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STYLE | TRENDS | BOOKS | INTERVIEWS | GOSSIP | Q&A | SOCIETY

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LAWN COLLECTION DEEPAK PERWANI’S EXCLUSIVE SHOOT OF

UNTIL YOU ACCEPT DEFEATNO ONE CAN CONQUER YOU: REEMA

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FASHION

Report on the happenings and events in your metropolis

Cast a spell on everyone with new Five Star Lawn Collection

In conversation with Reema about her new fi lm and her career as a host

Lawn extravaganza just got wider and bigger this year with many ace designers joining the league

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EDUCATION PICKS OF THE WEEK

HOLLYWOOD

PROFILE HOROSCOPE

ART

The iconic designer Deepak Perwani is debuting with his exclusive lawn collection

Amina Saeed talks about how colours can both aff ect our mood

There is a need to mobilize grass root level initiatives in piloting programmes

Go through the smart wish-list for best buys

Interview of Sir Anthony Hopkins

Pakistan’s only licensed professional private investigation company

Astrological forecast for the week

Exhibition by Talat Dabir presenting sculptures in a totally diff erent fashion

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Dear readers we are back with another issue of Sunday Plus exclusively for you. There is no let up in exclusive interviews and stories. As the temperature has started soaring, all women think about is lawn. Be part of the great lawn revolution underway in the world of fashion. Meet ace designers Sana Safinaz, Deepak Perwani, Nomi Ansari, and HSY who have joined the league to bring the lawn revolution. This week we bring to you exclusive interview of the charming queen of Lollywood Reema Khan. On our style pages we give you the treat of showcasing exclusively the iconic designer Deepak Perwani’s lawn collection. For art lovers we bring to you artist ---- masterpieces. And don’t forget to see our section ‘Picks of the week’ for best buys.

Send us your comments and feed at [email protected]

Stay with us every week to enjoy the Sunday Plus.

Editor-in-ChiefMajid Nizami

Deputy Managing DirectorRameeza Nizami

Group Editor:Salim Bokhari

Editor Magazine:Emanuel Sarfraz

Editorial Staff : Bishakha Khadka Kunwar, Madiha Syedain, Sadaf Pervez & Navirah Zafar

Creative Head:Faiz-ur-Rehman

Creative Team: Shoaib Qadir, Faisal Fazal, Talal Waheed, HM. Nouman

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Vaneeza recently showcased her lawn collection 2011, which is inspired by the rich cultural heritage of several regions as well as other countries including our own. The event was managed by Savvy PR & Events.

Vaneeza with friends Sara, Reema Nazir & Yasmeen Soha Malik, Nimra, Sofi a, Zaib Ali & Amir Mazhar

Fauzia and Aish Saim & Sara Shazia & Nosheen

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Zeba Ali Sofi a Babloo & Sara Gilani

Shehzad, Umar Saeed, Zaib Ali, Sofi a, Sara, Juggnu & Nosheen

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Recently Crescent Lawn unveiled its new collection at PFDC. This collection is brought to you by Crescent Group which consists of Stoneage, Bloodline & Crescent Bahuman. The event was organized by Amir Mazhar @ Savvy PR & Events.

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Crescent Lawn Collection 2011 the fi rst ever lawn collection by STONEAGE was launched at Pearl Continental. Crescent Lawn, yet another jewel in the crown of Crescent group’s brand family. Unlike traditional fashion shows, this particular fashion show stood out from a mile. There a revolving stage where the models were coming from. The lawn has been designed by the very talented Rabiya Farooq.

Freiha with Shoaib Shafi (CEO) Mathira Fiya Asma with Sister Erum Guests Farhan Naveed (COO)

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Sukh Chan Wellness Club recently celebrated its 2nd international Women’s Day Awards. The programme was hosted by C.E.O Mrs. Nina Akbar. The event was anchored by Arooj Nasir. More than 300 ladies attended the event.

Chief Guest Wife of Governor Musarrat Latif Khosa, Nina Akbar, Mehnaz Rafi , Shazia Manzoor, Mehreen, Bushra Aitzaz, Sofi a & Mrs Raouf

Tayyaba & Sofi a Mirza

Saba Waseem & Mehreen Syed

Abida, Zizi, Nosheen, Shahida, Shazia Thaora & Arooj Amina & Farheen

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The 3rd LADIES FUND Women’s Awards were held at Mohatta Palace Museum, Karachi, to celebrate and recognise dynamic, talented women. The country’s best and brightest women attended the event, which was organised by Tara Uzra Dawood, CEO of Dawood Capital Management Ltd, Managers of LADIESFUND.

Humaira Saleem & Ayesha Jafar Zeenat Saeed & Bushra Aitzaz Fethi Etem, Arzu Onal & Robert Gibson

Fharat Osman, Shelley Pirzada & Saba Khan Saman Shamsie Bina ShahTalat & Khadija Hashimi Frieha Altaf

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Aamna Haider Isani & Andleeb Rana Farhan

Sayeda Leghari Kamila Habib & Tanya Ashfaque Saira Saigal

Huma Adnan, Nabila Maqsood, T U Dawood & Naseem Hameed

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Karachi based designer Tena Durrani recently launched her inaugural collection at Fashion Pakistan Lounge. The event was organised by Bilal Mukhtar Events & PR.

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Salman Saeed launched LifeStyle Collection that recently opened its doors to the Islamabad market at a fantastic launch. Mr Phillippe Caron fl ew down especially from Baume & Mercier, Geneva’ for the event. The event was handled by the Team @ Rezz Events.

Mr Phillippe & Salman Saeed Alia Saadat & Honey Mr kaira , Mr Khursheed Shah & Mr Samsan Bukharri

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INTERVIEW

By BISHAKHA KUNWAR

UNTIL YOU ACCEPT DEFEAT NOONE CAN CONQUER YOU”

REEMA:

Having acted in more than 200 fi lms, Reema has groomed herself to a greater extent. She opens herself about her upcoming directorial and production venture, probable marriage this year as well as her passion for children.

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Our very special session scheduled for an afternoon turns instantly, impromptu, into a casual evening chat. Her skin is radiant, her long black mane tumbles onto her face and there is no denying that she has been the queen of Lollywood for almost two decades. To put it simply, Reema looks fantastic.It should not be surprising, given the number of times we have watched her on screen and in various advertorials, but it is. De-spite having been in the limelight for over two decades, she is still in her prime. Perhaps I had never seen her in person before or maybe the reason might be simple that Reema gets prettier with each passing year. Reema’s respect for her work as well as her professionalism is both on display during our rendezvous. She is easy to talk to, exceptionally jovial and simply straight-forward and not to forget she casts her spell wherever she goes.Besides being extremely easy to talk to, a goodwill ambassador to many causes, and somewhat outspoken, Reema has been recognised with PTV National Award from Prime Minister Gilani in 2010, the only one to be honoured after Madam Noor Jehan. These recognitions are in addition to hundreds of laurels that she has been honoured with.The star is currently juggling a career in hosting television show and a high profi le career as a director and producer. She is all set to release her second directorial and production venture. Perhaps it is because of her lack of training in direction that she was highly criticized for. But she proved all wrong when she was bagged the best actress and director awards at the Lux Style Awards 2006. To pre-empt her critics, Reema decries and shuns all those who have bashed her. It is true that Reema’s charisma is monumental, but her talent as an actress and now as a director/producer should not be underestimated. It is clearly evident that she does not have the narcissism that most in our industry possess. This stunning superstar has emerged as a winner once again because she lives with an idea “until you accept defeat no one can conquer you”. In conversation with the Sunday Plus, Reema talks about her new fi lm, Love Mein Gum, her career as a host, her plans for marriage this year and her intense passion for children.

BK: How has the transition from fi lm actress to TV host and fi nally to a director/producer been for you? Which medium do you prefer the most? Reema: I have done almost two hundred movies, enjoyed my acting career to the fullest. Since the very beginning of my

career, I have learned a lot. And today after many years I feel I am still in a learning phase. I have categorically improved in every aspect (personal, social and glamorous side). I have improved and have received many positive and negative remarks. When I wanted to direct a movie, the critics did not spare me, but over the years I have proven them wrong. Then I decided to enter television as a host in “The Reema Show” and still my critics thought I would fail. But so far I have managed to show my versatility and my intellectual side through the show. I have learned enormously from each role I have performed and cannot narrow down to one favourite because each role in my life has taught me something signifi cant and worthwhile.

BK: Can you tell us about the social work that you have been involved in?Reema: I have been associated with many social causes in-cluding “SAHARA”(Sugra Shafi Hospital), Shaukat Khanam Cancer Hospital (SKMCH), and Fountain House to name a few. I am also appointed as the Lahore-Zoo ambassador where I have adopted two baby deer. Most recently I have become Pakistan’s goodwill ambassador of Earth Hour 2011 in collaboration with WWF-Pakistan’s Green Schools. I am not doing these just for the sake popularity but I want to set an example and work for the betterment of the society.

BK: Your fi rst directorial debut “Koi Tujh Sa Kahan” was a fresh outlook on the fading fi lm industry, with your upcoming movie “Love Mein Gum” what are your expectations? Tell us about your new movie.Reema: It was seven years ago when I decided to enter into a directorial venture to make “Koi Tujh Sa Kahan”. This movie was declared as the best fi lm at the 2006 Lux Style Awards and it also won the awards for best director and best actress.After the tremendous success of my maiden venture, this year I am coming out with “Love Mein Gum” (Lost in Love). This is the most expensive fi lm to be made in Lollywood so far. I have used highly sophisticated modern fi lming equip-ments for the movie. The fi rst spell of the fi lm shooting was done in Azerbaijan, while the second spell of the fi lm was shot in Malaysia. The movie stars me, Moammar Rana and I will be introduc-ing two new faces, Nabeel Khan and Araida from Azerbai-zan, in the lead roles. Other prominent actors include Javed Sheikh, Nadeem Baig, Ali Saleem, Johnny Lever, John Rambo and a highlight of the movie is an item number by a Malaysian actress, Mariam.The music is composed by Arshad Mehmood and the lyrics are penned by Khawaja Parvez. Singers like Rahat, Abrar, Ali Zafar, Shaan, Shreya Ghosal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Kailash Kher and Hunter from U.K have lent their voices in the movie. I have not compromised on any aspect of the movie and now I am facing the biggest challenge to release it. Being a female, I have taken a bold step and put my blood and sweat into the movie and fi nanced everything on my own. I am a perfectionist and I want to publicize it in such a way

• GADGETS YOU LOVE…BLACKBERRY

• BRANDS YOU BUY…GUCCI, LOUIS VUITTON

• COLOURS…BLACK, NAVY BLUE, WHITE, MAROON, GREEN

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• MOVIE…GLADIATOR

• PERFUMES…IT’S A SECRET (LIMITED EDITION PERFUME)

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that people will remember me. For this reason I am negotiating with a big sponsor for a mega release this year.

BK: How do you view our Pakistani fi lm industry? Where do you think we lack and what should be done at the state level?Reema: The cause of downfall of our local movie industry can be attrib-uted to one sole factor-illiteracy. We lack knowledge about competition. We have become stagnant at one level and we are good at criticizing and blaming each other. It is our responsibility to collectively work to boost our local fi lm industry. We have to fi nd Multi National Companies to fund and produce our movies so that better results can be seen. If a writer is not paid accordingly then how can he produce the best? The fi lm fraternity has to be provided with better incentives for improved results.

BK: What are your views on the Indian fi lms being showcased in Pakistani cinemas? Reema: We cannot stop our media from showcasing Indian movies. Culturally India has won the war. The Indian infl uence is omnipresent ev-erywhere, in our televisions and cinemas. We cannot ignore this invasion. Instead we can try our best to revive our own industry.

BK: Are you satisfi ed with the Pakistani censor board?Reema: (laughs) Do we even have a censor board? I have never known of any rules, regulations and policies being implemented. The vulgarities in our local fi lms have not been abolished, so it really does not matter whether it is functioning or not.

BK: Do you have any plans to start acting in television dramas?Reema: To be honest I don’t know how people can do it continuously, one drama after another. I do not have such patience. And personally I prefer movies as the aura of big screen is something magical. When the audi-ences enter the cinema, they come there to watch the stars and cannot get distracted by any means. On the other hand viewers can get easily distracted while watching television.

BK: What are your other plans this year apart from your big movie release?Reema: This year I want to get married as marriage is a holy institution. I want to get married not for money but I would love to have children.

CANDID CONFESSIONS:

• Who are your favourite designers (Local and International)? HSY, Umer Sayeed, Asia Sahil, Maheen Khan.

• Your day starts with…. Namaz

• You are addicted to… Chocolates and reading books

• Dream destination… Italy, France, Malaysia…

• An unknown fact about yourself… I am the biggest foodie in the world. I love indulging in parathas with desi ghee, halwa and saag. My fi tness mantra is not to starve. I eat but I also make sure I work out every day.

• One thing you would like to change about yourself… I trust people easily and I am a cleanliness freak.

• The things I treasure the most in my wardrobe are... Bags and shoes.

• Beauty crime… Botox, caked up make-up. I am against artifi ciality.

• Beauty secrets… My purity, proper diet and self contentment. I don’t feel jealous of others.

• Style icons… Lady Diana, Angelina Jolie. Jolie is a face of glamour and compassion.

• The best thing about being a Pakistani… I love my sand and love the colour green that Pakistan stands for.

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t all started 14 years ago when fashion designers Sana Safi naz collaborated with Al Karam to launch the fi rst ever designer lawn collection and even today their trademark is unparalleled. Their demand is so high that women queue in for hours to get hold of their exclusive limited collection. Sana Safi naz are one of the handful designers who have been doing it for so long along. Their main aim is aff ordability and accessibility to Pakistani women. Shamaeel and Yashir Waheed are the remaining few who have sustained and have created a niche for themselves.

But this year as Sana Safi naz put in their words “the lawn tamasha” just kicked off with every possible one joining the lawn bandwagon. We are highly anticipating the likes of Nomi, HSY and Deepak Parwani but it is hard for us to digest the fact that everyone and anyone are trying to cash into this lawn fervor from jewellery designers to top models joining this race. Jewellery designer Asim collaborated with Jofa textiles, models like Vaneeza Ahmed and Nadia Hussain also came out with their individual collection. Then there are companies like Crescent and Firdous who are banking on their Bollywood brand ambas-sadors, Sushmita Sen and Deepika Padou-kone. Another issue is that of pricing this year.

Lawn used to be one of the most aff ordable fabrics ranging from Rs.500 to maximum Rs. 2000. But this year a simple lawn ka jora starts from Rs. 2500 and reaches up to Rs.5000. Seriously, where do we draw the line and where do we stop? The industry lead-ers like Gul ahmed, Al Karam, Nishat, Lala, Sitara, Kayseria by Bareeze will manage to woo their loyal clientele, but with the newbies (who are not even designers) joining the rat race, the quality is indeed compromised for the quantity that has been off ered.

Today in the age of infl ation the Pakistani buyer is now asking more sensible questions about aff ordability and quality. And designers should wake up to the fact that if they want to be around for a while, they’ll have to off er quality not quantity. It is not just about hold-ing one exhibition after another.

In this ongoing “tamasha” we are bank-ing on known names like Sana safi naz and Shamaeel along with our new members like Deepak Parwani, HSY and Nomi Ansari who are expanding their galleries with their lawn pret lines and are joining the lawn bandwag-on. Sunday plus engages these fi ve designers on their inspiration, and their personal take on becoming the offi cial part of the lawn bandwagon.

LAWNAs the temperature has started soaring, all women think about is lawn, lawn and only lawn. For Pakistani women lawn is literally their second skin and this year a great lawn revolution is underway in the world of fashion. The lawn extravaganza just got wider and bigger this year with many ace designers like Deepak Perwani, Nomi Ansari, Umer Syed and HSY joining the league.

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• What is the inspiration behind your signature collection in 2011? How many prints are you coming out with? What is the price range of your lawns this year?

SS: We get inspired by anything and everything. This collection has been a labour of love. Taking the heat of the summer we have used crisp whites, sorbet pinks and greens and of course the ever popular black. There are 15 prints in two colour ways. The collection is the best quality lawn, dobi, jac-quard and pure chiff on dupattas. Our price range is the most competitive in the market from Rs 3550 to Rs3850.

• What is so exciting about your lawn collection as compared to other designer collections?

SS: We always try to be the leaders or innovators of lawn. We were the fi rst to print on satin and introduce the value added suit. The second added panel. This year we have taken it one notch higher. We really hope the customer likes these prints as we have made a concerted eff ort to give

innovation, quality and the best price in the market.

• Is lawn the best possible way for high-end designers to reach out to normal Pakistanis?

SS: If you take into account that 50 per cent of your population are women. The climate of your country 8months of the year then yes lawn is defi nitely a great way for designers to reach the masses.

• Do you feel that you have offi cially become a part of the lawn war bandwag-on along with other designers?

SS: We have been doing designer lawn for 14 years now. We are the only consistent designers who have been doing it for so long. The lawn tamasha has only been going on for the last 2years. The key to any success is the consistency of quality not the dhool that is being beaten at every lawn event. I fi nd the hype tedious and unneces-sary. Lawn is a business, and only good lawn will have staying power, irrelevant of your red carpet and celebrity appearances.

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• What is the inspiration behind your signature collection in 2011? How many prints are you coming out with? What is the price range of your lawns this year?

Nomi: The inspiration comes from ev-erywhere, from nature to architecture and anything everything that belongs to this country and makes it colourful. The starting price is Rs. 2450 and we are coming out with 14 prints with two colour way each.

• Being a High end designer, are you set to win the hearts of general masses with your new lawn collection?

Nomi: I have been working really hard on this project and Masha Allah we achieved what we wanted and I hope everyone will fi nd something for them, we are off ering a range of variety in 14 designs to cater all age groups.

• What is so exciting about your lawn collection as compared to other designer collections?

Nomi: We are introducing some really interesting printing techniques like glit-

ter printing, add ons, satin borders and swarovski crystals which has not been done yet.

• Is lawn the best possible way for high-end designers to reach out to normal Pakistanis?

Nomi: That is true, it’s commercial, it’s our national dress, it’s aff ordable, and one can play with the fabric in their own ways. And to top it all a normal person can wear a designer wear.

• Do you feel that you have of-fi cially become a part of the lawn war bandwagon along with other designers? What is your take on the lawn invasion this year?

Nomi: Every designer has their own signature style when it comes to aesthetics and that’s what brings the creativity of a designer into prints and above all this pro-moting and selling shalwar kamiz commer-cially is an honour for a Pakistani designer. I have put all my eff ort and creativity in this collection and yet all set to go on air.

• What is the inspiration behind your signature collection in 2011? How many prints are you coming out with? What is the price range of your lawns this year?

Deepak: The inspiration behind this Oreint ‘Naksh’ lawn by Deepak Perwani is the women of the 21st century. The customers were also complaining as to why I was not coming out with a more aff ordable prêt line. Then I was approached by the Orient textiles. The time was perfect and the people at Orient understood Deepak Perwani philosophy of minimalism.

• What is so exciting about your lawn collection as compared to other designer collections?

Deepak: The Deepak Perwani lawn is guided with the philosophy of ‘less is more’. My garments are essentially minimalistic ensembles that are more on the edgier side that are aimed at the urban woman. Em-phasis has been put on prints like ikat, tree of life, block, rogue, modern, contemporary. We have got fl avour for every woman.

• Is lawn the best possible way for high-end designers to reach out to normal Pakistanis?

Deepak: Lawn is one fabric that is worn by women from every starta. It’s best for everyone whether you are rich or poor. Since last couple of years what has become in-teresting is that lawn has become the new fashion phenomena. Designers like Nomi Ansari, Sana Safi naz, HSY, Shamaeel and other designers like myself are categorised as expensive designers for normal Paki-stanis. Now all of a sudden we are selling a lifestyle to general mass.

• Do you feel that you have offi cially become a part of the lawn war band-wagon along with other designers? What is your take on the lawn invasion this year?

Deepak: (laughs) I don’t think I am a part of this lawn war at all. I am essentially a prêt designer and my image has been about prêt. I seriously thrive on competition and it makes me tingle.

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• What was the inspiration behind your signa-ture collection in 2011? How many prints are you coming out with? What is the price range of your lawns this year?

HSY: The inspiration is as always are my travels and the things that inspire me when I do. The collec-tion is broken into 5 regions that I have been inspired by; namely, Latin America, Paris, Turkey and others. Our general price range for The World of HSY Prints is from Rs. 2500 to Rs. 4500

• Being the king of couture, are you set to win the hearts of masses with your fi rst ever Printed Lawn Collection why NOW?

HSY: I hope people enjoy wearing them; we have designed keeping the HSY woman at heart, who is understated and believes in timeless elegance. After celebrating a decade as a designer, I felt the time was right to extend our prêt in prints. We gauge what our consumers want and the time was now.

• What is so exciting about your lawn collec-tion as compared to other designer collections?

HSY: Each designer’s collection is an extension of their aesthetic –That’s what sets it apart. The prints are truly a part of the world of HSY. We are doing some lawn that is Unisex as we feel that the male audience should not be ignored and since we have an increasing male cliental, we wanted to cater for them as well.

• Is lawn the best possible way for designers to reach out to normal Pakistanis?

HSY: It’s a good start. • Do you feel that you have offi cially become a

part of the lawn war along with other designers?HSY: I don’t believe in wars. Never have, never

will. It’s just not the way I think.• What do you think about other known de-

signers jumping into this lawn bandwagon?HSY: I wish them all well.

• What was the inspiration behind your de-signer lawn collection in 2011? How many prints are you coming out with?

Shamaeel: Fashion is a socio economic state-ment in today’s time and through the launch of this collection with Sitara Textile, with whom I have partnered with since 2010, we want to make the Shamaeel – Sitara brand accessible to all women from every walk of life, bringing the Shamaeel lifestyle right into women’s homes, aff ordably! With each outfi t we are also providing prêt designer kits and you feel like every ounce of the Shamaeel wom-an, with a stamp of bold femininity. The collection is suitable for the college girl, the working woman, the house wife, the mother, the lady of leisure and style divas alike and is available in an extensive range of 16 designs with diverse colour palettes and are based on organic vegetable dye re creations along-side a variety of dazzling bright colours and pastels with Sitara’s trademark quality fi nish.

• Being mostly a couture designer, are you set to win the hearts of masses with your lawn collection?

Shamaeel: It’s not enough to tag lawn with a designer name. Designer lawn must encompass the essence of the designer’s hallmark and in my Shameel – Sitara 2011 collection, I do just that. From morning to evening, every moment should be a Shamaeel moment, and I now put my couture

experience into your hands.• What is so exciting about your lawn collec-

tion as compared to other designer collections?Shamaeel: It’s design, intricacy & detail from

the more minimalist aesthetic to engaging fl oral, ethnic, oriental, and modern art inspirations, the variety of cuts and price points with each outfi t in the collection comprising shirts well over 5 metres with separate fabcric for trouser/shalwar and dupat-tas - – more for value for money.

• Is lawn the best possible way for designers to reach out to normal Pakistanis?

Shamaeel: This is one of the ways and soon ready to wear clothes and the development of retail trade will take over.

• Do you feel that you have offi cially become a part of the lawn war along with other design-ers?

Shamaeel: This is not a war – it shows that by and large the indigenous designer and their talent is in demand among women from all walks of life. :)

• What do you think about other known de-signers jumping into this lawn bandwagon?

Shamaeel: It contributes towards the growth of branding, trade and the industry at large.

• Have you take any measures as yet to pre-vent your prints being copied by local market?

Shamaeel: All my designs are protected under the Industrial Designs Ordinance.

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‘Naksh’ THE DEEPAK WAYThe iconic designer Deepak Perwani is debuting with his exclusive lawn collection in collaboration with Orient Textile Mills this week. His philosophy and astute sense of design has made him a fashion icon and his fashion house a source of inspiration for designers in Pakistan and abroad. In his fi rst ever lawn collection Deepak has used minimal embellishments guided by his very own Deepak Perwani philosophy “less is more”. He has put more emphasis on modern and contemporary prints including ikat, tree of life, block and rogue that are aimed at the urban women of the twentieth century.

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actFinders is one such hero that is Pakistan’s only licensed professional private investiga-tion company that strives to provide and maintain the highest standards towards their clients’ needs to various aspects of informa-tion and protection. The team at FactFinders has a combined experience of over 50 years in investigative work, covert surveillance and security consulting, in which there is no need to play Sherlock Holmes.

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You hear private detective, you immediately envisage of a man wearing fedora, smoking Cuban cigars with pistols in his hand. Fictional detectives in books, television shows and movies, have contributed to this stereotypical image of private investigators, like Sherlock Holmes and Jacques Clouseau, the famous French detective from the movie Pink Panther, and multiple fi lm noir heroes from the 1940s and 50s. But the reality is actually much simpler and real investigators don’t necessarily wear fedoras, work in questionable neighbourhoods or even call themselves private investigators. However, they still appear as heroes who have a knack for digging up the right information at the right time.

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Q: How would you describe yourself, please elaborate on your background?Burcu: I graduated from Robert College (American high school in Istanbul). Afterwards I went to Babson College in Boston for Business Undergraduate Studies. After two years I transferred to Koc University, in Istanbul, and I graduated with an Economics Undergraduate Degree. I was born and raised in Istanbul; Turkey. My father is from Nallihan, Ankara Turkey. My mother is half Albanian from her mother’s side. I don’t only speak English but diverse languages like French, Turkish, medium level Italian and German.Q: What instigated you to take up motor racing?Burcu: My father worked in the Automotive Industry for many years. He took me to see my fi rst rally when I was 12 years old. There I fell in love with rallying. The mere image of that rally stayed in my mind for 12 years, it is when I turned 24, when this whole passion for car speed racing came about. In 2005, I saw my dream being shattered, in order to sustain my passion and dream I sold my road car, took a bank loan and started rallying.Q: If you weren’t a race car rally driver, what profession would you have chosen?Burcu: I would love to be a journalist, especially a war cor-respondent. Q: What made you want to tour Pakistan?Burcu: Turkey and Pakistan have very good relations; both the countries have majority Muslim population, hence having culture similarities. While growing up Benazir Bhutto was one of my heroes, this intriguing personality made me want to visit the country even more. The colourful culture, clothing, beautiful mosques, but most importantly meeting the Pakistani people, were the reasons why I wanted to visit Pakistan. When the 2010 fl ood hit Pakistan, we the people of Turkey did our utmost to help out. That was also the fi rst time I planned to go to Pakistan, but it was not possible because I was away at races. These 10 days have been wonderful, as I got to meet hospitable people and learnt a lot from them.Q: What have you achieved through your visit to Pakistan?Burcu: The biggest barrier standing between anybody’s dreams is one’s self. If we can be creative and fi ght hard, with discipline, we can fi ght for our dreams. I dreamt to meet people interested in my philosophy and motivate them,

which I succeeded in doing in Pakistan. I was especially happy to see the reaction to my presentation of students at universities. They listened about my experiences and what it took for me to get where I am, they asked intelligent questions and in the end, I felt satisfi ed that I had motivated them. Q: What is the scope of rallying in Pakistan?Burcu: The scope is far and wide. There is a lot of talent which just needs to be given the right path. Motor sports in particular need immense attention if it is to advance and drivers are to take part in international competitions. I will do whatever I can to push the local motorsports industry in Pakistan.Q: How can this sport be more successful in Pakistan?Burcu: Media can help a lot, especially to create heroes. If there is a worldwide successful sports-man from your country in motorsports, people will be more motivated to follow and sponsors will be more eager to help.Q: Have you met any female Pakistani race car drivers? How do you feel about the talent in Pakistan? What do you fi nd diff erent between the drivers here and abroad?Burcu: Yes, I am very happily surprised to see their passion for rally driving. They are very talented and once again just need sup-port and training, so they can move forward. Pakistani women are just as driven to excel in whatever they do, as any other woman in the world.Q: Will you visit Pakistan again? Burcu: Yes, most defi nitely, I am already plan-ning my next trip!Q: Your message to Pakistani’s?Burcu: Main Pakistain akai bohot khush hoon.

Burcu Cetinkaya, a 30- year- old, fi ve time champion race car rally driver and Red Bull athlete from Turkey, just completed

her 10 day tour of Pakistan. During her jam packed visit, Burcu gave presentations at top universities of the country, took

part in Karachi’s autocross, performed demos at an exclusive event in Bani Gala Islamabad, go-carted against Pakistan’s

fi nest go-carters and met media, celebrities, students and motorsports enthusiasts. She left feeling satisfi ed with her trip,

Sunday Plus caught up with the rally queen before she left Pakistan.

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irector Mikael Hafstroem’s supernatural thriller The Rite stars Sir Anthony Hopkins, Colin O’Donoghue, Alice Braga, Ciaran Hinds, and Toby Jones. “In-spired by true events, The Rite follows skeptical seminary student Michael Kovak (O’Donoghue), who reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vati-can. While in Rome, he meets an unorthodox priest, Father Lucas (Hopkins), who introduces him to the darker side of his faith.”In this interview, Hopkins talked about what drew him to this project, how does he work with directors as most could be intimidated, how is he so good at scaring people and he also talked about painting, composing music, and so much more.Q: Could you talk a little bit about how you got involved in the project and was there any hesitation about getting involved?Sir Anthony Hopkins: There was at the beginning. My agent sent me the script and I didn’t know much about it but I didn’t want to play another spooky guy, you know. I wasn’t sure. I think I was in the middle of doing Thor when this came up. I’m not sure when but over a year ago. I wasn’t quite sure whether I really wanted to do anything like this and then I read the script and then I met Mikael Hafstrom at the hotel and I was pretty impressed by him. So I said yes and then he went back to England. I started working on the part and reading it and working on it. I had a couple of ideas so I’d email him some of those ideas that would help me understand this man a little more. And that was it. Learned the lines, learned Italian, a little Latin which took a bit of time… but I don’t know what my beliefs are about of any of it really.Q: Was this a great opportunity to exorcise all your acting muscles because this character goes through so many diff erent levels and extremes?Hopkins: Well, I have to play a man who is seemingly a good priest. A man of God and then the next thing, he’s become Hannibal Lecter – he’s become so weird that yeah, I suppose it’s a challenge. You know I’m adept at that. I’ve been doing it a long time now so I know how to prepare. I don’t have to become a priest or become possessed.Q: Did you visit exorcisms the way that Colin did?Hopkins: Colin did. I didn’t. He was in Rome longer than I was because I was only in Rome for one day. I only did one scene in Rome but Colin was there for about a week and I think he went to an exorcism with Father Gary. He maybe went to two or three of them. I know the writers did – they went to a couple exorcisms. The thing is – it is a debate. Does it exist? I don’t know how much the Catholic Church is involved in this. Apparently they’ve pulled back a little on their commitment. Father Gary – he’s the one to talk to about that. I’ve asked him. I said ‘Do you believe?’ and he said ‘oh yeah.’ I said ‘How do you know?’ He said ‘mostly, you can tell. You can look in the eyes and you can tell.’ I said ‘oh’.Q: You’ve become very adept at scaring people. How do you know what’s going to scare the audience?Hopkins: I honestly don’t know. I’ve asked myself that question many times. I don’t know. I guess I have a knack for it. But that doesn’t mean I’m a scary person. (Laughter) My wife’s not scared of me. I’m scared of her. When I

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was a kid, my father wasn’t a very healthy man. He took me to see Dracula when I was about fi ve. Bela Lugosi. It’s like we all fl irt with chaos. We all go into a dark movie theatre to give ourselves a scare. Q: We were talking to Mikael about working together – the two of you. His quote was every actor wants to be di-rected and I was just wondering at this point in your career what is the balance – do you like to be directed closely or do you like to be able to bring something new that might not be on the page and have the freedom to do that on set?Hopkins: Well, it depends. With Mikael, he’s very open. It’s a balancing act. It’s

a trick. Like there’s a little scene in the courtyard and I said ‘I don’t know if I be-lieve in God’ – I wrote that. Not because I’m clever. I wrote it because I wanted to fi t like a glove a piece of myself in that because that’s what I believe. I don’t know what I believe, myself personally, but with Mikael I said, “Do you mind if I do this?” He said, “No,” so I wrote it out and I make sure that the writer doesn’t object to it and he said, “I think it’s fi ne,” so then you can breathe a sigh of relief. With Mikael, he let me very much go on the exorcism scene. I knew how to do those scenes. There’s a scene when Colin comes back into the room and my chair’s now facing him, a bit

like The Exorcist, and he said, “Oh yeah,” and so suddenly the chair’s moved around and I’m just sitting there staring as he comes back into the room.Q: You’re having fun, right?Hopkins: You have fun with it and I know what scares people, I know what is scary on fi lm because that’s what I do. Not be-cause I’m like that but because, for a long time, I sort of had a sneaky little grumble that I would never get over Hannibal Lecter. Then I saw the posters and people and they said, “Well, it sold” so if it does the trick, then fi ne. I mean, you know, I’ve played other parts. I’ve played many more parts, I’ve only played two bad men, I think.

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This guy’s not bad. This is a chance to play two parts.Q: How did you get yourself ready to play Odin in Thor? It’s such a big char-acter in the Marvel Universe.Hopkins: Well, I don’t know, I saw the sets. I saw the designs of the sets and what I was going to wear when I went down to the studio down at Manhattan Beach. I saw what all they were going to put on me and all that and I thought, “Oh wow.” So when they dressed me up I thought, “Well okay, I’m god now, so…” (laughs). It’s a bit diffi cult to move around because they had steep steps. That was quite tiring because it’s about twenty-fi ve to thirty pounds you’re carrying around with you all day and you can’t really take much of a rest. So, you know, you just come on set and there’s a huge set and you’re in armour and the camera’s pointing at you and you think, “Oh, I’m god.”Q: As you’ve alluded to, you know what you’re good at. You know what you’re known for and, for some producers that may seem like you are a commodity. Do you allow that to overshadow the art?Hopkins: Being a commodity? I don’t mind being a commodity. It’s given me a good life (laughs). Art? Well, I don’t know about art. You know, when you’re doing a movie, I’m not being cynical, but when you’re doing a movie you have a number of choices as an actor. You put this here, you put there, and then you see it all cut together and all of those precious little pieces you put in are maybe on the cutting room fl oor. So, you don’t have that much control. You have very little control, in fact. It’s up to the editor, director, and the fi nal product is whatever the fi lm studio desires. So, to be realistic, there’s a great freedom, I have no illusions about my position in this world as an actor or anything like that. No illusions at all. I’m very realistic, reality is a very liberating thing. Q: How do you react when you are watching television and suddenly one of your so many movies comes on?Hopkins: Oh, I switch over to something

else. I never watch them.Q: How do you pick your projects and what do you think might be coming up for you?Hopkins: I have no idea, I have no idea. There may be a fi lm with Dustin Hoff man that’s coming up, I’m not sure. I don’t look, I wait for—I’ve got a very good agent, a very good agent, at UTA. Jeremy Zim and Jeremy Barber, those are my agents. I trust them to pick and choose for me. And Jeremy will call me and say, “I’ve got a script, I’d like you to read it,” or “I’ve got two scripts,” I said “Well…” [and they say] “We’ll send them over anyway.” But I don’t go out looking, I’m realistic. Living with reality is a very good trick, it gives you tremendous freedom and it changes the structure of the molecules of your soul by living with reality because you don’t expect anything anymore. Which is a weird paradox, non-expectation and acceptance. Because expectation leads to resentment and depression, so I have no expectations.Q: At what point did you feel so liber-ated? Did it happen midway, early on?Hopkins: Oh a few years ago, a few years ago. I think maybe two years ago. It’s an incremental—it starts when you reach about 70 I think, or mid 60’s I guess you think “Well this is the reality.” I mean you reach a certain age you think “God I’m 50, I’m 60, 70” and you think “Oh!” And then I’m just, I’m not young anymore. I don’t wanna start over again.Q: You write music and paint, I was just wondering what these forms of art bring you that acting doesn’t.Hopkins: Well my wife started me paint-ing—I don’t have an academic background in painting and I don’t have an academic background in music so I’m liberated, I’m free really. I just write sort of free styling music, and I’ve got a concert in Birming-ham I think in July, at one of the festivals in London. And I’ve got shows of art in Rakiki in Hawaii. But I just paint and they sell, so I don’t know what I’m doing (laughs). I just do it like kids you know. That’s by not being certain of anything and being open.

Q: So how much of a challenge is acting at this point? Is it just a job? Do you still have the sort of creative fi re?Hopkins: Well it is a commodityQ: Is it just a job?Hopkins: No, well sure it’s a job it’s what I earn my living doing. But no it’s still a-challenge is such a heavy word “challenge”, like six of us pushing a rock up a hill, no it’s not a challenge it doesn’t cause me great strain—but I enjoy the process. I can’t even begin to describe it, you go on the set in the morning and you’re working with whoever you’re working with and you kick the lines around a little and hopefully you get to work with somebody who’s pleasant to work with, and you get a pleasant director and, sometimes that doesn’t work out too well but most of the time it does. But all in all it’s a pretty good experience and at the end of the day that’s it, and I go home. It beats working in the theatre because that’s so absorbing, you’re in it all day and all night and the next day you got to get up and do the same thing. With fi lm it’s much easier. So it’s something that I totally enjoy. Really enjoy, really enjoy. And I look back on this fi lm with great nostalgia, in Budapest and Rome. It was really special, this fi lm to do.

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he governments are building schools though with-out proper planning. Massive teacher recruitment has happened in a short time in some provinces and the pupil teacher ratio has improved substantially, for example in Punjab.

In physics, work is said to be done when a force moves an object through a distance. Mere applica-tion of force does not constitute work. So, is the education system in Pakistan, children are going to school but they are not learning well indicated by ASER Pakistan 2010 fi ndings. The present PPP government took the welcome step of passing the Right to Education Bill through 18th amend-ment but it looks a mere political catchphrase so far. The question is; are we holding governments accountable? We have sensed that in spite of the accepted ideals there was little movement on the governmental side to provide such information. The civil society / NGO’s needs to gather reliable information themselves on which government can be hold accountable. Annual Status of Education Report - ASER Pakistan is one such eff ort in that direction. The recently published ASER report provides comprehensive information on enrollment, learning levels, attendance both teacher and chil-dren, provision of basic facilities in schools such as class rooms, clean drinking water, toilets, electricity, boundary wall and provision of text books etc.

ASER Pakistan 2010 reports more than 20% children of age 6-16 year are out schools in 32 rural districts covered in this survey. The situation is quite alarming in Balochistan where 35% children are out of schools, 32% children in Sindh, 15% children each in Punjab and KPk. On the other hand, the situation is relatively better on the mountains, where 4% and 6% children are out of school in surveyed districts of AJK and Gilgit- Baltistan respectively.

This information shows signs of improvements, enrollment numbers have started catching up in some places but the actual problem such as low primary completion rate and low rate of matricula-tion remains the same. Which are not ready to move even after somewhat serious eff orts made by governments after governments. The governments and civil society organization with the help of donor agencies are trying to increase the enrollment rate

by convincing parents and society on the whole that they should send their children to schools. The higher enrollment rate in initial classes clearly indicates that they are somewhat successful in achieving this goal. More children are taking their way to schools but the overall enrollment rate is not improving. Why? The fact is our system has failed to retain the children up-to the higher secondary or even to elementary levels. The government and civil society brings children into schools but schools system fi lter them out of the system often before they complete primary schooling.

Information on the learning levels depicts gruesome picture, only 52 % children of class 5 can read story text of class 2 in their language of pedagogy i.e. Urdu or Sindhi. About 25% children are at sentence level, 16% children can read words only and rest can either read only letter or can’t read anything at all. This clearly indicates that there is some problem, children are not learning well. The government should ensure that children are learning well since it the responsibility of the government.

What a does a parent do? When his or her child does not read or cannot answer questions. Where do you go and give your curse, if your child is not learning, may be at government, and may be you go to teacher. But ultimately, if it your child, if it hurts you, you have to take the fi rst step. If you want to teach my child, you have to do something; you cannot depend on somebody else because it’s your child’s future. Similarly, if you look at yourself as citizens’ and say nearly 50% of our children cannot read story text even after reaching Class 5. What is that? The implication of this is that,

those children will never be able to complete any-thing beyond elementary education because they will not be able to comprehend independently.

Here is another important question, which comes to mind. Over 25% children stuck at ability to read sentences only. Why does a child or why do you think a child can read sentences but he / she cannot read story. If child can read sentences, why can’t she read story? It makes sense. Isn’t it? But it does not work that way because the child has not made the connection between sentences and string of sentences – which is a complete thought. This is so because the child has never introduced to the reading. Their learning abilities are not fully developed at the right time as a result they fi nd their interest somewhere outside school.

What would be the solution? We need to adopt three prone strategies; bring more children into school, retain them into school (force is applied) and ensure children are learning well (work is done). There is a need to mobilize grass root level initiatives in piloting programmes on scale, which can measure, what has worked, where eff orts have failed to work, and where there were no eff orts. If governments do not take a serious note of it, they could be accused of dereliction of duty.

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There is every indication that even the poorest parents want education for their children. The question is whether the governments are fulfi lling their responsibility of providing education? If not, whether governments are charged with the responsibility of providing education, are they doing their work properly?

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THE AMBASSADOR OF MIND The word ‘Calligraphy’ refers to beautiful writing. Calligraphy can be both a delight to the eye and an inspiration to the spirit. In this age of science and computer technology, the art of calligraphy has become an interesting hobby, great business and an amazing creative activity. As compared to other mediums of Art, it requires, pen, paper, little space and basic understanding about language.

There are many calligraphers in Pakistan whose work has inspired many to strive for excellence. Beginning from Sadequain, who was a self-made and self taught painter and introduced new initiatives and trends in art and particularly in poetic calligraphy. Another prominent artist is Khursheed Alam (Gohar Qalam) whose major works includes a copy of the Holy Quran placed in the main State Mosque known as the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad and includes 406 styles of calligraphy.

Among the new breed of calligraphers Atif Iqbal Kazi is a name who needs no introduction in this regard. While working through the mediums of oil, poster colours, pencils, ink, charcoal and mixed media, Atif Iqbal Kazi has excelled in the art of calligraphy.

A self taught and a self made calligra-pher has done several courses and diplomas in painting, drawing, and sketching from various institutions of Pakistan from 1998 to 2001; Diploma in Drawing and Paint-ings from the Lahore Art Council, Painting course (diploma) from Alliance Françoise (French Cultural Centre) and Diploma in Drawing from Institute of Art, Sketch & Design, University of the Punjab, Sketch and Painting diploma from Alhamra Cul-tural Complex and Drawing Diploma from the Institute of Art & Design, University of the Punjab.

These courses have helped him mature as an artist and also refl ect his love for calligraphy visible in the forms of drawing, painting and sketching. “Education and training from various institutions have

enhanced my skills as an artist. I have tried to add innovative patterns to it and under-stood the technicalities of Calligraphy.”

While talking about the art in general, Atif quoted the words of Ibrahim Ibn Mu-hammad (Ash-Shaybani); “For me callig-raphy is the tongue of the hand, the delight of the conscience, the ambassador of the mind, the inheritor of the thought, the weapon of knowledge, the companion of absent friend, the converser with them over long distances, the depository of secrets, and register of events. In other words it is a beautiful expression of art, body and mind and through these realms you try to under-stand the beauty and mystery surrounding the Nature.”

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INTERVIEWtongue of the hand, the delight of the conscience, the ambassador of the mind, the inheritor of the thought, the weapon of knowledge, the compan-ion of absent friend, the converser with them over long distances, the depository of secrets, and register of events. Ali Zulfi , Ustaad Ikram ul Haq, Ustaad Imran Ahmed and Ustaad Irfan Khan who have played an important role in his success.

Atif’s canvas is vast and speaks volumes of his talents which are not only limited to Urdu and Arabic: Koofi and modern calligraphy but also shows his creative approaches towards landscape, ornaments, sketch, still live drawing, abstract art, portrait and embroidery designs.

He has also tried his hand at teaching and worked as an Assistant Teacher in Drawing and Painting for (YMCA). At the same time he has also shared his embroidered skills with AAGAN (NGO) working for a cause and developed design for books titled Tareeqa-e- Muhammad (Safa-ul-Sadat) and Magic English 1 and also organised fashion show, ‘Talent Hunt Show’ sponsored by ECS and McDonalds.

The artist has attended many workshops, among the most prominent are ‘Two Nation Workshops’ and ‘Calligraphy art workshops by Pakistan Calligraph-artists’ Guild’ (Alhamra Cultural Complex) and many more.

His works have received positive response from artist community all over Pakistan. “I am the fi rst artist whose fi rst solo exhibition of Cal-ligraphy, titled, ‘Calligraphy-art & Illuminations’ was showcased at Alliance Françoise de Lahore (French Centre Lahore) in 2007 and second solo exhibition of ‘Calligraphy & Calligraph-art’ was held at Alhamara Art Galleries in 2011.” Other ones include 4th International Calligraphy Exhibition of PCG at Alhamra 2004 and 4th International Calligraphy Exhibition of PCG at Baha-ul-Din Zikria University Multan 2004-05, 1st On-line International Calligraphy exhibition, by Sultan Art Foundation 2006 and 5th Interna-tional Calligraphy Exhibition of PCG at Alhamra 2007.

Calligraphers community has also encour-aged Atif to participate in national exhibitions of calligraphy which are Pakistan Calligraph-artists’ Guild, Pakistan Calligraph-artists’ Guild (Idara-e-Saqafat) Quetta, Pak-England exhibition, Pak-Italy Exhibition Lahore, Pak-Italy Exhibition, Faisalabad, Pak-Iran exhibition at Alhamra Mall Lahore.

Even the Government of Pakistan has awarded him on special occa

sions. Atif Iqbal Kazi’s calligraphic impres-sions are based on the Quranic verses, names of Allah, Holy Prophet and Punjtun. “I can make more than four paintings in a day, depending upon the mood…” He further highlighted that the art of calligraphy has inculcated in me the spirit of love, peace and humanity which are the very essence of Islam.

“For me calligraphy is the tongue of the hand, the delight of the conscience, the ambassador of the mind, the inheritor of the thought, the weapon of knowledge, the companion of absent friend, the converser with them over long distances, the depository of secrets, and register of events.

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DECOR

The interior design colour you choose for your room will aff ect not only the room but people and yourself. It’s amazing how colours can both aff ect our mood and represent the world around us at the same time. Make your entry stand out! Try to choose pieces that are unique, have a colourful and artistic fl avour. This will make your home really personable, unexpectedly interesting and make you the envy of all your friends and family. Let’s walk through what certain colour adds to your house.

BLACK Decorating with black is just like wearing black, rich, bold, dramatic and classy. Black is a great foundation, and just like a black dress, it needs a few accessories to give it life. I always tell people that when you’re decorating with black you should plan the room as you would an outfi t. Just like a coating of mascara on the eyelashes, black enhances the colours and shapes around it.

THE VERSATILITY OF BLACK Black can be used in any room, in any style.

Whether it’s a sleek and modern couch or geo-metric patterned rug, or an elegant and feminine headboard or scrollwork table, black can be mas-culine, feminine, serious, fun, severe, or romantic. It’s all about how you use it.

RULES FOR DECORATING WITH BLACK If you’re decorating with black and white

be sure to use a mixture of large, small, and medium scale patterns along with solid black and solid white to create visual interest and depth.

If black is your dominant colour (the wall colour for example) add some architectural details like crown moulding, a picture rail or wainscoting to keep it from looking fl at.

Use an accent colour in a black room to punch it up and keep it from being too stark. Add a bold pink or orange for excitement, baby blue or green for softness, or try gold or silver for glamorous sophistication (mirrored furniture and crystal accents are also great for that “Hollywood glam” look.

THE COLOUR PLAY

Amina Saeed

After 3 yrs of consistently working in residential as well as offi ce projects all over Pakistan, Amna Saeed successfully launched her brand “The Furniture Gallery” in 2010. Her philosophy is based on ‘cuts and curves’ bringing beautiful shape and style to wood giving it a sophisticated and stylish look. Her pieces exude comfort, vintage, antique as well as modern feel that creatively express a meaningful space fi lled with style, sophistication, combined with that of an appreciation.

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Cheerful and versatile, yellow is a popular choice for interiors. Despite its popularity, yellow has a reputation for being a bit diffi cult. It’s easily infl uenced by what’s around it and it can change dramatically with the amount of light that comes into the room. It can appear warm or cool; bright or dark; civilized or outlandish; all depending on what it’s paired with. For example, when paired with red, yellow takes on a reddish hue. When paired with green it takes on a citron-ish hue. No matter how much time you spend pouring over paint chips, you never really know how yellow will look until the room is complete. Just try yellow by following the below tips:

If you’re nervous about decorating with this tricky color, start small. Some accent pillows, a footstool, or a few decorative accents like vases

Pale and muted yellows are easier to use than bright hues, which can become overwhelming, keep soft tones on walls.

Since it’s a primary color, yellow can be paired with just about any other color. Just be sure to ground it with something else. Try mixing it with pink, turquoise, green, or even purple

and orange. Even the most unlikely pairs can work if you use the right amount and intensity. For example yellow and white room tempered with bits of black is guaranteed to be cheerful.

If you want to paint the wall in a strong yellow, try to balance it with neutral furnishings. Paint the trim white to give it a crisp look.

Bright orange can be tricky to use but it’s very ef-fective when done right. There’s no better way to add a vibrant burst of energy to your interior space than with orange, but decorating with orange isn’t always easy. Check out these tips and sug-gestions for decorating with this bold color

ORANGE Sprinkle bright orange accessories throughout

a room. In a living room use lamps, throw pillows, vases and picture frames; in an offi ce use bright orange desk accessories; in a kitchen try using bright orange mixing bowls, mugs and other dishes.

Bright orange can be very eff ective when used in fabrics. A single side chair, window treatment, or small upholstered piece such as a footstool can make a great focal point when done in a bold orange fabric (patterned

fabrics such as stripes and geometric prints are particularly eff ective). DARK ORANGE is a bit easier to use than

bright orange and can help to create a warm/cozy and dramatic space. Dark orange is inherently cozy which makes it a great choice in colder environments and in the fall and winter months. If you live in a hot and sunny climate try to use it sparingly with just a few accent pieces

Dark orange looks great in dining rooms. It looks terrifi c when paired with dark wood dining room furniture and can help to create a very dramatic mood.

Combine dark orange with creams and earthy tones in living rooms, dining rooms, offi ces, and family rooms.

SOFT ORANGE is a little more forgiving than the other shades, but all of the same rules still ap-ply. Be sure to balance it with other soft colors.NOTE: Due to its high amount of energy, orange isn’t the best color to use in a bedroom. It tends to be too bright and doesn’t contribute to a restful environment. If you really want to use it try to stick with a soft, almost dreamy orange. It’s the most relaxing shade. If you want to use bright orange in a bedroom try to limit it to an accessory

TURQUOISEFew colors are as playful as turquoise. De-

pending on how you use it, turquoise decor can be bold, whimsical, dreamy, or lively. It can be used in traditional and classic rooms or contemporary, modern spaces.

The key when decorating with turquoise is to use it in a way that works for your space and personality.

Mix turquoise with other cool colors for a soft and pretty look. Lavenders, pinks and soft greens can contribute to a dreamy setting when mixed with turquoise.

Turquoise can be made more masculine by b eing paired with darker colors such as char-coal, hunter green or chocolate brown it looks amazing.

Enjoy the feeling of spring all year long by decorating a room in turquoise and lime green. Mixing it with yellow is another great way to create a sunny, fresh feeling all year long.

Darker versions of the color mix beautifully with gold. For a dramatic setting use a shade of turquoise with green undertones and mix it with gold accessories.

For a bold look that can either be modern or clas-sic pair turquoise decor with black and white.

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Conversations with Myself,’ isn’t so much a book as a literary album, containing snip-pets of Mandela’s life, shards from diaries, calendars, letters, and also transcripts from 50 hours of recordings by Richard Stengel, who ghosted Mandela’s autobiography Long Walk to Freedom (and is now editor of Time magazine). It also contains passages from an autobiography Mandela had been work-ing on himself, in moments snatched here and there, but has fi nally abandoned, and allowed to be folded into this volume.

The book is intensely moving, raw and unmediated, told in real time with all the changes in perspective that brings, over the years, mixing the prosaic with the momentous. Health concerns, dreams, political initiatives spill out together, to provide the fullest picture yet of Mandela.

By going to his most personal of jot-tings, we fi nally get a glimpse of the man behind the mask. Luckily, it turns out that Mandela has always been something of a hoarder, as well as a copious note-maker, though many of his notes were seized by the police over the years, so there are inevitable holes.

The prison years, as one might expect, are particularly moving. “Until I was jailed I never fully appreciated the capacity of memory,” says Mandela. Some of the

abstracts are taken from his letters to his family and friends, many of which never reached their intended recipients, because they were blocked by the censors. Mandela made copies of some of these letters in a hardback notebook (it was stolen by the au-thorities but returned in 2004 by a penitent ex-security policeman).

The book is a useful corrective to our tendency to see history through retrospec-tacles, to think that what happened was somehow inevitable. To the prisoners on Robben Island at

the time, the overthrow of the once mighty apartheid state was a distant dream, yet still one worth fi ghting for. In these vivid pages one is reminded, for example, that prisoner 466/64 could have been freed decades earlier, if only he had agreed to be released into one of the black ‘homelands’ that his jailers had created, and to renounce the armed struggle against apartheid. But he

would not do so. One is reminded,

too, of how

Title: Conversations With MyselfAuthor: Nelson Mandela & Foreword By Barack Obama

Pages: 480, Genre: Political

Nelson Mandela disappeared, aged 44, into prison. For the next quarter of a century he became a mystery man, the

missing leader. And when he fi nally emerged victorious in 1990, there was a pent-up demand to hear from him.

IN HIS OWN WORDSNELSON

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steeped in history and the classics Mandela is. He read catholically, quoted liberally from War and Peace, and when preparing to launch “the struggle” consulted texts as diverse as Machiavelli, Clausewitz, Mao Zedong, and Menachem Begin. He studied the Anglo-Boer war in detail, and was later to use the Afrikaner arguments against his own jailers.

The book is a valuable lens onto how Man-dela made historic decisions – what he felt about communism, his Christian beliefs, the armed struggle, and the inevitable backlash by the authorities against the innocent bystand-ers, as well as the perpetrators. He also makes it clear that he only believed in non-violence as a tactic and not as a principle, though he could not say that at his trial. He discusses how he fully expected to be sentenced to death, what it’s like when you think a judge “is going to turn to you and tell you now, that ‘This is the end of your life’.”

Painful personal issues are dealt with here too –For example he states that in 1968, how her 76-year-old mother had made her way down from the rural Transkei on her own, to visit him on Robben Island. Mandela writes: “At the end of the visit I was able to watch her as she walked slowly towards the boat which would take her back to the mainland, and somehow the thought fl ashed across my mind that I had seen her for the last time.”

He was right: she died several months later, and he was not allowed to attend her funeral, even under escort. Ten months later his eldest son, Thembi, was killed in a car accident. Mandela’s letter of 13 July 1969 to the com-manding offi cer of Robben Island prison, asking to be present at his son’s graveside, makes heartbreaking reading. It was refused.

There are also substantive political insights here, in particular Mandela’s account of the negotiations that ended apartheid.

There are unexpectedly light-hearted mo-ments too. We get Mandela the movie critic – he fi nds the end of Amadeus “somewhat fl at”, and the very juxtaposition of Nelson Mandela and “The Nerds Take Revenge” startling.

About the Author: Nelson Rolihlahla Man-dela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the fi rst South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. In 1962 he was arrested and convicted of sabotage and other charges, and sentenced to life in prison. Mandela served 27 years in prison, spending many of these years on Robben Island. He has received more than 250 awards over four decades, including the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Synopsis: The fi rst anthology of its kind to appear in English. Modern Poetry of Pakistan brings together not one but many po-etic traditions indigenous to Pakistan, with 142 poems translated from seven major languages, six of them regional (Baluchi, Kash-miri, Panjabi, Pashto, Seraiki, and Sindhi) and one national (Urdu). Collecting the work of forty-two poets and fi fteen translators, this

book reveals a society riven by ethnic, class, and political diff erences—but also a beautiful and truly national literature, with work both classical and modern, belong-ing to the same culture and sharing many of the same concerns and perceptions.

Synopsis: This book fi lls the need for a broad, historically sophisticated understanding of Pakistan, a country which is understood by many in the West only in terms of stereotypes-the fanatical, authoritarian and reactionary ‘other’ which is unfavour-ably compared to a tolerant, democratic and progressive India. Pakistan is in reality a complex plural society which although

greatly shaped by the colonial inheritance and circumstances of its birth, is also experiencing rapid change. Talbot’s approach breaks down stereotypes and assists in answering the vexed question of why democracy has succeeded in India, while Pakistan has been subject to long periods of authoritarianism during its fi ve decades of existence. He brings the story of Pakistan right up to date and discusses the rise of jihadi militancy, the assassination of Benazir Bhutto and the resilience of its people in the face of military dictatorship and economic hardship.

Pakistan: A Modern History

Modern Poetry of Pakistan

Author: Ian TalbotGenre: Asian History

Author: Iftikhar Arif & Waqas KhwajaNo of Pages: 344, Genre: Poetry

Synopsis: The new book from the author of the bestselling and much-loved Seabiscuit. On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacifi c Ocean and disap-

peared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane’s bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War. The lieuten-ant’s name was Louis Zamperini. In boyhood, he’d been a cunning and incorrigible delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling, and fl eeing his home to ride the rails. But when the war had come, the athlete had become an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed fl ight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown.

Unbroken: An Extraordinary True Story of Courage and SurvivalAuthor: Laura HillenbrandNo of Pages: 500, Genre: Memoirs

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ZODIAC

ARIES THE RAM

(21 MARCH TO 19

APRIL)

With Uranus staying in Aries till 2018, m

any changes

of residence and occupations are lik

ely over the

next 7 years. Various strange and unexpected

personal crises will occur. This week you will

hate lessons which will promote life

changing

experiences and character growth. You will be

restless in temperament but your pioneering spirit

is unmatched. You will fi nd yourself

involved

in causes that may go against traditio

n and

revolutions – social and political. On the21st,

the Sun entering your sign close to th

e planet of

unexpected phenomenon, creative and speculative

tendencies will be successful – however, your plans

are likely to be wrecked – spontaneity is the key to

success. Children will be successful but d

iffi cult t

o

control. J

ob opportunitie

s will come via tra

veling

and a benevolent mentor.

TAURUSTHE BULL

(20APRIL – 20 MAY)

With your 12th house of spirituality

strong, you

will be intuitiv

e, secretive and reclusive – and may

become involved with large institutions such as

hospitals, prisons or institu

tions of learning - p

ro-

fessions such as psychology, art a

nd literature are

other possibilities. Subjects such as mysticism,

psychic research and the occult w

ill appeal to

you.

Your ruler, V

enus close to artistic Neptune will b

ring

success in music, poetry, media, m

ovies and any ar-

tistic endeavor. In love, you can become a victim

of

fantasy and delusion – in the process m

aking you

acutely sensitive to

your beloved. For singles, lo

ve

bodes well a

s compared to m

arried couples. Fi-

nancial scenario is favorable. Career success will be

dependent upon your good social re

putation with

authority fi g

ures, parents and bosses. Stress, drug

and alcohol abuse are your health concerns.

CANCER

THE CRAB

(21 JUNE – 22 JULY)

With the full m

oon on the 19th, your en-

ergy will slowly fade – thus, you must wind

down, refl ect upon your ideas and retreat

into the background. The beginning of the

week will be tough - you may overworked

and over burdened especially on the 20th

and 21st. Do tasks that involve large or-

ganizations or corporations with the help

of older individuals on the 26th and 27th.

With the Sun entering your career sector

on the 21st, career changes will be in full

swing. From the 24th onward, the Jupiter-

Sun proximity will expand your earnings

through job changes – bringing specula-

tion gains via intuition. Love will entail

many challenges. Health will be delicate

– avoid stress.

LEO 2011

THE LION

(23 JULY – 22 AUGUST)

With your ruler, the Sun traveling with

planet Uranus: the rebel – unpredict-

ability, originality and impulsiveness are

the key words. Uranus rules electricity,

technology, computers and everything on

the cutting edge as well as the occult sci-

ences. Things can happen out of the blue

especially regarding the matters of the

heart. From the 24th onward, with your

ruler traveling with the planet of good

luck, Jupiter, you will possess the ability

to seize opportunities, good fortune and

successful risk-taking ventures. Initiate

major projects or m

ake important deci-

sions before the 30th. Till the 27th, social

activities will enhance career prospects.

Health is excellent.

SCORPIO

THE SCORPION

(23 OCTOBER – 21 NOVEMBER)

Many of you will fi nd lucrative and con-

structive work along with pay rises and

promotions. Favors from

bosses, elders,

parent fi gures, government offi cials are

indicated – job changes are likely but it

will be a long term feature. There will

be an emphasis on socializing with fam

-

ily mem

bers and you will transform your

home into a place of leisure and enter-

tainment. Your personal power will be

strong, you could pay off your debts, get

insurance along with intense encounters

on a personal level on the 22nd and 23rd.

Don’t be over-confi dent while making

fi nancial decision. You will be spending

on health related equipment. You will fo-

cus on preventive medicine – otherwise,

health looks good.

YOUR STAR

THIS WEEKDr. Zaibun NisaDr. Zaibun Nisa

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ZODIACGEMINI

THE TWINS

(21 MAY – 20 JUNE)

With your 11th house of friendships strong,

group activities and community work are posi-

tively highlighted - perhaps related to social and

cultural reform also, anything that is altruistic or

philanthropic in nature. Many of your goals and

objectives will be realized. You will make friends

who are eccentric, in particular those in authority,

older people, and those who are nonconformist.

Your siblings will be traveling. Students will be

successful in their studies. Career favors will be

bestowed by women – dominant female influ-

ences are in the picture. Risk- taking will ensure

professional success or your professional life

could be enclosed within a spiritual framework

such as a spiritual teacher or psychiatrist – a

change of job may be a possibility. Y

VIRGO THE VIRGIN

(23 AUGUST – 22 SEPTEMBER)

With Uranus moving into your 8th house of

joint fi nances - your business partner, close

friends, associates as well as spouse are

making dramatic fi nancial changes – and

consequently, will bring fi nancial gain via

marriage, partnerships and inheritances.

Your intimacy with your beloved will be

enhanced. Till the 23rd, career expansion

and promotions are possible. You will expe-

rience peculiar psychic states, vivid dreams

and unusual experiences. You will either sell

your house, landed property or vehicle – or

may get rid of old, eff ete furniture or other

possessions. Your relationships will experi-

ence confrontation issues – kiss and make-

up sort of a scenario. Health will improve

after the 20th. SAGITTARIUS

THE ARCHER

(22 NOVEMBER – 21 DECEMBER)

Your family scenario will stabilize with the

passage of time. Your love life will be un-

predictable – being prone to love at fi rst

sight along with sudden breakups. Your

children will be rebellious in nature or you

may feel that they ham

per your freedom

– you will be required to give maxim

um

space to your children in order to attain

joy. Creative streak will be on the high

tide. Speculative and gambling tendency

will be enhanced further throughout the

whole month. Finances will be slow and

disruptive. Relationships will entail fun

loving mom

ents – with many of you go-

ing on a second honeymoon. Job scenario

looks favorable. Health will improve.

PISCESTHE FISH

(19 FEBRUARY – 20 MARCH)

Physical strength, courage of your convictio

n

and a hasty temperament are highlighted. Afte

r

the 20th, your fi nancial scenario w

ill reach its

peak. Finances will come fro

m many sources –

inheritance, in

surance, borrowing, outside inves-

tors and royaltie

s are positively highlighted. Fi-

nancial favors will a

lso come via parents, elders,

authority fi g

ures and your beloved. Jo

b scenario

appears favorable. You w

ill also acquire a new

wardrobe, elegant attir

e and refi ned accessories.

Temper needs to

be controlled. H

aste can lead

to unexpected injuries and accidents.

AQUARIUS

THE WATER BEARER

(20 JANUARY – 18

FEBRUARY)

You will focus your in

terest on learning, educa-

tion and communicatio

ns – it is a good aspect

for those of you involved in writing, teaching,

journalism and marketing. Students will a

chieve

success in th

eir studies. T

raveling will

improve

your fi nancial scenario. Love will

continue to

pursue you – your spouse will be devoted to

you

– however, new re

lationship m

ay be form

ed or

your current lo

ve will atta

in a permanent status

in your life. The 26th and 27th will b

e favorable

days for fi

nancial gain. H

ealth scenario w

ill be

status quo – the end of th

e week doesn’t bode

well health

wise with th

e moon waning.

LIBRA THE SCALES

(23 SEPTEMBER – 22 OCTOBER)

Romance is emphasized – either marriage or

divorce may happen. You will attract unusual

and stimulating associates. Social status

will be your important goal. You will be suc-

cessful as far as litigation is concerned. You

must compromise and cooperate in order to

achieve success. Due to the stressful align-

ment of most of the planets, you will have

to deal with a great deal of depression and

major health issues. Personal power to gen-

erate fi nances will be weak – however, your

spouse or partner will be generous – social

connections will play a fundamental role

in increasing your earnings. You will come

across new job opportunities. Multiple health

issues may occur. CAPRICORN

THE GOAT

(22 DECEMBER – 19 JANUARY)

It is a good period to initiate new en-

deavors and start major projects. There is

a great deal of comm

otion in your family

circle with renovations, repairs and shake-

ups in your family scenario. You m

ay also

move m

any a times over the next 7 years.

Family m

embers will be tem

peramental

than usual. Your self-confi dence may be

shaken – don’t expect too much in return.

Family business and fam

ily support will

be essential fi nancially. Relationships will

tense on the 20th and 21st. Health prob-

lems can stress you out further - watch

your head, face and scalp.

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KARACHI: An artwork exhibition entitled ‘Iss Mitti Kay Loag’ by Talat Dabir was held at Artscene Gallery. Talat presented a series of sculptures in a totally diff erent fashion in her artwork. She told a real time story in the form of sculptures at the exhibition. She has used interesting geometrical forms to depict architecture in her dreamlike works. She is Associate Professor at Department of Fine Arts, NCA Lahore, and is associated with this institution since 1977. She has many solos and group shows to her credit.

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If one was to describe X Park, the simplest explanation would be that X Park is an amusement park, a family entertainment center, the likes of which have never been seen before in the bright city of Lahore. The park features rides and activities for people of all ages to participate in, ranging from motorsport activities to children’s rides to amusement park rides. There main aim is to provide entertainment activities which are being utilized the world over, such as Mini Moto racing, Go Karting, ATVs, Mini ATVs, and many others.

Situated at 6 KM from DHA Phase 5, Bedian Road, Lahore, Pakistan.

X-Park

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Launched last year, L’atelier is Islamabad’s premier high end fashion address where ladies are encouraged to indulge in the luxurious ambiance inspired by French design, luxe retail and per-sonal attention. Take your pick from over 40 labels stocked at the concept store from coveted Indian designer Kavita Bhartia, King of Couture HSY, prêt queens Sana Safi naz to more young and upcoming designers – all to suit your aesthetics and bank balance! L’atelier also provides a selection of jewellery, shoes, bags and clutches to accessorise and complete each outfi t. Located at 1A Main Kohistan Road, Corner of Street 2, F-8/3 Islamabad

Shop till you drop at L’atelier !

The season of strawberries has been bestowed upon us, come one come all to taste these precious strawberry tarts being served at Masoom’s Café. The softness of the cheese cream incorporated with the freshness of seasonal strawberries laid on the stiff tart is to die for. Masoom’s are undoubtedly the pioneers of delicious cakes and pastries; they are close to a decade of enriching experience with the bakery products and are still going strong. So let your taste bud indulge in these strawberry tarts, before the season ends!

Masoom’s Cafe is on M.M. Alam Road in Gulberg, Link Road and in DHA

Strawberries forever and ever!

For the very fi rst time in Pakistan, Luscious Cosmetics presents the perfect make up solution with the newly introduced makeup planner. Available in two sizes, this essential bag off ers everything you need to keep your makeup products organized: a holder for seven brushes, a spacious interior for your must-have beauty products and a removable mesh pouch for touch-ups on the go with a zippered compartment which can hold small essentials and makeup palettes. With microfi bre fabric, it is easy to wipe clean so pick up your one now as the newly introduced planners are selling like hotcakes!

We at Sunday Plus have brought a smart wish-list for all our readers that are the best buys which range from the trendiest brands to the most delicious palate to à la mode popular gateways. So get ready as we present our picks for the week. There’s something for everyone.

Luscious make up planners

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