Articles with tag: Fate
Last Will and Testament
Arsalan Farooqui Sep 2, 2008 interacts: 2I, Lord James Eva Williamson of the state of Rajasthan, hereby bequeath all my property to MR Thomas Alva Eddyson. Who had saved my life.
Me, not you
kashkin dabruski Jan 21, 2008Thousand times I have stared
At existence of you and mine
Of what we are and have become
The Sufi Tarot Card Reader
Rakshanda Khan Jan 1, 2008 interacts: 12‘Hello! Would you like a reading?’ he asked, shuffling the cards with a flourish, his round, bald head settling into his broad shoulders with a friendly shrug.
Kismet and Muqaddar
Qurratulain Akhtar Jan 25, 2007 interacts: 18If kismet (luck) and muqaddar (fate) are the names of same thing then why it is said that 'kismet is made by an individual' and 'muqaddar can’t be changed' .
Optimism in a Pessimistic World
Sapna Malik May 31, 2006 interacts: 10I am wary of anything that seems too perfect because there have to be as many imperfections concealed within it to reach the equilibrium of black and white that is a property of everything within this world
Dev, Harry and I
Burpinder Singh Sep 26, 2005 interacts: 40It’s always a rather sensitive topic for guys my age. Carried away by misplaced patriotism and a rather low opinion of our own ability to deal with homesickness, we’d made our career choices and stayed back home, while flightloads of eager fri
Ashiana-e-Ali
Rezwan Bajwa Aug 21, 2005 interacts: 19Mohsin bhai retired from the military service many years ago with the rank of Colonel. He must be approaching seventy now but what a spirited man I thought. Still going strong. The will to live, to accumulate wealth.
Burning Dreams
Foad S Shah Aug 29, 2004 interacts: 3This poem is based on the misery of young children starving in Somalia, a country already destroyed by years of civil war and anarchy.
The Rain
Hamid Mahmood May 19, 2004 interacts: 10In this small, isolated village, with illiterate farmers, Suraiya found life for the first time in her life. She understood that life was not all about snatching whatever little others have, but giving whatever you could share.
What is the Matrix?
Muhammad Farhan Jan 12, 2004 interacts: 35The common man walks down the road in his shalwaar kameez, dhoti bunyaan or … His pockets have been drained, dark circles around his eyes due to sleepless nights, his wife and children starving for the past three days and the roof of his house leaky
The Drive
Jawahara Saidullah Nov 15, 2003 interacts: 21She unclipped his seatbelt and hers, moving closer to him, forcing him into an embrace. He resisted for one long moment before collapsing into her arms. Together they cried, each holding the other, in the darkness of their car, not knowing where they were
Lipstick Scars
Afrasiyab Oct 19, 2003 interacts: 10Of Love unto lovers, Of Guilt unto sinners, Of fate unto suckers
Dastak
Imran Suleman Jul 21, 2003 interacts: 15Soft Ali Akbar Khan lent the cheap Indo-Pak restaurant an assumed sense of fake elegance.
The Recompense
Zafar Anjum Apr 21, 2003 interacts: 25Ten years ago, when Samina had come to Shakeel’s house in her bridal finery, she dreamt of a happy family life amid a brood of children.
Shammo’s Curse
Aamir Ibrahim Dec 9, 2002 interacts: 15falling out of love is easy if the foundations are weak
The Red Dress
Zafar Anjum Mar 29, 2002 interacts: 70With the mountainous weight of forty-three years
Baajoo Kee Gulley (The Side Lane)
Hamzad Afaqui Feb 6, 2002 interacts: 57is not only one of the more well-known phrases Manto uttered and wrote,it also described a trait in his personality
Spew
Shandana Minhas Feb 12, 2001 interacts: 27the city staggered to its feet like a dazed Cockroach
Passage
V Ramaswamy Sep 3, 1999 interacts: 3Now that he is dead, he has liberated himself, me and our relationship from the clutch of violence
Climate Controlled
Shan Anwar Mar 1, 1998 interacts: 6The stench of poverty, was real,unfiltered, emanating from the open sewers, over which, now, a dark, naked child smiles, squats.
Fifty Years of Pakistan Cricket: A Look Back
Abdul Hussain Aug 14, 1997 interacts: 2Take a long, relishing look back at Pakistan Cricket.
The Present Age
Kierkegaard Aug 12, 1997 interacts: 1A Revolutionary Age is an age of action; the present age is an age of advertisement, or an age of publicity: nothing happens, but there is instant publicity about it.
The Stop Sign
Kenyan Aug 12, 1997 interacts: 2If you have never seen this road sign, are you sure you are awake?
