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Interviewing Ayman

Faisal Kapadia   Jan 4, 2008

I came across the “hilarious news� that Al Qaeda would be now conducting an open interview. Yes my friends.. good old Ayman will be answering your questions.

I thick therefore I am

Ibrahim M Khalil   Dec 1, 2007

I wanted to show off my intellect by writing a piece on current situation of Pakistan but decided against it.

Short

Raj Mor   Nov 6, 2007

The day had gone well. Dow was up. NASDAQ was up. Sensex was up. But he was thinking about his Indian IT stocks

Hisab Barabar

Manpreet S   Nov 4, 2007

She is a regular in the gym. She walks with a lazy step, does halfhearted aerobics, and barely moves on the bike. On the treadmill, her whole body heaves with an energy-less movement.

Jeenay Do BB

Raheel Lakhani   Oct 18, 2007

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

National Reconciliation goes truly National

Talha Muhammad   Oct 7, 2007

The National Association of Street and Petty Crimes, Karachi Chapter has announced that in the spirit of the newly presented proposal by Pervaiz Musharraf, all its members who have stolen mobiles, snatched cars and killed people over cash between the peri

Spit Syndrome

maryam ahmed   Sep 28, 2007

One cannot even go for an uneventful stroll in the park without our spit sensors on high alert, getting the warning “SPIT ALERT!� now and then.

Al-Qaeda In My House

Mujeeb Rehman   Jul 27, 2007

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

Terminator 2

nabendu debsharma   Jul 27, 2007

Episodes from my life with T2, my Boss - the General Manager of a bank in the Middle East.

Shopping with Perveen

Christopher Cork   Jun 13, 2007

You bandit. Too much money. We go.
Toilet brushes, Perveen, they’re only toilet brushes…
Too much…he want too much…

Those Pesky Little Creatures

Nauman Afzal   Mar 1, 2007

My personal best score is an astounding 20, of what? If you may ask, I am not talking about basketball or cricket.

Take-Two ... News

Fakhra Hassan   Aug 31, 2006

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

Nasty Karma

Xoheb Sheikh   Jul 26, 2006

On his way out, one of the attendees opened his bag, took out a celebrated deodorant, placed it on the table before me and said, “This might drill some holes into the O-zone, but is darn good for body odor!”

Fun and Fiasco in the Sky

Hadi Rafi   Jun 23, 2006

Some three hours remained, before we touched down at Lahore. Once again the cabin was dark and quiet. Suddenly, my olfactory nerve was stung by some very unholy aroma.

A Tale of Two Dinners

ahmad hayat   Mar 29, 2006

In French dinners, there is this “aperitif” thing; you drink some light wine with it. Then some with the main course. Then dessert and some more wine as “digestif”. I started preparing myself on how to drink wine in front of my Pak

A Man’s Tale Of Woe

Umair Mohsin   Jan 24, 2006

Women Rule The Earth, DOn’t You Know

Amway. Conway?

Sunil K Poolani   Oct 12, 2005

Amway International has invariably proved that it is a global con show. The following narration is based on an encounter, which took place recently, with an Amway executive. Have fun…

Corporate Environment

khurram lalani   Jul 29, 2005

“Great idea Mr. Nalaiq. So now we have decided that what should be our new dress code for employees; sponsored T-shirts, chaddis and socks.”

Arachnophobia Vs. Nyctophobia

shobig sifar   Jun 10, 2005

Like Archimedes, I once ran naked straight out of the bath into the street; the reason for this though, was not any significant scientific discovery, but the power shut down! It went pitch black in the bathroom all of a sudden...

Trivia of “Potty-Parity”

Mohammad Gill   Jun 3, 2005

Woman! Thy name is social conversation (even in the restrooms while in concert with God).

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