LAHORE: Baaji, a break-out hit from Pakistan’s cinema offerings, is continuing it’s successful run by heading to the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival on November 16.
Baaji has already played at a number of international film festivals including DC South Asian Film Festival and Canada’s Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival, the latter of which bagged a Grand Jury Prize win and nominations for the cast.
The film was showered with generally positive reviews opting to forego traditional storylines and build a meta story where much of the content about Meera’s character was inspired from Meera’s own life.
The latest feather in the film’s cap was announced on the film’s official Instagram page.
Saqib Malik’s drama-thriller starring Meera, Amna Ilyas and Osman Khalid Butt was released in June this year to critical acclaim and commercial success, the film went on to make over PKR 11 crore. The story takes place in the dying days of Lollywood, mirroring the fading career of star Meera (played by Meera) trying to stage a phenomenal comeback with the help of her new friendship with a sharp and resourceful Neha (played by Ilyas) and the cunning Rohail Khan, (played by Butt.)
Pakistani flick ‘Baaji’ heads to Vancouver’s South Asian film festival
Pakistani flick ‘Baaji’ heads to Vancouver’s South Asian film festival
- The film won Grand Jury Prize and nominations for the cast at Canada’s Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival
- Saqib Malik's drama-thriller starring Meera has bagged critical acclaim and huge commercial success
Pakistan signals commitment to regulate digital assets in meeting with Binance leadership
- Binance delegation led by CEO Richard Teng meets Pakistan’s prime minister, army chief in Islamabad
- Pakistan has attempted to tap into growing crypto market to curb illicit transactions, improve oversight
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government has signaled its “strong commitment” to digital asset regulation as the country’s senior officials met the leadership of Binance, one of the world’s most prominent global cryptocurrency exchanges, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said on Saturday.
The Binance team, led by its Chief Executive Officer Richard Teng, is in Pakistan and has held meetings with Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) Chairman Bilal bin Saqib and senior Pakistani bank officials this week.
Pakistan has been attempting to regulate its fast-growing crypto and digital assets market by bringing virtual asset service providers (VASPs) under a formal licensing regime. Officials say the push is aimed at curbing illicit transactions, improving oversight and encouraging innovation in blockchain-based financial services.
“Binance senior leadership visits Pakistan as government signals strong commitment to digital asset regulation,” the PMO said.
A Binance delegation led by Teng met Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir in Islamabad.
Saqib also attended the meeting and gave the Binance team a briefing about his organization.
Pakistan has attempted in recent months to tap into the country’s growing crypto market, a move analysts say could bring an estimated $25 billion in virtual assets into the tax net.
In September, Islamabad invited international crypto exchanges and other VASPs to apply for licenses to operate in the country, a step aimed at formalizing and regulating its fast-growing digital market.
