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Sania Saeed
Sania Saeed (born 28 August 1972) is a Pakistani actress and television host who works mainly in television and theatre. Saeed is the recipient of numerous accolades including one PTV Awards, four Hum Awards and four Lux Style Awards. She first appeared on television in a street theatre play, televised for 8 March, for the program Aadhi Duniya in 1989. The play was ''Aurat''. She was the first announcer for Network Television Marketing, Karachi center. She then appeared in Haseena Moin's serial '' Aahat'', directed by Sahira Kazmi, followed by Anwar Maqsood's '' Sitara Aur Mehrunissa'' directed by Zark in 1991 and 1992 respectively, which shot Sania to her stardom in the Pakistani television Industry. Sania has been working in theatre and television for over two decades. Early life and education Saeed was born on 28 August 1972 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Her father Mansoor Saeed was a playwriter and a theater practitioner being an active member of the theater group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karachi
Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the Geography of Pakistan, southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast and formerly served as the Federal Capital Territory (Karachi), country's capital from 1947 to 1959. Ranked as a Global city, beta-global city, it is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre, with an estimated GDP of over $200 billion (Purchasing power parity, PPP) . Karachi is a metropolitan city and is considered Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city, and among the country's most linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse regions, as well as one of the country's most progressive and socially liberal cities. The region has been inhabited for millennia, but the city was formally founded as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindh, Pakistan
Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind or Scinde) is a province of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province by population after Punjab. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan to the west and north-west and Punjab to the north. It shares an International border with the Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan to the east; it is also bounded by the Arabian Sea to the south. Sindh's landscape consists mostly of alluvial plains flanking the Indus River, the Thar Desert in the eastern portion of the province along the international border with India, and the Kirthar Mountains in the western portion of the province. The economy of Sindh is the second largest in Pakistan after the province of Punjab; its provincial capital Karachi is the most populous city in the country as well as its main financial hub. Sindh is home to a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babar Javed
Babar Javed () is a Pakistani television and film producer and director. He has produced and directed series such as ''Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan'', '' Qaid-e-Tanhai'', '' Mera Saaein'', '' Main Abdul Qadir Hoon'', '' Aasmanon Pay Likha'', '' Bashar Momin'', ''Adhoora Bandhan'', and '' Mor Mahal'', all under his production company A&B Entertainment that he co-founded with actor turned filmmaker Asif Raza Mir. Javed has earned eight Lux Style Awards as a director and producer. In 2016, he received his first ARY Film Award nomination for the producing 2015 biopic film '' Manto''. Career Javed started his career in 2001 as a director and producer, and later in 2009, Babar co-founded a production company A&B Entertainment with actor Asif Raza Mir and produced projects for Hum TV, ARY Digital, and Geo TV. Their debut project, ''Diya Jalay'', starring Samiya Mumtaz, earned them critical praise, and their claim to fame came with the 2010 ensemble cast drama serial also starring Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noorul Huda Shah
Noorul Huda Shah (born in Hyderabad, Sindh on 22 July 1951) is a Pakistani dramatist, short story writer, poet and columnist. She was also the Information Minister during the caretaker government in Sindh. Shah writes in both Sindhi and Urdu. She is best known for writing popular TV serials like ''Jungle'', '' Marvi'', ''Faaslay'' and ''Tapish''. Early life Shah was born in Hyderabad District to a Sayyid family. Career Noorul Huda completed her education from Sindh University and then started a career at Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV). Her first play, ''Jungle'', aired on television in 1983. Later, she joined Geo as a soap producer and then became a script writer for Hum TV. She was appointed CEO of A-Plus television. Afterwards, she started working for Hum Sitaray. In 2017, she joined Bol Network. Shah has written numerous short stories, some of which have been compiled in a collection called ''Jala Watan'' (lit. "Exiled")''.'' Presently, Shah writes a column fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lux Style Award For Best TV Actress
The Lux Style Award for Best TV Actress is given by the '' Lux'' as part of its annual Lux Style Awards for best performance by an actress in a Pakistani TV series as voted by the general public. The award was first given in 2002, during the first Lux ceremony. Winners and nominations Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees. 2000s 2010s 2020s Superlatives Multiple wins * Sania Saeed-4 (1 Best TV Actress, 1 Best TV Actress-Terrestrial, 2 Best TV Actress-Satellite) * Bushra Ansari-3 (3 Best TV Actress-Satellite) * Yumna Zaidi-5 (3 Best TV Actress-Viewers' Choice) * Sadia Imam-2 (1 Best TV Actress, 1 Best TV Actress-Terrestrial) * Ayeza Khan-2 (1 Best TV Actress, 1 Best TV Actress-Viewers' Choice) * Mahira Khan-2 (1 Best TV Actress, 1 Best TV Actress-Satellite) Multiple nominations 2 Nominations * Naheed Shabbir * Angeline Malik * Iffat Rahim * Javeria Abbasi * Erum Akhtar * Mehreen Raheel * Hina Dilpaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aur Zindagi Badalti Hai
''Aur Zindagi Badalti Hai'' is a Pakistani television series directed by Mehreen Jabbar and produced by Sultana Siddiqui. It is based on a short story by Nadia Jamil and was written by Nasreen Rahman. It stars Sania Saeed, Nadia Jamil, Humayun Saeed, and Faisal Rehman. The 13-episodes series originally broadcast on Pakistan Television Corporation in 2000. At the 1st Lux Style Awards, it received the Best TV Play nomination. Plot Isra lives with her ailing father, the only member in her house. Dr. Omair, who regularly checks her father, falls for her and they both get married. Soon after their marriage, her father dies due to deteriorated health. After her father's death, she discovers that she has a sister who is currently living in Spain. She goes there in search of her where she meets her sister, Anna. While there, Isra also comes across Lali (a friend of Anna's mother), Zain (Lali's brother), and Shehryar who loves Anna. Things take a complicated turn when Isra falls for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehreen Jabbar
Mehreen Jabbar (Urdu: مﮩرين جبار ) (born on 29 December 1971, is a Pakistani film and television director and producer based in New York City. She is a daughter of the Pakistani media-person Javed Jabbar.https://tribune.com.pk/story/483415/with-coke-kahani-mehreen-jabbar-highlights-the-lives-of-pakistanis/, Interview with Mehreen Jabbar on The Express Tribune newspaper, 23 December 2012, Retrieved 19 March 2017 She is also the niece of Beo Zafar. Mehreen Jabbar is first cousin of the famous Pakistani-British singer, actor and director, Yasir Akhtar. Active since 1994, Jabbar established herself as one of the prolific directors of the television. Her work for 2008 TV series '' Doraha'' earned her Lux Style Award for Best TV Director. Early life Born in Karachi, Jabbar grew up around Pakistan's show business. Her father, Javed Jabbar has been a filmmaker, and a very successful ad man apart from being a former Pakistani senator and a cabinet minister. After re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humayun Saeed
Humayun Saeed (born 27 July 1971) is a Pakistani actor and producer. Describing himself as a method actor, Saeed is primarily known for his work on Pakistani television and cinema and is the recipient of several accolades, including Lux Style Awards and ARY Film Awards. Saeed also runs the Six Sigma Plus media production house which produces television drama serials and commercial movies. Early life and family Saeed was born on 27 July 1971 in Karachi into a Punjabi family. He earned a bachelor's degree in commerce from St. Patrick's College, Karachi and before entering the entertainment industry he used to work as a general manager A general manager (GM) is an executive who has overall responsibility for managing both the revenue and cost elements of a company's income statement, known as profit & loss (P&L) responsibility. A general manager usually oversees most or all of ... at a garment factory. Saeed has four younger brothers, with Salman Saeed also being an ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahira Kazmi
Sahira Kazmi (born 8 April 1950) is a retired Pakistani actress, producer and director. She is best known for her role in the country's first-ever colour series ''Parchaiyan'' (1976) and for producing the cult-classic blockbuster series '' Dhoop Kinare'' (1987) and the acclaimed drama '' Nijaat'' (1993). She along with Uzma Gillani, Roohi Bano, Tahira Naqvi and Khalida Riyasat dominated the television screens of Pakistan during 1970s and 1980s. Early life Kazmi was born on 8 April 1950 in Bombay to Shyam and Mumtaz Qureshi (also known as Taaji), both actors and prominent figures in the film industry of British India and her aunt Zeb Qureshi was also an actress in Hindi Cinema. However, after her father Shyam's tragic death in 1951, her family moved to Karachi, which was part of the new state of Pakistan. Sahira's mother, Mumtaz remarried a Pakistani entrepreneur with the surname Ansari. Sahira and her brother Shaakir changed their surnames and became Sahira Ansari and Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindh Institute Of Urology & Transplantation
The Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplantation (SIUT) is a dialysis and kidney transplant centre located in Pakistan. SIUT was founded by Adeebul Hasan Rizvi and it is one of the largest kidney disease center in Pakistan. History It began as a department of urology at the government-run Civil Hospital in 1970 and became autonomous in 1991. Ten to twelve transplants are performed weekly, and in 2003, doctors at SIUT performed Pakistan's first liver transplant. In 2004, a child care unit was opened. All services provided by SIUT, including dialysis and transplantation, are provided free of cost with dignity. SIUT Chablani Medical Center Sukkur Establishing SIUT, Sukkur, was an innovative response to the need of the people of Sindh was planned in the year 2009. Rizvi anticipates the needs of his patients and responds accordingly. To make dialysis accessible, he conceptualized a network of satellite centers in various parts of Pakistan to save patients the trouble of commu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indus Hospital
Indus Hospital and Health Network (IHHN) () is a non-profit organization comprising a nationwide healthcare network of primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare facilities across Pakistan. IHHN offers healthcare services to all patients completely free of cost. History It was established in 2005 when Islamic Mission Trust donated its non-functional hospital in Korangi, Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ... to Indus Hospital and Health Network. Islamic Mission Trust Hospital was originally established in 1988. When it started, it was Pakistan's first paperless and cashless hospital; the hospital has an e-cardiology system. IHHN comprises 15 hospitals, four regional blood centres, four physical rehab centres, a Pediatic Oncology Centre reputed to be the large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Citizens Foundation
The Citizens Foundation (TCF) is a non-profit organization, and one of the largest privately owned networks of low-cost formal schools in Pakistan. The foundation operates a network of 1,833 school units, educating 280,000 students through over 13,000 teachers and principals, and over 17,400 employees. Approximately 94% of the foundation's expenditure is allocated to the Education program. In addition, TCF also conducts a literacy and numeracy skill development program in communities linked to its schools which has taught reading and writing to over 160,000 adults. Introduction The Citizens Foundation (TCF) was established in August 1995. It is a professionally managed charitable organization that builds and runs schools, providing primary and secondary education to boys and girls in rural areas and urban slums of Pakistan. As of March 2022, TCF has expanded its network to 1,833 operational school units, which provide education to 280,000 students. The Economist has called The C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
