Moin Akhtar - Pakistan's Legend Passes away at age 61

PAKISTAN' LEGEND MOIN AKHTAR PASSES AWAY AT AGE 61

 Moin Akhtar

1950-2011

 

Legendary comedian, actor, singer and a renowned film, stage and television star Moin Akhtar passed away in Karachi on Friday.

He died at age 61 as a result of heart complications, leaving behind a wife, three daughters and two sons. Moin Akhtar was truly a legend and an icon in Pakistan's entertainment industry. He started his career at the age of 16 with a comedy show on a Pakistan television screen and moved on big time as a seasoned and most sought after comedian and performer. He played legendary roles in several comedy sitcoms that are truly classics and will be remembered for many years to come. He ruled on television screen for several years. He performed with legends including Bushra Ansari, Anwar Maqsood and many other renowned artists from Pakistan TV and Silver screen. He hosted several Bollywood concerts with Bollywood legendary actresses including legendary Rekha and performed in many Bollywood shows.

Moin Akhtar was a television, film and stage actor, as well as a comedian, and a host. He was also a play writer, singer, film director and a producer. He was one of the most sought after actors and performers both in Pakistan and globally in entertainment industry. He was fluent in several languages, including English, Bengali, Sindhi, Punjabi, Memon, Pushto, Gujarati.

Some of his famous  TV series included Roozi, Dollar Man, Makaan no 47, Half Plate, Family-93, Bandar Road say Kimari and many other legendary plays and sitcoms.   His most memorable performances as different personalities were in a comedy talk show Lose Talk  which ended after 400 episodes.  Moin Akhtar  was born in December 24 1950. He was awarded the Pride of Performance and Sitara-e-Imtiaz awards by the Government of Pakistan. 

 
His TV debut was on September 6, 1966, in a variety show held to celebrate first defense day of Pakistan‎. He is a great artist belongs to Karachi a famous city of Pakistan and has starred in many TV dramas and live comedy events. He is rated among top artists in Pakistan. In 2005 he started work on talk show Loose Talk, in which he appears as a disguised guest every time and is interviewed humorously by writer Anwar Maqsood. Loose Talk airs on ARY Digital. He hosted "The Moin Akhtar Show" on PTV where he used to have celebrities come on the show with their spouses and have them answer questions, and also starred in the Television play, Rosi, which gained much fame because of Moin Akhtar's notable performance. Rosi was inspired by Tootsie and Moin Akhtar was the counterpart of Dustin Hoffman. He is one of the most versatile actors ever to enlighten the Pakistani television. His wit and humor keep the audience glued to the screen and while he says even the most impossible things, his sugar coated words along with his boyish charm make him one of the most unique actors in the business. Moin Akhtar is an inspiration for all the generations to come and one of the few that stand out among the many. He has parodied in several languages, including English, Sindhi, Punjabi, Memon, Pushto, Gujarati, bengali and others, while in the Urdu-speaking world, he is beloved for providing great humor for people of all ages, and with an etiquette that remains unmatched.

He was the host of the show in which King Husain of Jordan was invited.
He was the host of the show in which the Prime minister of Gambia, Dawoodi-Al-Joza, was invited.
He was the host of the show in which President Zia-ul-Haq was invited.
He was the host of the show in which Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was invited.
He was the host of the show in which President General Yahya Khan was invited.
He was the host of the show in which President Ghulam Ishaq Khan was invited.

He will truly be missed by all his fans worldwide.

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Shahzad Afzal
http://shahzadafzal.blogspot.com/

Girls Hostel

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Any how read article and have your say..

GEO Super AAG (GEO) PEMRA Point of View

PEMRA (Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority) has issued his concerns or point of view about ban of GEO Super. According to PEMRA Geo Super is not banned/blocked by PEMRA, but GEO itself  has stopped their GEO Super Transmission. AAG TV is blocked by PEMRA because they were showing IPL 2011 but AAG TV don't have license of Sports transmissions that's why PEMRA stopped AAG TV's telecast.

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The Devastation of Education - Dr. Atta ur Rahman (HEC shredding)

Message from Dr. Atta ur Rahman

Dear Colleagues

In a shocking move, the present government approved the shredding of the Higher Education Commission into pieces and handing the functions to the provinces. The Cabinet formally approved this last week.

This was illegal as HEC was a Federal Regulatory Authority and protected under the 18th amendment of the Constitution like other Federal Regulatory Authorities . It was also completely autonomous, and reported directly to the Prime Minister. However it was treated as if it was a part of the Ministry of Education, and since the Ministry of Education was being devolved, so this was too. HEC had developed many enemies when I was its Chairman as I was determined to strictly follow merit and not compromise on principles. Dr. Sohail Naqvi, Executive Director, continued these policies, after I resigned,  as did the new Chairman Dr. Javaid Laghari. This annoyed many Parliamentarians, specially on the matter of forged degrees as HEC refused to testify them as genuine.

This is disastrous for the future of Pakistan as it will lead to horrendous problems. it will lead to multiplicity of standards and cause the same chaotic situation that exists in our schools. It will also lead to massive corruption as the provincial governments will now be able to exert direct pressures to appoint their cronies at key positions in universities. Greedy politicians have their eyes on university lands worth hundreds of billions of rupees and these can be swallowed after appointment of their own persons at key positions. Universities that are favourites will be better funded and the formula-based funding evolved by HEC will vanish. The $300 million committed by the World Bank and $ 250 million agreed to by US AID will also no longer be available as these were linked to the status of HEC not being changed. The written commitment of the Ministry of Finance with the World Bank to give sizeable increases in funding to HEC, resulting in doubling of its recurring and development budgets over the next 3 years will also now no longer be honoured as funding will now be a provincial responsibility except for the few Federal Universities. Most importantly, the national focus to train manpower in key areas of national importance, in harmony with the long term development plans, will be replaced by a fragmented approach.

I recently held a Press Conference in Islamabad on the platform of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences (of which I am now President) calling upon the government to reverse this decision to shred HEC. I also discussed the matter with Dr. A.Q.Khan who wrote an article for The News. This was published (as views expressed by him) in The News (Islamabad  edition) 2 days ago and in the Karachi edition yesterday.

I have also written an article. It should be published in a national newspaper within a couple of days.

I would like each of you to take a strong stand on the matter and write articles in national newspapers urging the government to reverse this decision.. We cannot be bystanders as the HEC is shredded into pieces. This was one sector that was working well, six years of my life went in into building this vibrant institution as its founding Chairman. The work of HEC drew much international praise.  Alas it has now been destroyed.

Will you act?

Kind regards

Atta

Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman, FRS
NI,HI,SI,TI, UNESCO Science Laureate

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Shahzad Afzal
http://shahzadafzal.blogspot.com/