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Existential Dilemma

Sunil K Poolani   Sep 9, 2005   interacts: 25

On the third and top floor is a shabby, smelly room crammed with pamphlets, underground literature, Mao’s and Lu Shun’s

Pakistan (private) Ltd.

Amer Nazir   May 26, 2008   interacts: 5

‘Why could you not have been brave enough, why do you not have some courage, why did you not ever

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

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

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

Interviewing Ayman

Faisal Kapadia   Jan 4, 2008   interacts: 13

I came across the “hilarious news” that Al Qaeda would be now conducting an open interview. Yes my

The Hand of Dog

Subroto Pant   Nov 18, 2004   interacts: 19

Ah yes those first words - 'Go easy on the heeng matey'. I tell you in the days gone by,

Pigeons on My Balcony

Prashant Bhatt   Jul 5, 2008   interacts: 5

"They have laid eggs. Now Bhatt, if you do not throw them out, the babies will dirty your

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

Jeenay Do BB

Raheel Lakhani   Oct 18, 2007   interacts: 12

A piece of satire targeted on Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto's return to Pakistan.

Take-Two ... News

Fakhra Hassan   Aug 31, 2006   interacts: 8

“I knew it!”
“Knew what?”
“That Pluto is a dog. Didn’t I tell you Pluto is a dog?”

Visiting Khuzdar

Muhammad Farhan   Nov 26, 2006   interacts: 7

I was surprised to see the participants already there. From my past experiences I had learned that it was always

Al-Qaeda In My House

Mujeeb Rehman   Jul 27, 2007   interacts: 4

After two days of intense negotiations more like US-India nuclear talks that failed, our negotiations bore fruit. We decided that

The Wild Side Of The Mall

Tahir Gul Hasan   Nov 6, 2007   interacts: 18

They changed the name of The Mall Road of Lahore to Shahra-e-Quaid-e-Azam years ago. I was too young then to

A Footnote in History

Faris Kasim   Jul 17, 2007   interacts: 11

Aug 14, 2412: Before the emergence of the CSC (Coalition of the Sub-Continent) in 2110, the region of South Asia

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

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