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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

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

The Nylon Descent

Nazar Khan   Dec 6, 2004   interacts: 72

The rocket under my seat fired. My seat was catapulted out of the aircraft at a high speed

A Love Affair with Lahore

Bina Shah   Nov 30, 2005   interacts: 45

Those who know Lahore intimately can feel its romance as they gaze across the rooftops of the walled city, and

Zwingli’s Zurich

Banjaara    Jul 15, 2004   interacts: 36

Looking eastward between the cobbled lanes across the Limmat river up into the mountains, I found my self gazing at

About Death

Ali Rizvi   Nov 16, 2007   interacts: 5

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

The New Beginning

Mohammad Gill   Nov 1, 2004   interacts: 37

My story is the story of many thousands of other people on both sides of the line. I regard myself

Sargodha & Migs

Nazar Khan   Oct 19, 2003   interacts: 79

But the skyline of Sargodha would always remember the roars and thunders of those quaint Chinese birds

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

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

The Summer of ’69

Nazar Khan   Jun 2, 2003   interacts: 198

Her fully blossomed body in a tight swimsuit with both of them visible was an uncomfortable sight and the tension

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

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

Flashbacks from School

Nazar Khan   Dec 17, 2003   interacts: 54

Those were also the days when we grew by an inch a month and the body chemistry was changing rapidly.

The Covered Trucks

Harish Nambiar   Mar 4, 2005   interacts: 30

PART II - We left Vapi the next morning, March 3. We started out towards Nasik, back into Maharashtra. Nasik

Can an American Student Survive in Pakistan?

farheen khan   Jan 5, 2005   interacts: 30

It is common to hear of students coming to America from Pakistan for the purposes of studying abroad, but what

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