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Articles with tag: long

Opportunity Missed

Ahmer Muzammil   Jun 16, 2008   interacts: 28

If the nation of Pakistan can buy democracy, rule of law (going forward), civilian supremacy, justice etc. for 1.5 billion dollars from Mr. Zardari, I say where do we sign up?

Aitzaz’s Monumental Blunder

saeed qureshi   Jun 15, 2008   interacts: 351

There is all quiet in Pakistan after the lawyers’ long march. The struggle of more than one year was wasted away in matter of hours.

Loveless in London

q s   Dec 24, 2005   interacts: 3

The lech of Longing leers, the lust for love seduces her sinless spirit.

Away and Far Away...

Shabbir Harianawala   Jun 8, 2005   interacts: 5

What is life I ask the One
If life is love I have got one
If thou didn’t come and hold me well
What life is worth, I’d rather have none


Servility

F M   Oct 1, 2004   interacts: 10

Her lips parted, only to breathe. Enticing me. And now, completely overwhelmed by her silent authority, I stood up and stepped towards her…to shield her…from everything.

Pocket Days

Aaria Ahmed   Apr 14, 2004   interacts: 8

Will he turn around to see if I look
Or be on his way, a signal mistook?
Her eyes meet mine, but not a smile
She puts my heart back in denial.



How’s It Gonna Be

Sobia Aslam   Feb 26, 2004   interacts: 48

He saw her, recognized her – and turned away. Time doesn’t stop, background voices don’t fade away. But they did. They did fade away and those few seconds stretched forever.

Running Mascara: Behta Kajal

Honeyed Poison   Oct 3, 2003   interacts: 7

A common sight seen waiting for the expats at the Arrivals Lounge

Ramblings On the Fence

Jawahara Saidullah   Feb 19, 2003   interacts: 44

Searching for your realities in a melting pot.

Midnight's Knights?

Farzana Versey   Dec 29, 2002   interacts: 152

Both Rushdie and Naipaul belong to the streets. They are clinging to roots they have no claims over.

Basic Levels of Awareness

Rehan Rizvi   Jun 1, 2000   interacts: 17

...Do We Really Know What We Don’t?

Calligraphy of Coils

Rehan Ansari and Rajinder S Pal    May 11, 1998   interacts: 1

A conversation with Kashmiri poet Agha Shahid Ali

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