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ایک ماں کی خاموش دعا

اسٹوڈنٹ بریانی کی وہ شام مصروف زندگی کے اس ہنگامے میں، کچھ لمحے ہمیشہ کے لیے ذہن میں نقش ہو جاتے ہیں۔ اور پھر یہ نقش، وقت کی گرد پڑنے پر بھی، اپنی چمک نہیں کھوتے۔ ایسا ہی ایک لمحہ میرے ساتھ بھی رونما ہوا۔ جیکب لائن کی وہ شام، جب والد صاحب نے ہمیں اسٹوڈنٹ بریانی کی دعوت پر لے جانے کا وعدہ کیا۔ میں تو صبح سے ہی بےتاب تھا۔ والد صاحب کی ٹویوٹا گاڑی، جو میری پانچ برس کی عمر کی آنکھوں میں کسی ہوائی جہاز سے کم نہ تھی۔ مجھے یاد ہے، جب بھی ہم اس میں سفر کرتے، مجھے لگتا جیسے میں آسمان کو چھو لوں گا۔ میں ہمیشہ پچھلی سیٹ پر بیٹھ کر، کھڑکی سے باہر دیکھتا، شام کی روشنیوں کو تماشا

Blook

All that glitters is not gold: the journey of my self-discovery

The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun. Life is full of opportunity and beauty, as long as you are willing to fight for it. It is about finding yourself and the peace within, but sometimes that journey to self-discovery starts with pushing back. There are always people who do not want to see you succeed. When first coming to Pakistan, I was not fluent in the common tongue, Urdu, and for that, I was bullied. But eventually, I decided that I would bully those who were bullying me, overcoming my language barrier and the people who viewed me as weak. This is me. Since I wa

Jaunt

The Jewel of Pattaya

While planning a family holiday with my dad and sister, we are very much particular in choosing the right hotel because there is nothing like a bad hotel suite room to put you off on your holiday! After all the hectic activities/travels through the day, one yearns for a good night’s sleep in a good, comfortable bed. While booking accommodation, we look for the best deals and also value for money. To this end, it is our experience that the traveller reviews featured at online spaces help us decide, though a word of caution here, one should not look at just a couple of revi

The Chestnut

EQUAL IN ESSENCE, DIFFERENT IN FUNCTION.

It’s pointless! ‘So pointless being a woman.’ Kashif kept on deriding Amina. ‘Look at you, rushing out of the office to cook for your husband. You even have no idea whether you would meet him at home. You wash clothes, feed the kids and sweat it out in the kitchen. What more do you do?’ ‘I would be leaving from here to enjoy life with my women. What a contrast. You can only have one man but I can have as many as I want.’ Amina shook her head in disdain. ‘Kashif, I hope you don’t infect your innocent wife with your seeds you’re spreading around. What have you

The Chestnut

What Will People Say

Sameen nearly stumbled in her rush, breezed past a corner, just about dodged an incoming pedestrian who yelled something about patience behind her, and only just relaxed when she could see the cafe's sign fifty meters away. She flew in, oblivious to the many disapproving looks aimed in her direction, seemed to telepathically know where her friends would be, honed in on them like a homing missile, sat down by forcing some space on the sofa into existence, and interrupted whatever tripe conversation she assumed they would be having. Four horses cannot overtake the ton