Best of Pakistani politics 2014

It’s December, which means it is awards season. It has been a roller coaster year filled with action, romance, suspense and adventure. The Academy of Pakistani Politics has had a particularly tough time shortlisting the nominations this year.

However, after much thought, we are finally ready to declare the following winners:



Murad Saeed for Fight Club

Also, Arsalan Iftikhar for Father of the Pride.





Sheikh Rasheed.

Sheikh Rasheed:

“Jab doodh ghar araha ho toh award lenay kee kya zaroorat hai?”

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Gulu Butt for Terminator: Model Town

Gulu Butt:

“Hor hor dabang dabang... I mean I apologise to the glass I broke.”

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(Nominations)

Aitzaz Ahsan for:

“Take me to court; I’ll take you to the cleaners.”

And:

“Chaudhry Nisar, kaisa diya?”

DJ Butt for Ho Jamalo - Go Nawaz Go

DJ Butt:

“Once a butt, always a butt.”

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And now for the big ones, with their nominations!



(Nominations)

Muhammad Afzal Khan for 28 Weeks Later

Raheel Sharif for Ender’s Game: August 28th

Hamid Mir for Bullets over Sharhah-e-Faisal

Mamnoon Hussain for I am not there: a biopic

Najam Sethi for Jurassic Parrot



Winner:

Raheel Sharif for Ender’s Game: August 28th

Raheel Sharif:

“Just Because.”

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(Nominations)

Ataullah Essakhelvi for Naya Pakistan

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for Saaf Chalee Shafaf Chalee

Altaf Hussain for Bambino Bambino

Shahbaz Sharif for Dastoor

Tahirul Qadri for Go Nawaz Go

Winner:

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for Saaf Chalee Shafaf Chalee tum say apna ye wada hai.

Rahat:

“God willing I will sing the song for the PPP too next year.”

Altaf Hussain:

“Iskee bohri tayar karo.” (Prepare his body bag)

(Nominations)

Tahirul Qadri for Dharna Hum Le Jaye Ge

Pervez Musharraf for Shawshank Redemption: Chak Shehzad

Asif Ali Zardari for The Godfather: You Don’t Go Against Democracy

Shahbaz Sharif for Lagay Raho Baray Bhai

Qaim Ali Shah for Hunger Games: Thar



Winner:

Asif Ali Zardari for The Godfather

Asif Ali Zardari:

“Next year Bilawal will win everything! I’ll make you an offer you can’t refuse.”

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(Nominations)

Home Alone: Bilawal House Edition

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Sher, the Teer and the Balla

James Bond 007: The World Cup is not enough

Green, White and Orange is the New Black

From China with Love

Winner:

Raheel Sharif.

Raheel Sharif:

“Just because.”

(Nominations)

Sharmila Farooqi for X-men: Days of Future Past

Maryam Nawaz Sharif for Youth in Revolt

Naz Baloch for Legally Blonde: Hair Colour Counts

Hina Rabbani Khar for Gone Girl

Asma Jahangir for Angry Birds



Winner:

Sharmila Farooqi.

Sharmila Farooqi:

“I do not look like Kareena Kapoor.”

(Nominations)

1.       Imran Khan for Titanic: Hashmi come back

2.       Imran Khan for Kuch Kuch Dhandlee Hai

3.       Imran Khan for Billwale Civil Disobedience Karjayein Ge

4.       Imran Khan for 12 months a dharna

5.       Imran Khan for The Wolf of D-Chowk

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Winner:

Javed Hashmi for Gharwali Baharwali

Javed Hashmi,

“I got this award from the people and I would like to return it to them. “

Imran Khan:

“#Dhandlee”

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The Academy refuses any inquiry into its completely fair and impartial process of selecting the winners in every category.