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| The Paks are laughting at the Taliban, too |
| 2009-08-11 |
| A Pakistani TV show spoofing Taliban has become a roaring hit with its quirky humour and dark satire. Pakistan’s troubled civil society is tuning in every Friday for the Geo TV show for some lighter moments. The show is named ‘Hum Sab Umeed Se Hain’ and its songs, skits and spoofs make fun of all, from Musharraf to Shahid Afridi, from the lawyers’ movement to burqa diktats. But the clear favourites are the segments named Channel T (Taliban), Channel M (Musharraf) and Channel B (Burqa), also available on the internet. Launched three months ago, the satirical digs on Channel T have struck a chord with audiences. In one episod, Pakistani pop singer, jeans-clad Hadiqa Kiyani, comes on stage covered in a chador (sheet) as per Taliban diktat of not to be seen or heard in gair mehram (without male blood relatives) and just sits with her back to the camera”, says 37-year-old producer and writer of the programme Dr Younis Butt. Butt has scripted satire since mid-1990s, when the psychiatrist quit his practice. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 This is a good sign. |
| Posted by: Mike 2009-08-11 16:07 |