Mobeen Azhar presents extraordinary life stories from Karachi and Lahore, including Pakistan’s first female rapper, hunting for Dracula in Lollywood, a pioneer of political satire, and the legacy of the great revolutionary poet Faiz.
Deeba was a child star of Pakistani cinema, but behind the success was a cruel deception
Rebel child turned rebel lawyer, Moniza Kakar is challenging authority wherever she goes
Salima Hashmi grew up with puppets and poetry, inspiring her own career in performance
How Salima Hashmi and Faiz defied a dictatorship through satire and poetry
Zinda Laash was Pakistan’s first ever horror film – but then it just disappeared
Eva B learned to rap as a teenager in Karachi, doing it undercover from her bedroom
The epic quest to find an elderly Pakistani musician and his unusual stringed instrument
How Ustad Noor Bakhsh, a Pakistani shepherd in his 70s, became a folk music star
Mistaken for a terrorist, Ahmed Rabbani was detained without trial. Art became his refuge
Summaiya Syed on facing misogyny and shaking up forensic investigation across Pakistan