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Foolproof 30-Minute Masoor Ki Dal

Order my debut cookbook, Pakistan: Recipes and Stories from Home Kitchens, Restaurants and Roadside Stands. Featuring 100+ delicious recipes, stunning photography and essays that ground the food in place and context, PAKISTAN is the most complete look at Pakistani cuisine to date! A foolproof starter recipe for masoor ki dal (red lentils)! This is a basic masoor […]

Entertainment Film TV

Lux Style Awards set to return to Karachi

Lux Style Awards is gearing to return to a physical stage in Karachi in December. This year’s ceremony theme, Mirror the Magic promises new collaborations, a renewed vision and an event that celebrates “Pakistan’s creative spirit” for the world to see, according to a press release issued on Friday.  This will be the award show’s proper […]

Culture Food

Lahore’s beloved studio True Brew opens in Karachi — this time minus the studio

Jamal Rehman’s True Brew, a studio and recording space beloved by Lahore’s music scene, once tucked away in a corner of Gulberg, has reemerged after an extended hiatus in Karachi’s Bukhari Commercial — because, as he joked, “who goes to Islamabad?” The once-small, deeply personal True Brew — the one that, much to everyone’s dismay, […]

Food Local

K&N’s SmartCooking Recipes: Qeema Macaroni

Ingredients -K&N’s Stok (1 cube) -K&N’s Qeema (200g) -Macaroni (2 cups; boiled) -Oil (1 tbsp) -Onion (1 cup; chopped) -Ginger garlic paste (1 tsp) -Tomato puree (1 cup) -Salt to taste -Red chilli powder (1 tsp) -Tomato paste (1 tbsp) -Soy sauce (1 tbsp) -Chilli sauce (1 tbsp) -Oyster sauce (1 ½ tbsp) -Italian seasoning […]

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‘You shouldn’t have to beg for your own money,’ says Romaisa Khan

Actor’s remarks add to growing artist outcry for timely payments in entertainment industry Romaisa Khan has joined Pakistani celebrities that are calling out the film industry for untimely payment for their work. Agreeing that we cannot deny that late payments exist in the industry, she shared her take on the matter in a recent interview.   […]

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Israeli Oscar entry ‘The Sea’ seeks compassion amid conflict

Director Shai Carmeli-Pollak’s film about Palestinian boy’s journey to the sea sparks empathy in a divided homeland The director of Israel’s entry for the 2026 Oscars about a Palestinian boy’s quest to see the sea hopes it will help arouse compassion in his homeland during so much conflict. Prospects for lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians […]