April 2021

I have the sweetest wife in the world but whenever we have a fight, I
have to say Sorry first. How can I make her realize her mistake & say




Hi Tanu & Manu!

sorry to me when she is at fault.



Isn’t having the sweetest wife in the world in your life better
Love,
Anonymous
If it just takes saying sorry to bring things back to normal, we


Dear Anon,
And of course, you can always let her know later what you
say, sign up for it without a second thought.
than anything?

didn’t like when the storm settles down.


Apologizing does not always mean you’re wrong and the
other person is right. It just means you value your relationship
And always remember,






more than your ego.





XOXO










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PAKISTAN CORNER






Celebrating

the Celebrities







NAZIA HASSAN


Welcome Ramadan
April 3rd marks the birthday of a very famous and
As we enter the month of April, lets all prominent Pakistani singer and a songwriter who

welcome the holy month of Ramadan. was referred to as the “queen of pop” in South
Ramadan is the 9thmonth of the Islamic Asia. The one and only Nazia Hassan, who was
not only an entertainer but a lawyer and a social
calendar and is one of the most sacred activist as well. She along with her brother Zoheb
months of the Islamic culture. Muslims Hassan went

all over the world celebrate Ramadan on to become
with extreme devotion and immense one of the
dedication. As we fast from dawn to most prominent
dusk in the name of Allah, we strive singers across

to develop a stronger and a deeper the Southeast
bond with our Creator and with His Asia. Her fans
were
found
creation. The spirit of Ramadan is not everywhere on
only to observe fast, but also to reflect the globe. With

upon ourselves and understanding the her magically
deeper meaning of our being. Staying soft voice, her
hungry and thirsty all day, gives us an heartwarmingly
opportunity to understand the needs humble nature,

and pains of under privileged people, and her absolutely mesmerizing personality,
and humbles us towards the blessing Nazia Hassan touched millions of hearts and left
a lasting impression on people.
given to us by Almighty - hence making With extremely popular songs like “aap jaisa koi,”
us more thankful and obedient. “disco deewane,” “boom boom,” “ooee ooee,”

“dosti,” “taali de thalle,” and so many more,
So, lets welcome Ramadan 2021 with Nazia Hassan continues to live in our memories
open hearts and in the world of music. Her first pop album,
Disco Dewane, came out in 1981, in which
she sang with her brother, Zoheb. This album
became the best-selling Asian pop record to-date


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and made Nazia Hassan a overnight star. With
it’s extremely popular music and a completely WE WILL MISS YOU
different presentation, Disco Dewane changed
the music trends across south Asia and broke all
sales records, selling more than 14 million units
worldwide. From 1981 to 1992 Nazia Hassan
released 5 albums and in all sold a breathtaking
65 million records worldwide.
She received numerous awards and accolades
for her performances and was the first Pakistani
to win a Filmfare award at a tender age of 15
for her song “Aap jaisa koi” for the film Qurbani
in 1980. She was also awarded the Pride of HASEENA MOIN
Performance award by the President of Pakistan
in 2002 in order to recognize her contribution to The death of writer Haseena Moin came as
the field of art. a shock to the showbiz fraternity in particular
and the art world in general.

She was not only an entertainer of utmost caliber In her younger days she used to write for children.
but also a philanthropist who specially worked The first major play she wrote as a play writer was
for children, youth and women in Pakistan’s titled Shehzori, starring Shakeel and Nelofer Abbasi.
underprivileged areas. She also offered her From there on there was no stopping to her successes.
services to the United Nations and worked with After Shehzori there were dramas like Zeir Zabr
UNICEF. Peish, Uncle Urfi, Ankahi, Tanhaiyaan, Parchaieyen,
Bandish, Dhund, Dhoop Kinarey, Aahat, Kasak, Pal
Do Pal and Tere Ajane Se. One after the other they
When she was at the peak of her career and the
world was falling in love with her over and over became hugely successful. The marked feature of her
writing was that it was spontaneous. She never had
again, she came across the most disastrous news to concoct and construct her lines. They came to her
of her life; she was suffering with cancer! They spontaneously. She used to pen small exchanges of
say, sometimes God takes away good people dialogue that are usually spoken in families. And in
sooner. Maybe this was the case with Nazia every serial of hers, there would be a girl who would
Hassan. She was born on April 3, 1965 and challenge the social establishment of the day, never
while the world and her fans thought, they will crossing the line of decency. Very few people know this
get to cherish more of Nazia, she lost her battle but she also penned a Major Motion Picture with Raj
to cancer in London on August 13, 2000. She Kapoor Ji named Henna. At the completion of the film
was only 35 years old. and just before the release there were some political
& religious delimas, because of Baberi Masjid, she
In the cycle of this world, people come and requested Raj Kapoor ji not to mention her name in
people go, but some people leave such a lasting the movie as it may provoke the extermist on both
impression on us that it becomes extremely sides. Raj Kapoor Ji acknowleged her request then.
difficult to forget them. The impact of their work In later years RK Studios revealed that the movie was
lingers on with us and keeps motivating us. That penned by Haseena Moin ji. She died on Friday 26th
March 2021. We all will miss you.
is exactly who Nazia Hassan was - a woman of
substance who will remain an inspiration for Pakistan Corner By: Kiran Hayat
many generations to come! & Neelam Ali.


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“Friendship is the purest

love.”





“Experience life in all possible ways --
good-bad, bitter-sweet, dark-light,
summer-winter. Experience all the dualities.
Don’t be afraid of experience, because
the more experience you have, the more
mature you become.”
-OSHO-
“Drop the idea of becoming someone, because you are already a masterpiece. You
cannot be improved. You have only to come to it, to know it, to realize it.”
-OSHO-
“Intelligence is dangerous. Intelligence means you will start thinking on your
own; you will start looking around on your own. You will not believe in the
scriptures; you will believe only in your own experience.”
-OshO-
















































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