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When the Mother Waits, the House Remembers

A Karachi Evening Where Silence Spoke Louder Than Love Some plays announce themselves with noise and movement.Others arrive quietly, sit beside you, and refuse to leave. Love stands close, understanding stays away An Invitation That Felt Like Fate On Sunday, January 18, 2026, at precisely the hour when afternoons feel suspended between sleep and awakening, my friend Samhan called me. His voice carried urgency and delight in equal measure. Would I come with him to watch Usama Khan’s adaptation of The Mother at NAPA. A 3 PM matinee, the final showing. I said yes

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Misbah or Mishap – A Bomb Blast

There have been around 335 bomb blasts in 2010 so far in Pakistan. Apparently, there is a report that says that Abdullah Shah Ghazi’s shrine was on the terrorist hit list. Why were some preventive measures not taken? Every time mosques, religious processions and Sufi shrines are hit, our political parties easily announce a mourning period. What is the use of all this drama? All our protests are in vain because there is no outcome of our anguish. What are we giving to our coming generations except the shadow of fear? I beg to all the concerned security authorities to pleas

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Baba Black Sheep

Why it is that Dr. Oksana Fedorova, Dr. Adrian Holt, and Fahad Sher always request me to write on topics which may be termed controversial but nonetheless it is fun to write on topics which may pronounce my thoughts and not reflect the issue in general. One such issue request is to write on Faisal Shahzad. Now the world media is so full on him that I rather not write on what he did and why he was convicted but my opinion on the whole scenario. Over-Islamisation of our youth has put the country in danger. The mullah’s intervention in the education of youth has cost

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A Day out at the Hajji Camp

Alhamdulillah, next month along with my family I intend to travel to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform the fifth pillar of Islam Hajj Inshallah. In lieu to it we all have been busy preparing for the grand journey and one of the steps to be taken before getting on this journey is to visit the Hajji Camp and get vaccinated for meningitis, flu, H1 N1, and Polio. In addition to it, Anti Narcotics department situated at the Camp assist the travelers to pack and seal their medicines if prescribed by the Doctor. On October 10th 2010 while relaxing after the daily chores I hit

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The Art of Civilization – Stone Democracy to Death

With the multiple problems including regularization of teaching staff, demands of raise in salaries, non-release of funds for higher education scholars, non-availability of female teachers’ transportation system, delay in promotion of teachers on merit, and dual standards of curriculum in the country is widening the gap between the rich and the poor, the country is all set to celebrate ‘World Teachers’ Day’ today October 5. On this day, which is supposed to enhance the respect and dignity of teachers in the society as ordained by our religious, social and cultural values.

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