MAQÕs Articles

 

 

Legal Articles

 

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Did the man die twice?

 

 

For Others.

 

 

Siraf Cricket Nahin. Urdu.

 

 

The Morass of Civil Commercial Law in Punjab

 

 

The Supreme Court and the Schizophrenic Convict on deathrow

 

 

Legal Aspects of Music Business in Pakistan

 

 

Of the need for deeper statistical analysis of the processes of administration of justice and the policies of the Bar

 

 

Has the law on the forum for filing 12(2) CPC changed?

 

 

Bad Execution of a Good Proposal

 

 

Baby with the Bathwater

 

 

Of dealing with the murder of lawyers

 

 

The ineffective state of prosecution in Pakistan

 

 

A Tax on Provision of Justice REVISED

 

 

Tax on a ManÕs Castle

 

 

A Tax on Provision of Justice

 

 

The Pact with the Devil

 

 

Closing the Doors on Litigants: The Road to Hell

 

 

The obsession with disposal

 

 

The thin edge of the wedge – Internet censorship

 

 

On countering Qabza Mafias

 

 

A Mare Whose Goose Has Been Cooked

 

 

 

 

Music & Movies

 

 

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Michael Jackson Xscape album review

 

 

Hard Rocking but less Dangerous: The Return of the Most Dangerous Band in the World

 

 

Trouble with Ms Lorde: Pure Herione: album review

 

 

Concrete and Gold Foo Fighters review

 

 

The best lyric writer in town

 

 

The New Generation of Underground Music is upon us

 

 

Girls Astray: Pink vs Taylor Swift: Album reviews

 

 

How to re-invent the perfect pop song: Noori Live at the Musicarium review

 

 

The real creatives – Pakistani rappers

 

 

A true act of love and defiance – Noori Begum Gulbakawli Sarfarosh review

 

 

Keep Calm and Carry On – Stereophonics Album review

 

 

Coke Studio Gets Better by Not being Coke Studio – CS review.

 

 

The Pretty WomanÕs Better Half: Lyle Lovett album review

 

 

The Prince who was King – in memoriam

 

 

The rise and rise of the hybrid son - X – by Ed Sheeran Album Review

 

 

Save Rock n Roll The most fun album in ages

 

 

Derivatively Brilliant - Def Leppard Album review

 

 

Will the Real Taylor Please Come Back

 

 

The lack of success in excess - Fall out Boy American Psycho

 

 

The fall of Call

 

 

An amateur disaster

Saza by Adil Omer, etc.

 

Back from the dead and still ingenious (Sherlock Season 3 review)

 

 

A Mare Whose Goose Has Been Cooked

 

 

The best comedy thriller ever

Charade film review

 

The Other Big Bang Theory

 

 

 

 

 

Ready ! Seth ! Go !

Green Gig Night Review

INSTEP/ Daily News 21/10/2001

But Where Is The Rock?

Gulls Rock Festival Review

INSTEP/ Daily News 25/11/2001

In Search of Improvisational Brilliance

Mekaal Hassan Concert Review

INSTEP/ Daily News 03/03/2002

Why Junoon Must Breakup

Opinion Piece

INSTEP/ Daily News 06/01/2001

The Hair Metal Band That Wants To Be A Boy Band

Def Leppard 'X' Review

 

Money For Nothing

Power Trip Concert Review

 

Gotten Over It

'Tum Hans Diye' Shoot Report

 

Genius At Play

Beatles 'White Album' Review

 

No Rain, Good Food, Bad Music

JPGL Food Street Launch

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Crushed Beatles

'I Am Sam' Soundtrack Review

 

Lighting up the stage

noori Aptech (1st) Concert review

 

The Best Lyric Writer in Town

Review of Abrar-ul-Haq's lyric writing.

INSTEP/ Daily News 02/06/2002

A Legend Honored

Noor Jehan Music Festival Review

INSTEP/ Daily News 12/05/2002

Serious Masterly Music

Mekaal Hassan Concert Review

 

Underground Underground No More

Lahore 2001 Underground Music Roundup

 

Turn Up, Tune out, Sound Bad

Rafi Peer Festival Review

 

Lahore Music Community

Gig Night No. VI Review

 

Music on the Net

Pakistani Music available on the Net

INSTEP/ Daily News 07/07/2002

VideoPhiles/ Audiophiles ONE

Audio and Video Reviews & Rants

FACE ON, Issue One

VideoPhiles/ Audiophiles TWO

Audio and Video Reviews & Rants

FACE ON, Issue Two

VideoPhiles/ Audiophiles THREE

Audio and Video Reviews & Rants

FACE ON, Issue Three

Caught on the upswing

Oasis 'Heathen Chemistry' Review

INSTEP/ Daily News

Top 10 Junoon Songs &Why

Top 10 Junoon Songs and Why

 

Ten Greatest Movies You Might Have Missed

Missed movies Top 10

FACE ON, Issue Two

Get in Da Ring, Mu#%##%

Junoon Rant

FACE ON, Issue One

Amores Perros (Love is a Bitch)

Top 'Love is Shit' Songs

FACE ON, Issue Two

Love & Love is Poison Movies

Cameron Crowe Movies Profile

FACE ON, Issue One

Will the real Hadiqa Kiyani please stand up?

Hadiqa's Rung Review

INSTEP/ Daily News

The Love Album Without a Heart

Haroon Lagan Review

INSTEP/ Daily News

Studiedly Brilliant

Stereophonics Review

INSTEP/ Daily News

The Genius, the Englishman and Redemption through a Cuckoo Clock

Third Man Review

INSTEP/ Daily News

Pacino Or Deniro

Who is Better?

INSTEP/ Daily News

Mizzed Opportunity

Mizraab's Maazi Haal Mustaqbil Review

INSTEP/ Daily News

EP 1 Noori 1 Admin 0

EP/ Noori Concert Review

INSTEP/ Daily News

Do Believe the Hype

EP's Irtiqa Review

INSTEP/ Daily News

Sonorous Strings

Strings' Dhaani Review

INSTEP/ Daily News

Don't Believe The Hype

Ahmad Jehanzeb's Parastish/ Abbas Ali Khan's Tum Aa Jao Review

INSTEP/ Daily News

Reservations Only !

Cafe Aylanto Review

INSTEP/ Daily News

True Fusion

Mekaal Hassan Concert Review

INSTEP/ Daily News

 

Planet Restaurant Review

 INSTEP/ Daily News

 A Brave Little Venture

Ugly Duckling Restaurant Review

 INSTEP/ Daily News

Speeding Up the Motorway with Tan N Fuzon

Talking Music with Fuzion

INSTEP/ Daily News

Talking Music with Tan the Man

Talking Music with Tanseer Dar

INSTEP/ Daily News

Dissident

Edward Said remembrance

INSTEP/ Daily News

Sparks Fly

Talking Music with DJs Usman & Shahzaib Atif

INSTEP/ Daily News

 

Blade Runner Review

 

 

Blue Angel Review

 

Fused

Fuzon Live Concert Review

 

Marching to their own (Conga) Beat

Corduroy Live performance review

 

I was taught by a Nobel Laureatte too

Robert Mundell piece

 

Be A Wannabe

OffspringÕs Americana Review

 

Crash

Crash Team Racing for PS2 Review

 

Guitar Players of the World Unite

Guitar Resources on the Web

Unpublished

The Art of Raymond Chandler

Appreciation piece

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The Joy of Talism Hoshruba

Appreciation piece

Unpublished

How Tony Montana Met His Match

De PalmaÕs Scarface re-evaluated

 

 

 

 

Haroon Interview

 

 

 

 

Literary Reviews

 

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Mushtaq YousufiÕs Haveli review

 

 

Harris KhaliqueÕs Crimson Papers review

 

 

Of Old Books Shops in Lahore

 

 

My Top 10 English Books List

 

 

 

 

Piece in Memoriam

 

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Ggggg Ain Ain – Mohammad Chinoy

 

 

In memoriam - Gondal sahab

 

 

In memoy of Rana Ijaz Ahmad ASC

 

 

 

 

Sports

 

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An insidious plan

 

 

 

 

General/ Political

 

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On how things will get better for Pakistan

 

 

Why I may not vote for a PTI man

 

 

 

 

 

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