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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
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Topic: Coke Studio

Haniya Aslam’s death has left fans in disbelief. Swanand Kirkire says she had much more to give

Haniya Aslam’s death on Sunday in Islamabad due to a cardiac arrest has left a void in the hearts of fans and musicians, including those in India.

Pakistanis think Coke Studio Season 15 is pathetic, succumbed to clichéd musical choices

A majority of social media users and two national newspapers have given ‘Coke Studio 15’ a thumbs down. The verdict is clear—only a few are loving it there.

Folk hit ‘Ma Lo Ma’ takes Bangla global—‘Like Diljit Dosanjh did for Punjabi music’

The song ‘Ma Lo Ma’ from Season 3 of Coke Studio Bangla has racked up 36 million YouTube views and a flurry of dance covers & reaction videos, from Norway to US and South Africa.

In Dubai, Coke Studio Pakistan goes global—Ali Sethi, Pasoori, Peeche Hutt and QuickStyle

QuickStyle of the Kala Chashma fame have kept Dubai buzzing with live performances at the Burj Khalifa, Emirates Towers.

Pakistan national anthem to get a makeover. More artists, regions—just like Coke Studio

A new version of Pakistan’s Qaumi Taranah or national anthem, ‘Pak Sarzameen’, will mark the country's 75th independence anniversary. Some ask if it's the right time.

Coke Studio 14 now faces plagiarism charge. Pakistanis back ‘underdog artist’

Sung by Abida Parveen and Naseebo Lal, 'Tu Jhoom' song had Pakistani fans excited until an emerging artist accused season 14 producer Xulfi of 'lifting her tune'.

Coke Studio Season 14 is out and Pakistanis are gushing over Abida Parveen

Pakistanis are not only in awe of Coke Studio's new song 'Tu Jhoom' but also the meeting of the minds between Abida Parveen and Naseebo Lal.

Ko Ko Korina: Why Pakistan is decrying a Coke Studio cover

A Coke Studio cover of the song Ko Ko Korina has been widely panned, and is perhaps the first song from the show to get more dislikes than likes on YouTube.

‘Dekhti hun kiska baap rokta hai,’ Pakistan woman shouts at police

Here’s what’s happening across the border: Minister Shireen Mazari in tweet feud over Coke Studio cover of classic, and China denies CPEC responsible for Pakistan’s economic woes.

What Coke Studio did to Faiz’s song, Pakistan is doing to its people

Coke Studio Pakistan chooses to showcase genial music over revolutionary poetry. And, therein lies the problem.

On Camera

Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.