Outlook in Pakistan
Mobeen Azhar presents extraordinary life stories from Karachi and Lahore, including Pakistan’s first female rapper, hunting for Dracula in Lollywood, a pioneer of political satire, and the legacy of the great revolutionary poet Faiz.
Secrets, lies and a child lost in Lollywood
Deeba was a child star of Pakistani cinema, but behind the success was a cruel deception
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Fighting my family to fight for others
Rebel child turned rebel lawyer, Moniza Kakar is challenging authority wherever she goes
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My father Faiz: Pakistan’s revolutionary poet, part 1
Salima Hashmi grew up with puppets and poetry, inspiring her own career in performance
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My father Faiz: Pakistan’s revolutionary poet, part 2
How Salima Hashmi and Faiz defied a dictatorship through satire and poetry
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Vampires in Lollywood: The 40-year hunt for the desi Dracula
Zinda Laash was Pakistan’s first ever horror film – but then it just disappeared
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The secret life of Eva B: Pakistan’s first woman of hip-hop
Eva B learned to rap as a teenager in Karachi, doing it undercover from her bedroom
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Balochistan’s mystery benjo man, part 1
The epic quest to find an elderly Pakistani musician and his unusual stringed instrument
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Balochistan’s mystery benjo man, part 2
How Ustad Noor Bakhsh, a Pakistani shepherd in his 70s, became a folk music star
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Painting, prison and two decades in Guantanamo
Mistaken for a terrorist, Ahmed Rabbani was detained without trial. Art became his refuge
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Murder she solved: Karachi’s pioneering police surgeon
Summaiya Syed on facing misogyny and shaking up forensic investigation across Pakistan
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