An Interview with a Pakistani Fan

good article

I didn`t reply earlier because it just seemed inappropriate to reply to a piece on a lighter theme in wake of the tragedy in Azad Kashmir. anyway... thanks everyone for reading and commenting:

kaalchakra and burpinder: thanks for reading.

ally: I can`t take credit for all the names to be honest. The MTW bit omes from Fifty Fifty. This comedy show from PTV`s golden days had a running joke about Mustansar Hussain Tarar (a well known Pakistani writer, TV host among other things) and his unique name. they came up with Mutazalzaluzzaman Tarar. And Wattamaar comes from a Farooq Qaiser (well known writer, satirist and one of the world`s very best puppeteers) show.

temporal: that was the point. just wanted to highlight the plight of the armchair critics who feel the need to constantly criticize and nag for fear of being ignored otherwise. though in retrospect, I should`ve avoided some of the cliches. but some of the stuff that seems ridculous is based on stuff that I`ve actually heard from these passionate fans.

Bilal:

…wecome to chowk!

from this point on [AJN] Thank you for that deserved welcome. this goes places…downhill, uphill, in the pond, in the river, lake, sea depends if you play squash, watch ultimate fighting machines, soccer, ladies field hockey (shudders) and the ultimate sissy sport …was it chess or boxing…i forget…khair i had a point when i started writing this…in all this levity it has slid under the sofa…while i go fetch it have a nice weekend and keep contributing

rgds

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bilal:

this was an imaginative and fun write up. I really enjoyed it. hope you keep submitting.

I especially liked the “…we’re just concerned environmentalists, really…” line :).

Loved the names!!!

hehe- infantile, but fun!

Creative :)