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Cheap is Cool

Ejaz Haroon   Sep 28, 2009   interacts: 7

Yeah, us South Asians are a cheap bunch. There was a report on NPR this morning about how we’re rated

MOLE - All About Your Future And Personality

sufia ajaz   Jan 18, 2009   interacts: 2

No, no, no. I am not writing about the furry mammal or a spy/undercover agent or the Avogadro’s Number or

Palestinians Look for a Sliver of Hope in Obama Presidency

Allen Hafman   Jan 7, 2009   interacts: 14

It appears Obama is reconsidering his earlier stance to take into account the historical background of the Middle East situation.

Hitched Hikers Guide

Ibrahim M Khalil   May 18, 2008   interacts: 4

I never aspired for such superficial goals. Being mature beyond my age, I always dreamt of being a Groom (Dulha).

I Thought I Heard You Laughing

Kiran Farooque   Feb 4, 2008   interacts: 12

Unlike most people I know, I don't believe in love at first sight. But the world being as mad as

My Teenage Years in Lahore

Asim Shore   Nov 18, 2007   interacts: 18

As I sit here on my desk at work, sipping my persimmon white tea in a delicate persian tea cup,

About Death

Ali Rizvi   Nov 16, 2007   interacts: 5

When uncertainty dances with your fears, then know this that tragedy has collected its toll

Hisab Barabar

Manpreet S   Nov 4, 2007   interacts: 9

She is a regular in the gym. She walks with a lazy step, does halfhearted aerobics, and barely moves on

From Memory Lane to Love Lane

Karamatullah K Ghori   Dec 15, 2006   interacts: 8

My memory lane of Karachi, the city I call my own, begins at Love Lane, nearly sixty years ago, at

Stealing Air Bags in the Air

Ameer Hamza   May 25, 2006   interacts: 11

I wanted those interesting air bags, after all I had paid my fare to PIA and I deserved something more

Different Strokes

Ram Ramnarayan   May 5, 2006   interacts: 6

According to Kanimozhi, we Tamils are embarrassed by our folk arts and decided to crush them under the weight of

Dude, Where’s My Money?

Quartulain Siddiqui   May 2, 2006   interacts: 4

I am frustrated. I am angry. I even have the impulse to kill a few someones. I have not been

Taj a Mirage

Zahid Hussain   Apr 20, 2006   interacts: 22

I saw a group of young artisans. They looked timid and frightened, their head bent down trying to concentrate on

Compounding Tragedy by Mourning Methods

ahmed hasan   Apr 13, 2006   interacts: 4

Instead of cooperation and cohesive planning after the bomb blasts, there is a feeling of chaos, aimless anger and disarray

Other Impressions of the WSF-A Political Opinion

Abira Ashfaq   Apr 5, 2006   interacts: 4

Even though WSF may have helped Karachi’s image for the very forces of oppression it stands against and

Is Another World Possible?

Henna Arshad   Apr 3, 2006   interacts: 8

The best part of the World Social Forum held in Karachi recently was that a woman from a

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