iltaf Hussain Bukhari, Syed * J * Jamal Ahsani * Jamiluddin Aali * Josh Malihabadi * Javed Shaheen * Javed Anwar * Jamshed Masroor * K * Khalique Ibrahim Khalique * Khatir Ghaznavi * Khwaja Ghulam Farid * Khawaja Reazuddin Atash * Khayal Amrohvi * Khurshid Rizvi * Kishwar Naheed * Kashif Raza * kashif mansoor * Khurram Khiraam Siddiqui * M * Majeed Amjad * Majeed Siddiqui * Majid Raza Abidi * majid yazdani * Makhdoom Bilawal * Maulana deen Muhammad Wafai * Mehmoodul Hassan * Mohsin Ihsan * Mohsin Naqvi * Muhammad Iqbal Urdu News | Pakistan Urdu news | Urdu newspaper | online urdu news paper* Muhammad Izharul Haq * Munir Niazi * Mustafa Zaidi * Muzaffar Warsi * Murtaza Barlas * Malik Bashir Ahmad Murad * Masroor Kapoorthalvi * N * Naseer Ahmed Nasir(born 1954) * Nasim Amrohi * Nasir Kazmi * Nasir Zaidi * Nasira Zuberi * Nasreen Anjum Bhatti * Nazim Panipati * Noon Meem Danish * Noon Meem Rashid * Noshi Gillani * O * Obaidullah Aleem * P * Parveen Shakir * Pirzada Qasim * Q * Qateel Shifai * Quaim Amrohi * R * Rahman Baba * Razi-ud-Din-Razi * Rubina Nazli Goindi * Raees Qamar * Rafi Raza * Rais Amrohvi * Professor Dr. Rauf Yasin Jalali, Ph.D (Lisan-Ul-Asr, Abu Tanqeed) * Ram Riaz * Rasheed Nisar * Raza Hamdani * Rehan Azmi * Rehman Hafeez * S * Sajjad Babar * Samina Raja * Sabir Zafar * Saeed Ahmad Akhtar * Sahar Ansari * Saleem Ahmad * Saleem Kausar * Sascha Akhtar * Sabir Hussain Sabir Shabnam Romani * Shabnam Shakeel * Shaheen Abbas * Shaikh Ayaz * Shakeb Jalali * Sharar Nomani * Shujaat Ali Rahi * Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum * Shafiq Awan'bhall * Shahnawaz Zaidi * SYED ISHTIAQ HUSSAIN KAZMI * Saeed Ahmad Qureshi [Talib] * T * Tabish Dehlvi * Tariq Butt * Tauseef Tabassum * U * Ustad Daman * W * Waheed Ahmed * Wasi Shah * Wasif Ali Wasif * Dr.Wazeer Agha * Y * Yasmeen Hameed * Yousaf Missali * Yousaf Zafar * Yazdani Jalandhari * Adrian A. Husain * Z * Zafar Iqbal * Zahoor Nazar * Zamir Jafri * Zohra Nigah * Zoqi Muzefer Nagri  

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Pakistani Poets

Abbas Rizvi * Abdul Latif Bhitai * Abid Ali Abid * Aftab Iqbal Shamim * Ahfaz ur Rahman * Ahmad Faraz * Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi * Ahmed Hamdani * Ajmal Khattak * Akhtar Hussain Jafari * Ali Arman * Al-e-Ahmad, Syed * Amjad Islam Amjad * Anis Nagi * Anjum Barelvi * Anwar Masood * Asghar Nadeem Syed * Asghar Sodai * Aslam Ansari * Aslam Farrukhi * Ali Raza Safdar * Ayyub Sabir * abubacker shoaib abbasi * ch. Muhmmad Ali Faiq * B * Baqi Siddiqui * Bushra Farrukh * D * Darya Khan Rind * Daud Kamal * Dilawar Figar * F * Fahmida Riaz * Faiz Ahmad Faiz * Farigh Bukhari * Fatima Bhutto * Fazil Jamili * Fatima Hassan * Farrukh Yar * G * Ghulam Ali Allana * Ghulam Muhammad Qasir * Mir Gul Khan Naseer * H * Habib Jalib * Hafeez Jullundhri * Hakim Nasir * Hamid Yazdani Welcome to my Web site* Hasan Abidi * Hasan Mansoor * I * Ibn-e-Insha * Idrees Babar Ali Welcome to Viewer::** INHIMAK Systems Inc.* Iftikhar Arif(Former Chairman Pakistan Academy of Letters) * Ihsan Danish * Iltaf Hussain Bukhari, Syed * J * Jamal Ahsani * Jamiluddin Aali * Josh Malihabadi * Javed Shaheen * Javed Anwar * Jamshed Masroor * K * Khalique Ibrahim Khalique * Khatir Ghaznavi * Khwaja Ghulam Farid * Khawaja Reazuddin Atash * Khayal Amrohvi * Khurshid Rizvi * Kishwar Naheed * Kashif Raza * kashif mansoor * Khurram Khiraam Siddiqui * M * Majeed Amjad * Majeed Siddiqui * Majid Raza Abidi * majid yazdani * Makhdoom Bilawal * Maulana deen Muhammad Wafai * Mehmoodul Hassan * Mohsin Ihsan * Mohsin Naqvi * Muhammad Iqbal Urdu News | Pakistan Urdu news | Urdu newspaper | online urdu news paper* Muhammad Izharul Haq * Munir Niazi * Mustafa Zaidi * Muzaffar Warsi * Murtaza Barlas * Malik Bashir Ahmad Murad * Masroor Kapoorthalvi * N * Naseer Ahmed Nasir(born 1954) * Nasim Amrohi * Nasir Kazmi * Nasir Zaidi * Nasira Zuberi * Nasreen Anjum Bhatti * Nazim Panipati * Noon Meem Danish * Noon Meem Rashid * Noshi Gillani * O * Obaidullah Aleem * P * Parveen Shakir * Pirzada Qasim * Q * Qateel Shifai * Quaim Amrohi * R * Rahman Baba * Razi-ud-Din-Razi * Rubina Nazli Goindi * Raees Qamar * Rafi Raza * Rais Amrohvi * Professor Dr. Rauf Yasin Jalali, Ph.D (Lisan-Ul-Asr, Abu Tanqeed) * Ram Riaz * Rasheed Nisar * Raza Hamdani * Rehan Azmi * Rehman Hafeez * S * Sajjad Babar * Samina Raja * Sabir Zafar * Saeed Ahmad Akhtar * Sahar Ansari * Saleem Ahmad * Saleem Kausar * Sascha Akhtar * Sabir Hussain Sabir Shabnam Romani * Shabnam Shakeel * Shaheen Abbas * Shaikh Ayaz * Shakeb Jalali * Sharar Nomani * Shujaat Ali Rahi * Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum * Shafiq Awan'bhall * Shahnawaz Zaidi * SYED ISHTIAQ HUSSAIN KAZMI * Saeed Ahmad Qureshi [Talib] * T * Tabish Dehlvi * Tariq Butt * Tauseef Tabassum * U * Ustad Daman * W * Waheed Ahmed * Wasi Shah * Wasif Ali Wasif * Dr.Wazeer Agha * Y * Yasmeen Hameed * Yousaf Missali * Yousaf Zafar * Yazdani Jalandhari * Adrian A. Husain * Z * Zafar Iqbal * Zahoor Nazar * Zamir Jafri * Zohra Nigah * Zoqi Muzefer Nagri  

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Download ARY Digital App:http://l.ead.me/bauBrY Meri Baji | The Sorrowful Truth Of Our Society ARY Digital continues to amaze its viewers with yet another impeccable story called, ‘Meri Baji’. It explores the lives of maids working in households. Their daily struggles, trials, and tribulations have been highlighted in the drama. Nasreen, played by, Javeria Abbasi, belongs to the lower class of our society. Stricken by poverty, she works as a maid to run her house, and fulfill her family’s basic requirements. Sharafat, played by, Rashid Farooqui, is Nasreen’s abusive husband who does not support his family and is oblivious to their problems. He drives a rickshaw and spends all his money on gambling. Rabia, played by, Kiran Tabeer, Neelofer, played by, Aroha Khan, and Chutki, played by Hira Ahmed, are the daughters of Nasreen and Sharafat. Rabia is the eldest, followed by Neelofer and Chutki. Rabia aka Rabi is the step-daughter of Nasreen, but she has raised her as her own daughter. Rabia is ambitious and dreams of marrying a rich guy who will take her out of her poor stricken condition. Neelofer aka Neeli is a simple girl who is responsible for the household chores while her mother is away at work. Chutki is the youngest daughter of Nasreen, and her dream is to become a doctor. But due to their poor financial conditions, she is forced to give up her dream and work in peoples’ house. Sharafat, in his greed, decides to get Neeli married to his friend, Naeem, who is ready to give him a huge amount of money in return. Rabia works in Aiman’s household and has set her eyes on her rich and handsome fiancé, Ahad. Will Rabia be successful to steal him from Aiman? Directed By: Zahid Mehmood Written By: Rakshanda Rizvi Cast: Javeria Abbasi, Rashid Farooqui, Kiran Tabeer, Aroha Khan, Hira Ahmed Owais Shaikh Natalia Owais Birjees Farooqui Arsalan Asad Butt Khawaja Shadab Sabahat Adil Ayaz Samoo Faiza Gilani Agha Shiraz & others The post Meri Baji Episode 113 | Teaser | – ARY Digital Drama appeared first on PakTalkTV.

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Hyperallergic: New York’s First Institution Devoted to Contemporary Arab and Islamic Art Seeks a Sense of Place

An installation view of Exhibition 1 at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Art (all photos © Charles Benton unless otherwise noted)

“It was inspired by my favorite mosque in the world … the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad,” he said. “Have you been there?” I asked. “No, no, but I’m dying to go,” he responded. Standing in the bookstore of the Institute of Arab and Islamic Art on a bright day in Soho, this was how Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Al-Thani explained the angular logo for his recently established institute. The “I”s of the IAIA recall the pencil minarets of neo-Ottoman architecture and the “A”s evoke what Islamic art historian Kishwar Rizvi has called the Faisal mosque’s “tent-like spaceframe structure.” The transnational mosque, full of architectural allusions, gives way to the visual branding of this new transnational institute.

The IAIA opened its doors on May 4 with Exhibition 1 featuring four artists, Dana Awartani, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Nasreen Mohamedi and Zarina Hashmi. Exhibition 1 is one room with four walls, each devoted to a single artist. The show consists of non-figural drawings and some photographs that relate to “Islamic” design and architecture. The institute has a gallery space and bookstore, and it aspires to organize quarterly exhibitions, travelling shows, artist residencies, and publications.

Zarina Hashmi, “Home is a Foreign Place” (1999) Portfolio of 36 woodcuts with Urdu text printed in black on Kozo paper and mounted on Somerset paper; image size, each: 8 x 6 inches, sheet size, each: 16 x 13 inches; edition of 25 and 5 Roman Numeral Sets (images courtesy the artist and Luhring Augustine gallery)

Farmanfarmaian, Mohamedi, and Hashmi are all known entities in the art world with recent retrospectives in major museums, and Awartani, a younger artist, has been making waves at biennials. Current and former Guggenheim curators have been largely responsible for presenting these artists to the broader public. Sandhini Poddar’s Zarina: Paper like Skin (2013) at the Guggenheim Museum, New York, and Reem Fadda’s feature of Dana Awartani in her Marrakech Biennial Not New Now (2016) are two examples. Not long after the Guggenheim, came the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met featured Hashmi in its recent exhibition Workshop and Legacy: Stanley William Hayter, Krishna Reddy, Zarina Hashmi (2016) and co-organized a retrospective with the Reina Sofia, Madrid, on Nasreen Mohamedi, for its opening of the Met Breuer (2016).

Dana Awartani, “Abjad Hawad Series” (2016) Portfolio of 28 shell gold, gouache and ink on paper, each 9.64 x 9.64 Inches (courtesy the artist and Athr Gallery)

My first question for the curator Sheikh Al-Thani was, “All women?” He responded, “I see the artists’ work; their gender was a coincidence.” If broken down by nationality: the artists hail from Saudi Arabia (Awartani), Iran (Farmanfarmaian), India (Mohamedi), and India/United States (Hashmi). Intentional or not, the exhibition creates a dialogue between women working across a range of geographies, which is likely unable to occur within the siloed parameters of their individual retrospectives.

In relation to each other, we can see how they come into a dialogue over the issue of form — especially as they engage with geometry, line, and architecture. Awartani’s contemporary adaptation of the practice of assigning each Arabic letter with a particular numerical value in her “Abjad Hawad Series” (2016), for instance, comes into dialogue with Farmanfarmaian’s much earlier “Variations on a Hexagon” (1976) that consists of foundational patterning techniques in Persian design. The intense control needed to execute the lines in each of Mohamedi’s works are central to the processes of Awartani and Farmanfarmaian’s practice. And Hashmi’s practice of printmaking, and particularly her intimate engagement with the materiality of paper, allows her to work with the same set of concerns of geometry and space, but in a completely different medium.

A view of IAIA from the street

Considering formal expression, the grid and geometric forms in this exhibition, one also starts to think about how these artists relate to figures outside of the paradigm of what is described as Arab and Islamic art today. Mohamedi’s grids, for instance, are often juxtaposed with Agnes Martin’s, and Farmafarmaian’s meditations on geometry with Frank Stella’s. It is worth bearing in mind that Arab and Islamic art of the past was just as worldly as it is today. During the medieval period, the hexagon form Farmafarmaian engages with travelled from medieval Iran to Turkey and South Asia.

“Arab and Islamic?” was yet another question I had for the curator who chose three non-Arab and two South Asian artists for Exhibition 1. Familiar with the stakes of the institute’s name, Sheikh Al-Thani hopes for the IAIA to be as inclusive as possible. Where else would the artists shown in Exhibition 1 be displayed in the same room? It has been over five years since the Met’s renaming of its Islamic galleries to the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia — a model that spotlights regional diversity. Yet, we are still stuck with inapt placeholder categories.

Views of works by Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian

Perhaps the key to understanding this small show and the IAIA’s potential are apprehended in its feature of Hashmi’s “Home is a Foreign Place” (1999). Made up of 36 monochromatic woodblock prints, each with an Urdu word and an “idea-image” that follows. A cross represents the word raasta (road), and the simplified plan of an apartment stands for ghar (house). Made when Hashmi was being evicted from her apartment in 1999 the work captures the artist’s introspection on that experience. For her, home “is an idea we carry with us wherever we go. We are our homes.” Considering Sheikh Al-Thani’s relationship to his institute’s logo — a mosque he’s never visited —Hashmi’s “Home is a Foreign Place” sets the tone for the IAIA’s to set up house in New York City.

Exhibition 1 continues at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Art (3 Howard Street, SoHo, Manhattan) through July 31.

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Pakistani actress Kaveeta, 1970s

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Yeh Kaise Hua (1984)

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Yeh Kaise Hua (1984)

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Haq dar - Tele Theater Part II

Haq dar – Tele Theater Part II

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Haq dar - Tele Theater Part I

Haq dar – Tele Theater Part I

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Download ARY Digital App:http://l.ead.me/bauBrY Meri Baji | The Sorrowful Truth Of Our Society ARY Digital continues to amaze its viewers with yet another impeccable story called, ‘Meri Baji’. It explores the lives of maids working in households. Their daily struggles, trials, and tribulations have been highlighted in the drama. Nasreen, played by, Javeria Abbasi, belongs to the lower class of our society. Stricken by poverty, she works as a maid to run her house, and fulfill her family’s basic requirements. Sharafat, played by, Rashid Farooqui, is Nasreen’s abusive husband who does not support his family and is oblivious to their problems. He drives a rickshaw and spends all his money on gambling. Rabia, played by, Kiran Tabeer, Neelofer, played by, Aroha Khan, and Chutki, played by Hira Ahmed, are the daughters of Nasreen and Sharafat. Rabia is the eldest, followed by Neelofer and Chutki. Rabia aka Rabi is the step-daughter of Nasreen, but she has raised her as her own daughter. Rabia is ambitious and dreams of marrying a rich guy who will take her out of her poor stricken condition. Neelofer aka Neeli is a simple girl who is responsible for the household chores while her mother is away at work. Chutki is the youngest daughter of Nasreen, and her dream is to become a doctor. But due to their poor financial conditions, she is forced to give up her dream and work in peoples’ house. Sharafat, in his greed, decides to get Neeli married to his friend, Naeem, who is ready to give him a huge amount of money in return. Rabia works in Aiman’s household and has set her eyes on her rich and handsome fiancé, Ahad. Will Rabia be successful to steal him from Aiman? Directed By: Zahid Mehmood Written By: Rakshanda Rizvi Cast: Javeria Abbasi, Rashid Farooqui, Kiran Tabeer, Aroha Khan, Hira Ahmed Owais Shaikh Natalia Owais Birjees Farooqui Arsalan Asad Butt Khawaja Shadab Sabahat Adil Ayaz Samoo Faiza Gilani Agha Shiraz & others The post Meri Baji Episode 112 – Part 2 – 18th April 2019 – ARY Digital Drama appeared first on PakTalkTV.

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Download ARY Digital App:http://l.ead.me/bauBrY Meri Baji | The Sorrowful Truth Of Our Society ARY Digital continues to amaze its viewers with yet another impeccable story called, ‘Meri Baji’. It explores the lives of maids working in households. Their daily struggles, trials, and tribulations have been highlighted in the drama. Nasreen, played by, Javeria Abbasi, belongs to the lower class of our society. Stricken by poverty, she works as a maid to run her house, and fulfill her family’s basic requirements. Sharafat, played by, Rashid Farooqui, is Nasreen’s abusive husband who does not support his family and is oblivious to their problems. He drives a rickshaw and spends all his money on gambling. Rabia, played by, Kiran Tabeer, Neelofer, played by, Aroha Khan, and Chutki, played by Hira Ahmed, are the daughters of Nasreen and Sharafat. Rabia is the eldest, followed by Neelofer and Chutki. Rabia aka Rabi is the step-daughter of Nasreen, but she has raised her as her own daughter. Rabia is ambitious and dreams of marrying a rich guy who will take her out of her poor stricken condition. Neelofer aka Neeli is a simple girl who is responsible for the household chores while her mother is away at work. Chutki is the youngest daughter of Nasreen, and her dream is to become a doctor. But due to their poor financial conditions, she is forced to give up her dream and work in peoples’ house. Sharafat, in his greed, decides to get Neeli married to his friend, Naeem, who is ready to give him a huge amount of money in return. Rabia works in Aiman’s household and has set her eyes on her rich and handsome fiancé, Ahad. Will Rabia be successful to steal him from Aiman? Directed By: Zahid Mehmood Written By: Rakshanda Rizvi Cast: Javeria Abbasi, Rashid Farooqui, Kiran Tabeer, Aroha Khan, Hira Ahmed Owais Shaikh Natalia Owais Birjees Farooqui Arsalan Asad Butt Khawaja Shadab Sabahat Adil Ayaz Samoo Faiza Gilani Agha Shiraz & others The post Meri Baji Episode 112 – Part 1 – 18th April 2019 – ARY Digital Drama appeared first on PakTalkTV.

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Download ARY Digital App:http://l.ead.me/bauBrY Meri Baji | The Sorrowful Truth Of Our Society ARY Digital continues to amaze its viewers with yet another impeccable story called, ‘Meri Baji’. It explores the lives of maids working in households. Their daily struggles, trials, and tribulations have been highlighted in the drama. Nasreen, played by, Javeria Abbasi, belongs to the lower class of our society. Stricken by poverty, she works as a maid to run her house, and fulfill her family’s basic requirements. Sharafat, played by, Rashid Farooqui, is Nasreen’s abusive husband who does not support his family and is oblivious to their problems. He drives a rickshaw and spends all his money on gambling. Rabia, played by, Kiran Tabeer, Neelofer, played by, Aroha Khan, and Chutki, played by Hira Ahmed, are the daughters of Nasreen and Sharafat. Rabia is the eldest, followed by Neelofer and Chutki. Rabia aka Rabi is the step-daughter of Nasreen, but she has raised her as her own daughter. Rabia is ambitious and dreams of marrying a rich guy who will take her out of her poor stricken condition. Neelofer aka Neeli is a simple girl who is responsible for the household chores while her mother is away at work. Chutki is the youngest daughter of Nasreen, and her dream is to become a doctor. But due to their poor financial conditions, she is forced to give up her dream and work in peoples’ house. Sharafat, in his greed, decides to get Neeli married to his friend, Naeem, who is ready to give him a huge amount of money in return. Rabia works in Aiman’s household and has set her eyes on her rich and handsome fiancé, Ahad. Will Rabia be successful to steal him from Aiman? Directed By: Zahid Mehmood Written By: Rakshanda Rizvi Cast: Javeria Abbasi, Rashid Farooqui, Kiran Tabeer, Aroha Khan, Hira Ahmed Owais Shaikh Natalia Owais Birjees Farooqui Arsalan Asad Butt Khawaja Shadab Sabahat Adil Ayaz Samoo Faiza Gilani Agha Shiraz & others The post Meri Baji Episode 112 | Teaser | – ARY Digital Drama appeared first on PakTalkTV.

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Download ARY Digital App:http://l.ead.me/bauBrY Meri Baji | The Sorrowful Truth Of Our Society ARY Digital continues to amaze its viewers with yet another impeccable story called, ‘Meri Baji’. It explores the lives of maids working in households. Their daily struggles, trials, and tribulations have been highlighted in the drama. Nasreen, played by, Javeria Abbasi, belongs to the lower class of our society. Stricken by poverty, she works as a maid to run her house, and fulfill her family’s basic requirements. Sharafat, played by, Rashid Farooqui, is Nasreen’s abusive husband who does not support his family and is oblivious to their problems. He drives a rickshaw and spends all his money on gambling. Rabia, played by, Kiran Tabeer, Neelofer, played by, Aroha Khan, and Chutki, played by Hira Ahmed, are the daughters of Nasreen and Sharafat. Rabia is the eldest, followed by Neelofer and Chutki. Rabia aka Rabi is the step-daughter of Nasreen, but she has raised her as her own daughter. Rabia is ambitious and dreams of marrying a rich guy who will take her out of her poor stricken condition. Neelofer aka Neeli is a simple girl who is responsible for the household chores while her mother is away at work. Chutki is the youngest daughter of Nasreen, and her dream is to become a doctor. But due to their poor financial conditions, she is forced to give up her dream and work in peoples’ house. Sharafat, in his greed, decides to get Neeli married to his friend, Naeem, who is ready to give him a huge amount of money in return. Rabia works in Aiman’s household and has set her eyes on her rich and handsome fiancé, Ahad. Will Rabia be successful to steal him from Aiman? Directed By: Zahid Mehmood Written By: Rakshanda Rizvi Cast: Javeria Abbasi, Rashid Farooqui, Kiran Tabeer, Aroha Khan, Hira Ahmed Owais Shaikh Natalia Owais Birjees Farooqui Arsalan Asad Butt Khawaja Shadab Sabahat Adil Ayaz Samoo Faiza Gilani Agha Shiraz & others The post Meri Baji Episode 111 – Part 2 – 17th April 2019 – ARY Digital Drama appeared first on PakTalkTV.

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