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Third annual Divvy Film Festival 2023 to start in Karachi

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Third annual Divvy Film Festival 2023 to start in Karachi

The third annual two-day “Divvy Film Festival 2023” is set to commence in Karachi on Friday (Feb 17) to Saturday (Feb 18).

The festival is to be hosted in partnership with the Foundation of Art Divvy and the Karachi Literature Festival, seeks to explore human emotions such as love, separation, loss, aging, and self-discovery, as well as themes including climate change and unexpected joy. The festival is also going to showcase films created by Pakistani filmmakers that highlight a range of themes.

On the first day of the festival, several films will be shown, including “Bera Gharak” by Mehreen Jabbar, “Sinf-e-Taal” by Amna Maqbool Hussain and Beenish Sarfaraz, “The Land of My Forefathers” by Irfan Noor, “A Night with Noorjehan” by Maryam Majid, and “Dayal Among the Spirits” by Syed Munib Kazmi.

The second day of the festival will feature screenings of “Lahoti” by Matthew Paley and Sebastian Feehan, “Quetta’s Old Men’s Garden” by Ali Mehdi and Soch Videos, “Stay Tuned” by Ali Mehdi, “Delirium” by Ahmed Sameer, and “One Way Glass” by Nauman Khalid.

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According to the Festival’s organizers, the Foundation of Art Divvy Festival is to offer a local and international platform for Pakistani art and artists with the goal of introducing Pakistani art, culture, and narratives on a global level. The Divvy Film Festival aims to encourage independent Pakistani filmmakers by covering various genres, including animated films, short films, documentaries, and feature films.

After the “Divay Film Festival 2023” concludes in Karachi, the festival will move to Lahore and Islamabad for the next phase of the event. 

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Sania Mirza performs Umrah, shares photos on Instagram

Sania Mirza performs Umrah, shares photos on Instagram

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Former India tennis player Sania Mirza, the wife of Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, has performed Umrah along with his son.

Ms. Mirza took to Instagram where she shared a slew of photos captured in Makkah and Madina, the holiest places for Muslims in the world.

“Allhamdulillah May Allah accept our prayers,” she captioned the photos as she can we seen wearing black “Abaya” while posing for the clicks.

Last month, Sania Mirza retired from the game after suffering a shock defeat in final game of the career.
She played along with Madison Keys of the US when the pair was defeated by Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova and Liudmila Samsonova in the women’s doubles match at the Dubai Open. The 36-year-old was playing the last tournament of her glorious career after announcing her retirement plans.

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The former women’s doubles world number one was ranked at 28 in the latest Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings. She had won six Grand Slam titles and 43 major titles in the celebrated career spanning over wo decades.

She is the only Indian woman to top doubles rankings, and achieve a career-high singles ranking of 27.

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Food poisoning lands Alizeh Shah in hospital

Food poisoning lands Alizeh Shah in hospital

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Food poisoning lands Alizeh Shah in hospital

Lollywood diva Alizeh Shah has proved her mettle in the showbiz industry with her exceptional acting skills and reached the heights of stardom

She used to treat the fans with her beautiful clicks and videos on Instagram. This time around, the Ehd-e-Wafa famed star has fallen ill as she posted her photo from the hospital bed.

She can be seen lying on a hospital bid where she is receiving IV treatment. Taking to Instagram stories, she wrote: “Pls pray for me. I got food poisoned”.

Alizeh Shah debuted her acting career in 2016, with a supporting role Alina in Choti Si Zindagi. Later, she performed roles in Ishq Tamasha, Ehd-e-Wafa, Hoor Pari, Jo Tu Chahey, Mera Dil Mera Dushman, Bebessi and Taqdeer.

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Taylor Swift kicks off US Eras Tour at Super Bowl stadium

Taylor Swift kicks off US Eras Tour at Super Bowl stadium

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Taylor Swift kicks off US Eras Tour at Super Bowl stadium

Taylor Swift opened her U.S. concert series with a three-hour tour of her career.

Swift kicked off the first concert of the 52-date Eras Tour with a six-song set from her album “Lover” on Friday night at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, where the Super Bowl was played a month ago.

“I don’t know how to address the way this is making me feel right now,” Swift, who hasn’t toured since 2018, said early in the show.

She ended the concert with a seven-song set from her latest album “Midnights,” closing with the song “Karma.”

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In between she played clusters of songs from most of her albums — and just one, “Tim McGraw,” from her 2006 self-titled debut. In the end it took 44 songs and just over three hours for her to span her 17-year career.

Having not toured for her previous three albums, this concert series is intended to play catchup by providing the live debut of many of those songs. When Swift announced the tour in November she called it “a journey through the musical eras of my career (past and present!).”

Swift seemed to acknowledge the Ticketmaster furor that sullied the run-up to the tour when she told the crowd of more than 70,000 that she understands it took “considerable effort” for them to be there.

After another show at the same venue Saturday night, the tour moves on to Allegiant Stadium outside Las Vegas and then AT&T Stadium near Dallas.

It concludes with two Los Angeles-area shows in August.

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