Popmatters (http://www.popmatters.com/pm/news/article/33899/pakistan-drag-diva-bends-rules-of-gender-society/)
by Kim Barker
Ali is actually a mouthy man in drag.
Because of this, Ali, played by actor Ali Saleem, 28, is able to shatter every cultural and religious norm. Pakistani men and women normally do not flirt publicly. Television hosts do not call people "darling," or refer to President Pervez Musharraf as "brother Pervez" or insinuate about all their affairs