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Myanmar Disaster

kashkin dabruski   May 8, 2008   interacts: 3

“Dedicated to the people of Burma in their hour of need………but stands there, the government and its obstacles “!!!

Spinning the Public Beating and the Mob Justice

Sindhyar Talpur   Apr 8, 2008   interacts: 1

You really need to be a bad administrator or power usurper that people are so full of hatred for you

An Unnecessary Interview with History

Amer Nazir   Feb 25, 2008   interacts: 38

Tonight we have an unnecessary interview with ex- Chief Executive, ex- Chief of Army staff and soon to be the

Surplus Majors and Jerk Chicken

Amer Nazir   Jan 17, 2008   interacts: 5

Yesterday, when I went to collect my monthly dole from my local council, the officer in charge was apologetic, ‘Sorry

Saatchi, Musharraf and Britney Spears

Amer Nazir   Dec 28, 2007   interacts: 5

‘Is there any chance of your catching Osama Bin Laden? That will definitely put you right back at the top

Chicken Biryani

Raiya Hashmi   Dec 11, 2007   interacts: 9

Almost halfway to his house, the bus came to a halt. A lot of buses stood there, vacant, the passengers

Enlightened Mediocrity

Amer Nazir   Dec 2, 2007   interacts: 12

‘He (Musharraf) is better off than the Queen you know,’ I continued, ‘considering that even the poor lady is answerable

The Roving Stones

Haroon Malik   Nov 3, 2007   interacts: 5

My lords have announced they will cause revolutionary changes, changes that will cause a grass root level change. But how

The Chair

kashkin dabruski   Sep 19, 2007   interacts: 2

At no cost, I will leave
This chair and its power

Bollywood and Gender Equality

Saad Khan   Apr 25, 2006   interacts: 27

Bollywood has been abused at the hands of the male dominant Indian Cinema elite that not only includes

A Moment of Silence

Ozer Khalid   Jun 30, 2005   interacts: 74

This poem seeks to draw a wider awareness to the anguish and affliction victims undergo every ticking moment on life’s

Burning Dreams

Foad S Shah   Aug 29, 2004   interacts: 3

This poem is based on the misery of young children starving in Somalia, a country already destroyed by

Musharraf Will Die

Shahid Mahmood   Mar 19, 2004   interacts: 144

The pot is bubbling and the stew simmering, and the script now calls for a death. There have been countless,

Zen Pakistanis

Bina Shah   Jan 31, 2004   interacts: 29

The “Father of the Bomb” is undoubtedly realizing that from now on when they call him “Father of the Bum”

Birth Of A Nation

Minhaj    Jan 25, 2004   interacts: 24

Just like Eskimos are a snow based, as Venice is water based society, Desis are a Shaadee based culture. Without

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