I have been busy with other things lately and didn’t get a chance to either dwell into the politics of Pakistan for some time. But something happened last night which has forced me to write something down here. And the very image burns in my mind and has an unsettling effect on me. The future [...]
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8 Jun
Nostalgia
Walking on the beach last night, the stillness of the sea, the wavelessness and calmness took me back to the time when we used to live in the city by the Red Sea. The same smell… the peculiar smell of the waveless sea, brought back so many memories. The receded shore in the summers was [...]
16 Dec
Where do I stand?
“16th December! Did you hear any bell ringing?”
“Who? Me? What?!”
I tried really hard to answer the question but I really couldn’t recall anything. And I kept thinking…
“Suqoot-e-Dhaka!”
And I was dumbfounded! How could I forget? How can I not recall!? Everything went blurred… Am I so self obsessed and self absorbed and have turned into those [...]
3 Dec
Nisaar Mein Teri Galiyon ke…
The recent violence in Karachi reminded me of this poem by Faiz Ahmed Faiz…
Nisar mein teri galiyon ke…
Nisar mein teri galyion ke aye watan ke jahan
chali hai rasm keh koi na sar utha kay chalay
jo koi chahnay wala tawaf ko niklay
nazar chura kay chalay, jism-o-jaan bacha kay chalay
hai ahl-e-dil kay liye ab yeh nazm-e-bast-o-kushaad
ke sang-e-wakhast [...]
31 Dec
Confused…
Cheema is hilarious. I’m talking about the press conference that he had saying that Benazir Bhutto was killed by the lever of the sun roof of her Land Cruiser. Either he himself has gone mad or thinks that we are crazy to believe him.
Another press conference that was entertaining was the one held by PPP. [...]
29 Dec
Pained…
Shoaib : It’s the society that has made the whole atmosphere so tense. PPP does not have a strong hold in these areas so there won’t be any trouble here.
Me : I know. But people are anxious to go home. It’s not like May 12th. Most of them are returning from offices and want to [...]
21 Oct
Democracy?! hahah!
On 18th of October, everyone was asked to stay home. These were the orders from all the family members, and not just mine but my friends’ too. Everyone knew it was “NOT SAFE” to go out even on the eve of Bhutto’s return.
While watching the procession from the morning till late at night, everyone knew [...]
3 Oct
Traffic Jams
I’ve gone through a lot of posts concerning traffic jams from across the world. And believe me, being a Karachiite, it came as a blow.
“Traffic jams there! I’m shocked!”
It comes as a shock for one thing, not the whole world is dug up like Karachi. You travel on one road, the pipelines are to be [...]
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