cially after Ahmed and Vasay`s candid acts of goofiness
and self-ridicule.Seen & heard It was a somber moment
when Singer Farhan Saeed dedicated his Best Music
Single win for Roiyaan to the victims of the Army Public
School attack followed by a verse which moved hearts.
Abida Parveen received a full house standing ovation
when she was invited on stage by CEO Hum Network
Duraid Qureshi to receive her Excellence in the Field
of Music award. She later recited a Sufi kalam byAmir
Khusrau.`Pakistani dramas are the best ... even in India. It`s an honour for me to present this award,` said
Javed Sheikh while giving Samina Peerzada her Excellence in the Field of Television award trophy. She, in
turn, dedicated her win to all the people she has worked
with including stage hands, her husband Usman Peerzada (rumours dispelled!) and close familymembers,
and especially the late PTV producer Shahzad Khalil
for introducing her in Panah 2. `Sultana (Siddiqui), you
had a dream and we were all there to make your dream
come true,` she added.At one point during the ceremony, Hamza Ali Abbasi obliged a screaming female fan
holding a placard requesting a selfie with him.Momina
Duraid introduced Fawad Khan as `the king ofromance
who does not like to do romance!` He thanked his fans
in the audience with the words: `I`m here today only because of you.Indian playback singer Sunidhi Chauhan
did a live cover of the Runa Laila classic from the film
Anjuman (1970), Dil Dharke, along with her other popular numbers.Anwar Maqsood, on receiving the Lifetime
Achievement Award and a standing ovation, said `Looks
like the Dubai immigration counters with all you people
standing!` He also mentioned that while performing Umrah after Sitara Aur Mehrunnisa went on air, a man came
up to him during tawaf and said `Atiga ka number hoga?`
And `I realised just how empowered the women of Punjab really are after travelling from Sialkot to Lahore, for
not once did I see a wallchalking ad for Auralana kamzoori ka ilaj Khalilur Rehman Qamar on winning the
Best Writer (Drama Serial) award for Sadgay Tumharay (based on his real-life story) said, `It`s difficult to tell
your own story . . mistakes are never sterile, they keep
producing offspring.`It`s really big of India to choose our
Fawad Khan for the Filmfare Best Male Debut award
over Bollywood veteran Jackie Shroff`s son Tiger Shroff
who also made his big screen debut with IIeropanti.And
now Mahira is all set to make her Bollywood debut with
Shahrukh Khan,` said Javed Sheikh, taking the opportunity to thank Sunidhi Chauhan for her impressive performance at the awards ceremony, the first by any Indian
artist of her stature.Sultana Siddiqui received a bouquet
from an HBL oflicial in acknowledgment of her services
to the television industry spanning over 45 years.An
emotionally-charged Saba Qamar finally won the Best
Actor Female Jury for the drama serial Bunty, I Love You
after being passed on in other categories, as the ceremony drew to a close.
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