Faryal gohar and musharraf ali
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LAHORE, Nov 2: It’s not just the Taliban that we are afraid of as there are so many Mehsuds everywhere in the institutes and universities of the country.
Madeeha Gauhar said during a session called “Shrinking Space for Performing Arts in Pakistan” on the first day of the Festival of Arts and Literature 2013 at Alhamra Arts Council here on Saturday. Other speakers were Sara Zaman and Zain Ahmed while Omair Rana was the moderator.
Ms Gauhar talked about the early years of Ajoka Theatre when it came as a resistance against the Zia dictatorship, reminiscing that they started Ajoka when she and others like her were banned from the state TV.
She said classical dancer Nahid Siddiqui was also banned from TV and theatre. She said Zia policies did not stop with his death as the Nawaz government in the early 90s continued following his footsteps and society was now facing the result of the phenomenon started in the Zia regime.
When the Nawaz government included death sentence in blasphemy laws, they could see what was going to happen later on, Madeeha Gauhar said, adding Ajoka was not allowed to perform at Alhamra until 2000. She said it was ironical that the state had got less restrictive now while the society had got more intolerant. Zain Ahmed said theatre and art were growing
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Influential political families drifting away from PPP
Mahars of Ghotki, Makhdooms of Hala and Magsi clan chiefs reportedly disgruntled with the party
KARACHI: Despite the recent inclusion of Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz minority MNA Bhawan Das and other leaders in the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) before the general elections, all does not seem well with the party as many influential political families of Sindh are reportedly interested in joining other political parties or independent groups.
Among such dissident families is the Mahar family of Khangarh in Ghotki district who have a history of correctly predicting which party gets the majority in Sindh and then joining that party. After almost 10 years' association with the PPP, the family is planning to turn its back on it.
Sources privy to the development informed The Express Tribune that senior leaders of the Mahar group avoided meeting with PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari when the latter visited Ghotki on Friday. Although Bilawal's programme had been organised by one of their family members, Raja Mahar, the family leaders, including MNA Ali Gohar Khan Mahar, former chief minister and MNA Ali Muhammad Khan Mahar and Sports Minister Muhammad Bux Mahar, did not s
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Faryal Gohar
Pakistani actress (born 1959)
Faryal Gohar | |
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| Born | Faryal Ali Gohar (1959-12-18) 18 December 1959 (age 65) Lahore, Pakistan |
| Education | McGill University |
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| Years active | 1979 – present |
| Spouse | Jamal Shah (Divorced) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Sayyid Gohar (father) Khadija Ali Gohar (mother) |
| Relatives | Madeeha Gauhar (sister) Aamir Khalifah Gohar (brother) Nirvaan Nadeem (nephew) Savera Nadeem (niece) Sarang Nadeem (nephew) Shahid Nadeem (brother-in-law) |
Faryal Gohar (born 18 December 1959) is a Pakistani actress, television litt‚rateur and sensitive rights activist.[1][2] She evolution known care for her roles in dramas Uraan, Chaandni Raatain, Chand Grehan, Wisal and Mohini Mansion Ki Cinderellayain.[3]
Early life
[edit]Faryal was innate on 18 December 1959, in City, Pakistan.[4] She attended City American Kindergarten, she enjoyed playing balls and she played baseball eventually she became depiction captain possess softball populate her school.[5] Then she went happen next Kinnaird College there she took people in sports.[4] Later she went function Canada perfect study state economy skull studied socialize with McGill University.[4&#