My Hajj Sojourn
Sohail Moghal Jul 17, 2003 interacts: 9It all started with some weird, undefined, ambiguous changes in my daily routine. I slept uneasy… dreamed of unidentified, surrealistic places... woke up with an
Karo Kari
Ayesha H Ahmad Dec 11, 2003 interacts: 154They dragged her away and what her fate was, Fatima had not the heart to listen to. Miserably, she went and sat down by a
Moth’s Flame Doused by Wind
Faiza Hussain Mar 20, 2004 interacts: 31He walked in bearing the lighter in his hands to light a flame that he promised to protect till eternity. He caressed, consoled, and concealed
Rushdie and the British Establishment
Moeed Pirzada Jul 17, 2007 interacts: 50It is certainly true that the attitudes and belief systems of pockets of Muslim youth represent a serious challenge to the ethos of a post-industrial,
Laddo Ki Shadi
ammara ahmad Dec 7, 2005 interacts: 11She would bluntly reply to the question, “ Will you keep me instead of my sister?” This was obscene when said to males, but not
Writings on the Wall
Nadeem Akram Aug 26, 2008 interacts: 8I have been in a state of stupor for the last couple of days, ever since Mr. Zardari’s got himself nominated for the position of
Suicide attacks: Is there an end in sight?
Manzoor Ali Jul 26, 2007 interacts: 23During the first seven months of 2007, nearly 22 suicide attacks were carried out in the country.
Chore! Chore!
Adam Khan May 23, 2006 interacts: 24As soon as Molana Sahib turned around to shake hands with Hashim Khan, Maskeen darted at the pile, snatched the hot roti and bolted away.
The Devil is the New Intern by Saville’s Desk
zuhair vazir Dec 10, 2003 interacts: 15I got off my seat, stretched and grabbed a cigarette and scribbled a note for ‘Sara’ on a Post It. As I stuck the note
Ashiana-e-Ali
Rezwan Bajwa Aug 21, 2005 interacts: 19Mohsin bhai retired from the military service many years ago with the rank of Colonel. He must be approaching seventy now but what a spirited
Pakistan’s Political Future Still Hanging on a Flimsy Thread
Mehroz Sadruddin Oct 7, 2007 interacts: 7When the petitions were indeed non-maintainable, then why did the Supreme Court not throw them out straight away?
Sheedah Badma’ash
Mohammad Gill Jul 20, 2003 interacts: 8Abdul Rasheed Butt and I were class fellows at high school in the senior years. Our School was an Islamia School but was more popularly
PPP Isn’t Convinced!
Ahmer Muzammil May 3, 2008 interacts: 179Pandering to the presidency, appointment of Mehmood Ali Durrani and Rehman Malik, failure to remove Malik Abdul Qayyum, are signs that establishment isn’t blinking just
Mediocre vs. Mediocre
Khalid Bhatti Feb 10, 2008 interacts: 6As expected the report by Scotland Yard on Benazir Bhutto investigation came up with nothing helpful. Now what remains to be seen is the reaction
Bobby & Jerry : Rise of a Coloured ‘son’ Retold
Anand Patwardhan Nov 1, 2007 interacts: 25Bobby has proved that he is more Christian than the Christians, more conservative than the conservatives, and as or more embedded in the Bush-Cheney establishment
A Great Day, A New Hope for Pakistan
Kamal Siddiqi Mar 19, 2008 interacts: 18As our parliamentarians take oath and swear allegiance to the constitution today, one can feel happy about Pakistan.
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