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The T100
The Kaptaan’s first 100 (plus some) days have left even his most die-hard followers a bit red-faced, reduced to parroting the familiar refrain, “So would you rather have Nawaz? Or Zardari?” as an excuse. Not that any neutral commentator thought that the Kaptaan came in to bat on an easy wicket but when you promise … → Read More
Confront the problem
I’m not the sort to say, “I told you so.” But, you know … I told you so. In the aftermath of the massive mess that was the Atif Mian expulsion from Economic Advisory... → Read More
Home, sweet home
Ayub Khan had his five-year plan and industrialisation. Bhutto had his nationalisation and Roti, Kapra Aur Makaan, Zia had his Islamisation and jihad. BB had her energy and power policy. The... → Read More
The 90-day bug
At least our leaders don’t promise they’ll fix everything in six days . No, they’re humble enough to know they aren’t deities so they need all of 90 – count ’em... → Read More
The Final Cut
Venom** Dir: Ruben Fleischer *ing: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Jenny Slate, Reid Scott Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy), a San Francisco TV journalist, finds himself at rock bottom when he takes on an Elon Musk type inventor industrialist, Carlton Drake (Riz Ahmed), losing his lawyer girlfriend (Michelle Williams) in the process. Then he finds himself bonded to an alien symbiote which likes… → Read More
Polishing the ball
Atif Mian is in the Economic Advisory Council one day. He’s out the next. Aamir Liaquat is in one day. Out the next. And back in again. We are going to the IMF today for a bailout. No, we are... → Read More
Whither the women?
“No country can truly develop if it locks out half its population,” Justine Greening, the former UK secretary for international development.Go the official Pakistan government website... → Read More
Our never-ending battle against extremism
“No citizen otherwise qualified for appointment in the service of Pakistan shall be discriminated against in respect of any such appointment on the ground only of race, religion, caste, sex,... → Read More
The Final Cut! The box office boom
The Final Cut! The box office boom - TNS - The News on Sunday → Read More
The Final Cut
Rampage** ½ Dir: Brad Peyton *ing: Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Åkerman, Marley Shelton, Joe Manganiello Will Yun Lee, Jason Liles That being said, the FX is pretty good as are the monster battles and the action scenes. Johnson is Johnson and the supporting cast (many of them familiar faces) is pretty decent. In fact, Jeffrey Dean Morgan steals the show as a CIA… → Read More
Pakistani Cinema – State Of Play
Pakistani Cinema – State Of Play | TNS - The News on Sunday → Read More
The Final Cut
The Hunger Games series reaches an impressive conclusion; Hate Story 3 is for stupids only → Read More
The Final Cut
Tamasha is salvaged by its second half; Brosnan-Hayek-Alba aren’t enough compensation for a floundering rom-com → Read More
The Final Cut: Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
Salman is back as Prem in an old-fashioned throwback → Read More
The Final Cut
A tale of two insomniacs just might put you to sleep; Mendes and Craig redeem themselves with Spectre → Read More