shrine. It’s up to the saint
of Manghopir (Zia Moyeuddin) to save the poor masses.
But can the scientists of Pakistan clone the saint
back to life? This thriller will have you on the edge
of your seats. Children and the elderly are advised
to stay away, also anyone with an aversion to Sufism
or reincarnation. Cameo appearance by Dr Ata ur-Rehman.
Lord of the Nose Rings
Saima (Babra Sharif in her ninth return to the silver
screen), a girl in a poor neighborhood, has one dream
… to have the best and biggest nose ring in
all of Karachi. But for that she make a treacherous
trip through the gullies and lanes of Tariq Road,
in order to find the greatest Jeweler of All Time,
also known as the Lord of the Nose Rings (Amin Gulgee).
She must fight off demons, dragons, and mad bus drivers
in order to reach her goal, without losing her precious
money to pickpockets disguised as Afghan women in
burqas.
Independence Day
A meteor of galactic proportions is heading straight
for Pakistan; the impact is to be felt on August 14,
Independence Day. The nation’s elite physicists
(Dr A.Q.Khan, Altamash Kamal and Pervez Hoodbhoy)
must be brought back from a conference in the United
States in time to use a laser technology to avert
the meteor’s course and send it crashing straight
into the Indian parliament. Will the scientists be
able to achieve their goal or will PIA create delays
in New York and cause them to miss their vital connections?
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