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By Hira Zahid
LAHORE: A huge show-off of wealth and pretence of richness have nowadays become the most important elements that largely drive the customs and rituals in marriages in the Pakistani society, as the wedding season is on its peak. Normally in the subcontinent, a wedding can be divided in three phases: pre-marriage, marriage and... read more |
By Zohaib Zafar
BERLIN/ISLAMABAD:Nothing is above religion; this is the philosophy of most of the people who have faith in religion. Some of them get extraordinary emotional, when it comes to their places of worship, as they believe that any damage to these places is equal to damaging their religion.People in different countries have witnessed several incidents... read more |
By Shiraz Hassan
LAHORE: Pakistan’s famous rock band Call is ready to rock Bollywood this time with their new song Yeh Pal in the movie Asman. The song has been recorded and would aired very, band’s lead guitarist and vocalist of song Laree Chooti Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan known as Zulfi told Glamsham in exclusive interview. Zulfi and his brothers Khurram Jabbar Khan and Danish ... read more |
By Amara Yousaf
LAHORE: Cricket is game which usually produces a lot of dramatic elements for its audience but the year 2008 witnessed the most of it that left the game in trouble throughout the year. From ICC's banning of Harbhajan Singh for three Tests for racial remarks on an Australian player to postponement of Champions League after Mumbai attack... read more |
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Hijras: The aliens
of the Pakistani society

By Memona
Yousaf, Maria Mukhtar
The most rejected
creature in our society whose curse is believed to be approved by
Allah and who are considered blessed with heaven -- yet they are not
absorbed in the normal sociocultural atmosphere -- are the
Hijras (eunuchs).
They are also termed as
Khawajasara, Nirvan or... read
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