The Crux

17/06/2023

Let's discuss why there are no billion dollar startups in Pakistan and compare it to the dynamics of Indian Start Up culture.

Welcome to a whole new look of our channel! We will be exploring a number of interesting shows, concepts, businesses and social issues whilst holding on to the most fundamental ideas of enlightenment, positivity and constant growth.

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Let's discuss why there are no billion dollar startups in Pakistan and compare it to the dynamics of Indian Start Up culture.Welcome to a whole new look of o...

02/06/2023

Three years ago, we had the opportunity to interview Jibran Nasir. And though quite a lot of time has passed, you will find his words held the same strength and clarity as they do today.

Mohammad Jibran Nasir is a Pakistani civil rights activist, and lawyer. Known for criticizing state policies regarding banned organisations in Pakistan and c...

21/05/2023

Seemin Jamali, also known as iron lady, bullet lady and bomb-proof lady, is a Pakistani medical doctor and former executive director of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre who was appointed as Member of Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) in December 2022, has passed away in Karachi.

She is the recipient of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (2019) and the Women Achievement Awards and was very vocal about her fight with cancer.

With the rampant spread of Corona Virus it is important to know the symptoms and precautions necessary to protect yourself against this disease. In this vide...

20/05/2023

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We are starting off this series with the drama that has taken the country by storm: Tere Bin. Tere Bin initially seems like your typical drama where the angr...

25/10/2022

Just off the top of my head:

1. Just because someone is portraying an image on social media does not mean that they could not be going through domestic violence or some other traumatic event.
2. There is a huge difference of power dynamic between the two parties. One is rich and has a huge following. The other does not.
3. The bruises people are trying "analyse" on social media and calling fake are not just photos but medical reports and proof of abuse ACCEPTED in court.
4. A person being good to his colleagues or people he meets outside the house is not proof of him being exemplary in character. Alot of abusers are excellent with acquaintances and horrible for people living inside the house.
5. Your personal liking for a star does not mean they are Angels sent to Earth. You need to look at things as they are and STOP blindly defending and following people.
6. Just because you like the toxic characters Feroze Khan plays doesn't mean you would want someone like that in your life. If you do.. I hope you get them. And if you don't.. then stop supporting an abuser.

Thank you.

07/10/2022

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24/09/2022

Another justicefor hashtag to add to the ever growing list, as those in power do nothing to stop the merciless murders of women at the hands of powerful men, often their husbands.

Another day, of understanding why a woman's complain of abuse needs to be taken seriously, BEFORE she ends up dead.

17/08/2022

As soon as the rains hit, Karachiites prepare themselves for the impending flood of doom which washes away livelihoods, furniture and even people, Why does this beautiful city flood with rain water every monsoon season? Why does it continue to reek of sewage and drain water even when the days are dry? Explore the realities and the repercussions with Kabeer Nadir.

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25/10/2021

23/10/2021

An interview of the man who made us who we are and who was a mentor to us as we started planning to start crux. A man because of whom our time at CEJ-IBA was more enlightening and fulfilling than we could've imagined.

Sir Kamal is somebody who you want to listen to; who shares the most vital of information shrouded in anecdotes and jokes, who surprises you with his knowledge but with such humility that you don't even realize what a great man you're speaking to. It has been a privilege to know him and to learn from him.

We're waiting on that book Sir Kamal! We would love to read it someday.

23/06/2021

"Men have no control over themselves" "Men are not robots" These statements do not empower men. This is an insult to the whole gender. Why? Because it shows that they are creatures of impulse rather than thought and wisdom. And aren't humans, "Ashraf-ul-Makhlooqaat" according to Islam? Those who don't act on impulse but rather have self-control? Men are okay with being considered animals in the sense of lacking self control? And speaking of self-control, isn't the most best kind of jihad, jihad-bin-nafs (Jihad of the self)? Does that not make our society today un-Islamic to say the least?

And what does this tell the world? That Pakistani men are sex-depraved animals, who lack any kind of self control and hence should not be allowed to become part of societies where women enjoy the freedom to wear what they please and live as they want?

And what does this tell boys and men? That they are free to do as they please, to whoever they want to do it? As they are not robots? What does this tell so many of the minors r***d by family members, neighbours, teachers or strangers? What does this tell the newly wed bride gang-r***d on her wedding night by robbers? What of the boys molested by religious teachers in boys no less?

If these are the excuses we are making, we must come up with an answer for judgement day; when all the innocents who have lost their lives and those who have gone through this trauma ask us whether it was truly their fault.

So no, this statement which people are defending with their heart and soul is not giving men any kind of power. It is picking them up from the pedestal they live on calling themselves "the more intelligent gender" but actually throwing themselves down with animals or perhaps even worse than animals because at least babies of animals stay safe but we can't say the same for humans.

08/03/2021

Happy Women's Day!

The Crux will be coming soon with an interesting new outlook and some very interesting shows for you.

Stay Tuned!

27/01/2021

Actress Sarwat Gillani seems to have misunderstood the definition of feminism. We thought we should shed some light over this need of 'men' in women's lives.
Here you go.

14/01/2021

Remembered Forever.

Arfa Karim (1995-2012): One of the most cherished geniuses who earned worldwide fame at an early age, Pakistan’s youngest tech professional Arfa Karim left the world on this day eight years ago. Her short life mirrors country’s growing engagement with information technology. .
Arfa Karim Randhawa became world’s youngest Microsoft Certified Professional at the age of nine. Born in Faisalabad in 1995, Arfa passed the Microsoft exam in 2004. Microsoft Corporation Co-founder Bill Gates was so impressed by her that he invited her to the US headquarters in 2005 and presented to her the certified Microsoft Application Certificate.
On December 20, 2011 she suffered a cardiac arrest after an epileptic seizure that damaged her brain. She was admitted to CMH Lahore in critical condition. She passed away in January 2012. .
Some people live longer than their physical lives. Arfa’s legacy will be remembered for years to come. She has become a source of strength and inspiration for the new generations. She showed the world that children from a third world country are not less than anybody in the field of science and technology. Arfa shall always be remembered by the nation.

18/12/2020

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While working on my documentary, which focuses on Pakistan's obsession with white skin, I wondered what benefit does light skin have to a mother looking for a rishta for her son? Surely, that is an exaggerated caricature of our society, to make jokes about and make light of?
As it turns out, the situation is way worse than we think and the demand for lighter skin way, way high.

16/12/2020

Our heartfelt sympathies to the parents who lost their children, families who lost their loved ones and to the country that lost its future. We all are still waiting for the day when the real culprits will be punished.
We started a year ago and still working on few projects that you guys will be seeing in 2021. Stay tuned.

27/11/2020

Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari with her fiance Mehmood Chaudhry on her engagement.
Congratulations and wishes to the couple.

07/11/2020

JOE BIDEN HAS WON.
284 electoral votes to be exact by now. Trump is still at 214.
Say hello to the new president of United States.

05/11/2020

Looking forward to seeing our very own motorcycle girl exploring Pakistan on our TV screens!


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AFOHS CLUB

- ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED! 🗝
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I always wanted to have my own TV show and Alhamdullilah, I finally got the opportunity to have it.
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I’m so happy to announce that you all will be able to see me on (.tv) Discover Pakistan TV soon with a new show called “Discovery Ride with Zenith Irfan.”🇵🇰
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I will be exploring Pakistan (including Sindh and Balochsitan) on my motorcycle and creating exciting content for you all.🤗
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This is a long project and I’m nervous and excited to begin it. Faizan Butt is such a visionary producer and we have already started pouring our hearts in to this project.💕
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Thank you Kaiser Rafiq for acknowledging the spark in me and thank you Afzaal Hussain for providing me with the right platform to shine.
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Prayers needed! 🙏🏼
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PS: MEGA THANKS TO MY BROTHER AND AMMI. 😘
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05/11/2020

Shoots have started for a new Pakistani movie called "Ghabraana nai hai" directed by Saqib Khan and starring Zahid Ahmed, Saba Qamar and Syed Jibran. All of them notable names in the drama industry, here is a look at their filmographies:

Zahid Ahmed has been a part of two films prior to this; namely Azad and Sorry:A Love Story. He also starred in a telefim "Dil Diya Gallan" opposite Saba Qamar.

Syed Jibran has previously been a part of the 2017, Shamoon Abbasi film Gidh.

Saba Qamar has starred in the Bollywood film "Hindi Medium" and the Wajahat Rauf film "Lahore Se Aagey". She has also been a part of Manto, 8969, Aina, Kambakht, Dil Diya Gallan and Moomal Rano.

Saqib Khan, the director of "Ghabraana Nai Hai", had been a brilliant comic actor, teaching acting and direction in NAPA, starring in more than 15 plays, becoming an anchor and producer for Express News and a writer and director for FunKhana on HUMtv. He has directed many music videos and a comedy called "Mohay Bhool Gaye Saawariya".

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Ghabrana nai hai....going back to shoots!

04/11/2020

What a throwback! Fahad Mustafa shares an old photo of his parents!🤩


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Simpler times ♥️Baba & Ammi 😍

04/11/2020

Who remembers this heart touching song by Uzair Jaswal? It came out in 2014, when we headed to university and made us want to smile and cry at the same time. Perhaps the funniest part being that it made so many people miss their non existent romantic partners; the melancholy of his voice and the lyrics setting a mood which was difficult to get out of.

But eventually we had the process down to a T; start from Tere Bin and end with a dose of "BOLAY", that mood changer of a song with the most hilarious music video which introduced so many of us to


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It’s amazing how a song can bring back so many memories and have some kinda emotional value attached to it. Such a song stays with you, forever. This one in particular brings back such fond memories; my teenage years, falling in love, being excited about every little thing, my school, the amazing friends I made, the month November, our trips to murree, sitting with my friends at the cafeteria for hours, cruising for hours and then ending up at hotspot, singing at every open mic night, singing for my teachers, borrowing my moms old radio to listen to my own songs on the radio, jumping on the bed when it played for the first time on tv, my beautiful Islamabad, it’s winters and how I fell in love with it everyday, growing up. I can go on for hours, but where were you when you first heard this song? Do you have any memories attached to it?

04/11/2020

What an adorable family portrait of Fawad Khan and his family! 💖


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of Mr & Mrs. Fawad A. Khan with Family
Finally I am posting these photographs taken on 14 June 2020 (During Lockdown)
Next month, its going to be a year to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic - a crisis that engulfed the world completely as it went into a state of lockdown - including Pakistan. However, it was indeed a blend of danger that brought with it loads of opportunity, as every crisis.
Making full use of this time of lockdown, I began to innovate with documenting the pandemic and came up with the Series, where I visited homes, asked people to pose on their balconies and took their portraits whilst maintaining a lot of safe, distance - which was one of the key precautions for this virus.

However, as miraculously as it was, the lockdown was lifted in the country, after which I had to pause this series as life went back to normal. With the virus entering its second phase now, almost a year later, I really don’t know if I’ll be able to restart the series or not.

One thing is for sure, though - with this very special picture take of the Fawad A. Khan clan, I officially announce the end of Season 1 - yes, it’s ending for now!

I pray for the smiles on each of our faces and the hope in our hearts to persist through the toughest times we have seen. May Allah create ease for all of us! Ameen.

31/10/2020

Perhaps it's the smallest acts of kindness towards you; happening when you least expect them that somehow make you hopeful about humanity.

We stood waiting and looking around for an empty table in the pretty full food court of Dolmen Mall Tariq Road, when we saw a table empty. We had been standing for a while and as we walked towards it another family who had just entered the food court approached it. We were almost there but we saw them approaching and turned away but this family had also seen that we were planning to sit there and they decided to sit at another table.

As we turned and our tray touched the table, a girl in a blue and white shirt comes running and puts her bags on the chair next to the table completely ignoring us who were just about to sit down. And turns to call her mother who then comes and sits down.

The lack of etiquette shocked us to the point where we turned and were just like WOW. What just happened. Unbeknownst to us, an aunty sitting on the table next to the one we had almost sat on had been watching this whole scenario. As she sat eating icecream with her daughter, she called us over and told us to sit on their table, as she got up. We asked her to continue sitting and take her time with her icecream, we can wait. But she made us sit on the table, saying "Sit down. And don't give this table to anyone else" Shooing away another family which was making a beeline to the table she was vacating. We sat down and she and her daughter walked around as they finished their icecream.

It hit me hard, this little incident. Where on one side we had been shaking our heads at the lack of basic manners and etiquettes in a market by supposedly educated people, so quickly the world showed us that there's so much good to believe in too.

The aunty probably doesn't even know how within seconds, through her smile and this little gesture, she made us realize that kindness no matter how small leaves an impact that lasts.

30/10/2020

France and its extreme stance regarding 'Free' speech is hurting its foreign relations with the Muslim world.
In this scenario, what our reaction should be and what things we should boycott is the real concern here.
On the other hand, Ayaz Sadiq has revealed the real reason why Abhinandan was released in 24 hrs. And of course Coronavirus.

France and its extreme stance regarding 'Free' speech is hurting its foreign relations with the Muslim world. . In this scenario, what our reaction should be...

30/10/2020

We wonder what sports this baby will play. Our vote is for tennis though 😅


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Happy birthday to this boy who lights up my world.. who is my world and who changed my world ❤️
We love you so much my baby boy.. you give us so much unconditional love,happiness ,laughs and cuddles that it fills up our heart.. may Allah guide you and give you everything you wish for ever..
We love you more than anything or anyone in this world ❤️ .mirzamalik

30/10/2020

As Corona cases are rising in Pakistan and second wave has hit many countries across the globe, our team has come up with an easy-to-learn and small poem/rhyme that can be taught to kids so they can learn and memorize the SOPs in an easy and fun manner.
Spread the word to spread the awareness. Stay safe, stay healthy.
Animation and Poem: Fatima Azhar

28/10/2020

A statue of a woman by Lebanese artist Hayat Nazer — made out of broken glass, rubble and a damaged clock marking the time (6.08pm) of the mega explosion at the port of Beirut — is placed opposite the blast site in the Lebanese capital. On August 4, a massive stockpile of ammonium nitrite exploded at the Beirut port, killing 190 people, injuring over 6,000 and leaving more than 300,000 displaced from their homes.

28/10/2020

Had the opportunity to visit and ohmygod! What a wonderful decision it was. Here's a breakdown of what we ordered and what we thought of it:

1. Zeytin Mix Pide - A Turkish style pizza; this was a three flavors in one, namely pepperoni, plain cheese and fajita and oof! The flavor took me back to my childhood in Saudi Arabia and their brick-oven baked pizza. One of my favourites.

2. Spicy Chicken Kabsa - Personally I am not fond of rice, but the chicken which came with it was tender and just the right amount of spicy.

3. Sizzling Kabab (Chicken) - Served on a bed of capsicum, onions and tomatoes, this is similar to a dish my mom makes. (yep. I'm that person) Loved the flavor and the Turkish bread it came with.

4. Lemon Mint Mojito - I am not a fan of extremely chilled drinks and this was not extremely chilled. Yayyy! Instead of just being icy ( like most places have) it actually had a taste and didn't cause an intense brain-freeze with the first sip.

Ambience: 9/10
Service: 10/10
Food: 9/10

The bill came out at 3808 Rs. which we thought was good value for money, especially since the four of us were completely full by the end of the meal.

28/10/2020

Team Sabaat all together. 🥺💖
Did you like the ending of Sabaat or do you think something should've been done differently?

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