Briefs

‘Milne Do’ and cricket

If you haven’t yet signed the Aman ki Asha petition against visa restrictions between India and Pakistan please do check it out at www.change.org/milnedo. Cricket lovers — see the additional petition urging the Indian government to waive the requirement of a sponsorship visa for Pakistanis who want to travel across the border for the upcoming cricket matches. www.change.org/milnedo2.

Pakistani startup to handle social media at Mumbai event

Pakistani startup Branding Bees has been selected as the Social Media Partner of Commonwealth-Asia Alliance Young Entrepreneurs (CAAYE). Conference to be held in Mumbai, India on 13-15 December. This is the first time ever that a Pakistani agency is going to be managing the complete Social Media Management of CAAYE Entrepreneurship Summit.

As a Social Media Partner, Branding Bees is responsible for initiating and executing the complete social coverage of this event. “We are participating in the event to support a buzzing business relationship between India and Pakistan — fostering peace and prosperity through Young Entrepreneurs.

This is a very proud moment for the bees; being amongst names like Dow Jones and Wall Street Journal is a big thing,” says Branding Bees CEO, Zeasth Adnan. Event details at: www.caayesummit.com

Dastangoi from Delhi in Lahore

Those who saw the performances in Lahore this past week by the Dastangoi group from India, invited by the Faiz Foundation, came away spellbound. Dastangoi aims to revive ‘the lost art form of Urdu storytelling’, developed a thousand years ago with tales about the fictional hero Amir Hamza. The art form peaked in 19th century India, but died after its last exponent Mir Baqar Ali passed away in 1928.

The Lahore shows were directed by Mahmud Farooqui, with performances by Farooqui himself, Danish Husain, Manu Sikandar Dhingra and Nadeem Shah.

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