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My Mother, Myself

Samina Rizwan   Feb 8, 2005   interacts: 9

As an Air Force wife who saw her combat pilot husband through two wars and a highly charged flying career,

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,

A Flight into Time

Nazar Khan   Mar 15, 2005   interacts: 28

We fly over runway threshold, enter the runway and flare out at 30 feet. Then throttles get back

Beating The Retreat

Veeresh Malik   Jan 27, 2006   interacts: 44

This is one function where everybody who is anybody in Delhi, regardless of security, is present. Out in the open.

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

I Thought I Heard You Laughing

Kiran Farooque   Feb 4, 2008   interacts: 11

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

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

Lahore in a Moment

Jibran Saithi   Feb 14, 2006   interacts: 5

I flag a rickshaw driver. During the short ride, he nonchalantly peppers his discourse with risqué advice as we turn

Finding My Feet in London

Ibrahim M Khalil   Jan 10, 2006   interacts: 12

In Pakistan, when someone did not go straight home from work, it was assumed that he was having trouble with

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

Reminiscing with an Old Heart

Afrasiyab    Aug 4, 2004   interacts: 8

Half a chance is what you always have. Always remember that! People, who get something or somewhere, have to play

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).

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Ras Siddiqui   Feb 2, 2006   interacts: 11

A concerned Brooks confides in his wife that he did once visit an Al Qaeda website for just 5 minutes

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

Outside Looking In

Amanullah Kariapper   May 16, 2004   interacts: 4

She asks about the way – robbers, road conditions, ETA. The drivers and local staff inform her that there have

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