After the release of Parwaz Hai Junoon this Eid Ul Adha,
making 17.9 Million from the local box-office on an opening day, the film has
managed to genuinely hook the audience with such a strong storyline and a
star-cast. Shaz Khan who is known to be the most content-centric strong actor,
who’s spell-binding acting skills and looks has charmed the audience, not just
in Pakistan but worldwide.
From Shaz’s debut film Moor to his debut drama Yaqeen Ka
Safar till PHJ, he has proven to be an actor who discovers the depth of the
character and story before portraying it.
After recently playing a character of a Squadron Leader,
Shaz will be seen as Hashir, who is a westerner and has an unpredictable
volatile side. A non-resident Pakistani who comes back to Pakistan for his
grandmother and now trying to figure out a drastic shift in his life and to get
in touch with his roots. The drama will keep the audience glued with twists,
turns, and conundrums, unfolding of the characters and the way the story is
told.
The drama is directed by Amna Nawaz Khan under the banner of
Momina Duraid Productions. Alongside Shaz, Zara Noor Abbas has also played a
powerful character of Aleena who is the caretaker of Hashir's house. The first
episode was critically praised by audience and reviewers.
Karachi [29th Aug – 2018]: Recently, Azaan Sami Khan’s latest photo shoot took the internet by storm, which was his first step towards the start of his successful journey. Son of legendary names, Zeba Bakhtiar and Adnan Sami Khan, Azaan marked the start of his musical career with Parwaaz Hai Junoon.
The most anticipated film of 2018, Parwaaz Hai Junoon is a eulogy to Pakistan’s Air Force, but also a platform for Pakistani filmmakers to show their creativity. The music for the film was composed by Azaan Sami Khan, which has already made it to the top playlists of everyone across the globe. Thaam Lo - composed by Azaan and sung by Atif Aslam is not only melodious but a genuine depiction of the new era for Pakistan’s music industry.
Khan shared his gratitude by saying that, ‘It was an overwhelming experience working on Parwaaz Hai Junoon’s music and an incredible learning experience for me working with Atif Aslam on Thaam Lo’. Azaan has composed five out of 6, songs for the film. Each song is beautiful in itself.
Parwaaz Hai Junoon released across Pakistan on Eid-Ul-Azha. The film is directed by Haseeb Hassan, produced by MominaDuraid and written by Farhat Ishtiaq. The star-cast includes Hamza Ali Abbasi, Ahad Raza Mir, Shaz Khan, Hania Amir, Kubra Khan, Adnan Jaffar and Farhan Ali Agha.
Sohail Javed is a name needed no introduction and is known as a director in Pakistan. From directing numerous music
videos to TV ads for multinational clients. Earlier, Sohail Javed has worked
with big names like Junoon, Vital Signs, Fuzon, Sajjad Ali, Ali Haider,
Hadiqa Kiani and many more.
Within small span of five days of the
release of the song, "Tillay Wali Jooti", directed by Sohail Javed, has reached approximately 800,000+ views on social media. This Eid
Ul Azha, witness Sohail Javed’s prowess as a director in JPNA 2’s fun and quirky
song, “Tillay Wali Jooti.” 'Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2' is a sequel to 'Jawani Phir Nahi
Ani', which was released in 2015 under the banner of ARY Films, Salman Iqbal
Films & Six Sigma Plus Productions, written by Vasay Chaudhry and directed
by Nadeem Baig.
Singers for this mega hit
song are Arif Lohar & Ahmed Ali Butt feat. Fizza Aslam. The song is written
by Ahmed Ali Butt, music produced by Hasil Kureshi and video directed by
Sohail Javed. Sohail has directed a fun-filled music video with superstars like
Humayun Saeed, Fahad Mustafa, Ahmed Ali Butt, Omer Shahzad, Arif Lohar,
Sarwat Gillani, Mawra Hocane, Kubra Khan and Uzma Khan.
According to Sohail Javed:
‘It was an amazing experience working with the team and making this video.
Working on a project like this, made me feel as if I am breathing again. I was
approached by Humayun Saeed for JPNA’s title video as well, but due to prior
commitments, we could not work out the dates. However, when Humayun, being a
very dear friend, approached me once again for JPNA 2’s title video, I knew I
had to work around my schedule and make this happen for him. The moment I heard
the song, I fell in love with it. I knew from the get-go that this would be a
megahit.’
Sohail Javed with the
release of this video has proven his prowess as an ‘Ace Director.’ After this
project, Sohail is currently working on the second season of his digital show
‘Meet Up” and rumor has it that a film is also in the pipeline.
Karachi, 4th August 2018:
SuperWomen of Pakistan is an all-women Facebook group with over 30,000
strong and motivated Pakistani women. SWOP hosted an inspirational event
‘Inspire Her’ on Saturday at the Regent Plaza Hotel, Karachi. The initiative of
honoring women entrepreneurs was taken by Nida S. Fahad; founder of the
Facebook community SWOP to celebrate women empowerment and their
entrepreneurial skills.
More than 200 women attended the
event from every walk of life to learn, connect and be inspired by the guest
speakers, who shared their journey from being a regular person to an
entrepreneur. The event was divided into three major segments; Inspire,
Conquer, and Rise. In which guests spoke about how to break barriers to realize
true potential, the emotional dependability of an entrepreneur and being a
self-made woman and how to kick-start an entrepreneurial journey.
Talk 1 was led by the Head
Patisserie Chef of Marcel’s, Niha Akbar and NageenMarfani – Founder Vogue
Amour/Blogger. They talked about breaking barriers and realizing the true
potential to achieving goals and fulfilling ones dreams. Talk 2 was led by
AseelaJaliawala – Motivational Speaker/Trainer and VarahMusavvir – Founder
Firefly. They spoke about the emotional dependability of an entrepreneur and
being self-made women. A special segment was dedicated to Pakistan’s Drama and
Film industry’s finest, SarwatGillani who shared her journey from being a
regular woman to a star. While inspiring all the attendees she said, ‘Support
and love yourself.’ Talk 3 was about how to start a business or an
entrepreneurial journey, led by HumairaAnwaar – Development Strategist, Tech
Pakistan, and Tehreem Pasha – Islamic Calligraphy Artist who gave insights of
her line of work.
A special brief session was
hosted by PhebyHaroon; co-partner of pH Solutions, ‘Inspiring To Be The Best
Version Of You’ with three ambitious, strong and successful women of Pakistan.
Sofia Bilgrami – CEO Stois, Maliha Rao – Founder Whimsy Beauty and the Chief
Guest of the event, Nausheen Shah who shared her success story as well as
motivated the audience by saying, ‘Be passionate about what you do, empower
yourself, and be the best version of yourself regardless of the day-to-day
struggles we all have to face’. All three women shared their inspirational
journey and the hardships they faced along with the motivation that kept them
moving forward to achieving their goals.
A small quick cooking session and
poetry performance by Sarah Tanveer and Zehra Khan was also arranged to lighten
the mood of the audience. Certificates and giveaways were distributed among the
participants of the event.
PR for this event was managed by
PH Solutions, a new venture by PhebyHaroon and Rasikh Ismail Khan.
The 2ndParvez
Abbasi Open Shooting Championship will begin from 7-12h August 2018
at the Pakistan Navy’s shooting range at PNS Karsaz, in Karachi.
This event is
going to be one of its kind in Pakistan’s shooting calendar, since the
tournament is opened for everyone including general public along with the teams
representing Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force, Police and other
law enforcement agencies.
For about
above 400 shooters will compete in the event in various categories that
includes; Air Pistol, Skeet and Trap during the 6-day tournament. This event is
dedicated to tribute and celebrates the journey of life and the achievements of
Parvez Abbasi, who is also the founding secretary of the National Rifle
Association. He is said to be the driving force behind promotion of shooting sports
in Pakistan.
During the entire
championship, the series of events will be carried out according the written
rules of the International
Shooting Sport Federation, governing body of the Olympic Shooting events in
Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun categories. Speaking at a press conference, Commodore
Ghazanfar Abbas, Director of the Parvez Abbasi Open Shooting Championship,
said,
“Parvez Abbasi Open Shooting Championship is a vital addition to the
sport’s annual calendar in Pakistan. This is a great chance for budding
shooters of the country, from whatever background, to compete and further hone
their skills. We are delighted to be honouring Parvez Abbasi’s legacy in this
way”.
Commodore
Ghazanfar Abbas further said in his appreciation to the Abbasi family,
especially Mrs.Askara Abbasi, wife of late Parvez Abbasi fostering the event
and giving another opportunity to sports enthusiasts to compete in a ranking
event.
Mrs.Askara
Abbasi will be the chief guest for the closing ceremony scheduled to be held on
August 12th, 2018.
Brief about Parvez Abbasi (Late)
Parvez Abbasi was the Founder Secretary General of the
Sindh Rifle Association during 1962 to 1976. Later, he was elected as the Executive
Vice President post, where he served the nation till his last breath. Before,
electing as the Executive Vice President in 1998, he also served his services
as the Secretary General of the National Rifle Association of Pakistan from
1972 till 1998.
Parvez Abbasi sportsmanship and activeness enabled him to
hold the national record in the Rapid Fire Pistol for 30 years in his name. The
legend has also won 12 National Medals in different Pistol events. He had also represent
Pakistan as a player and Captain of the National team in the Asian Games in
Tehran. Parvez Abbasi the great man has represented Pakistan on numerous
occasions and events at International level including: Commonwealth Games/
Asian Games /Olympic Games /SAAF Games (as Judge /manager/ Captain
/Player/Secretary General SAAF Shooting Association). It’s an honor for us that
Parvez Abbasi effeorts that Pakistan in the year 2000, qualified for the first
time for the Olympics. He also served as the jury member for shooting at the
Olympics in Greece in 2004. Parvez Abbasi passed away
on the July 25, 2006 following a four year battle with cancer.
The idea of shared working space isn’t
new anymore; many people across the globe nowadays are practicing this
brilliant idea with greater flexibility. However, the idea came to Pakistan a few
years back, by many young talented entrepreneurs, among one is the CEO of
CoSpax- Mr. Waqar Abdul Ghaffar. It is only yesterday, that I was invited by
the CoSpax team for bloggers meet up for an office tour. I was quite delighted
with their hospitable services along with the entire office setup. The most arresting
thing that made me write a detailed review is the environment and the coherent
ecosystem of CoSpax.
Why
to choose CoSpax?
Cospax is a newly designed state of
the art infrastructure and interior co-working space especially for the
startups, entrepreneurs, companies and freelancers. At CoSpax the professionals
from all walk of life can socially get connected in the most efficient and
distinct environment, where they can unleash the boundaries of networking. The
idea of CoSpax evolved after having years of deliberate collaboration of the
CEO with TPLEX. Technology PLEX (TPLEX) is the world leader contract software
offshore development agency providing product engineering outsourcing, mobile
and web cloud development. It was their true visualization of providing a
system or platform to the young and talented innovators and great thinkers of
Pakistan.
As
I mentioned earlier, that the entire CoSpax team is dedicated in providing
services to its clients, they have also set the benchmarks how to transform
their divine idea of CoSpax to its clients and develop a better working
community in the K-town. Not only providing space, but also aimed at creating lucrative
employment opportunities. CoSpax aimed at working closely with the rising
businesses, thinkers, entrepreneurs and innovators for a better and sustainable
entrepreneurial eco-system across the Pakistan.
Packages Offered by CoSpax
CoSpax offered various distinct packages at a very
affordable rate. The Packages includes:
The Hot desk is a social
able shared co working space with a reserved desk.
The dedicated desk
is also a shared area but with greater privacy options and work ease.
The private space
where the entire room is belonged to you and your business, with 2 desks
and6 seating arrangement.
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Dr. Muhammad Adnan Qadir , Head of operations answering questions at the bloggers meet up!
