You only live once, make the most of it!
Today is a great day for this country, a defining moment. It is great not just because the Chief Justice has been restored to his rightful place, not because the leaders have finally seen sense. It is a great moment because the people of Pakistan all got together yesterday and showed their leaders that they…
The dryness of the winter spell is finally succumbing to the welcome thaw of a new summer here in Karachi. Carts of dry fruits are morphing into carts of fresh fruit as the season of mangoes beckons from afar and the weather turns warmer and pleasant. Seems Rabi ul awal has also arrived which can…
Its been a weird week, it began with the publishing of an article of mine in TGK, which I might add is a fantastic new web zine started by the youth of Pakistan and showing all those fuddy old news paper editors out there how to do things the non cliche way. So here is…
Its two days after Ashura which I spent at the beach mind you. Normally i wouldn’t go out on this day at all cause its just depressing with everything closed and what not. To my surprise though many things were open on 9th and 10th muharram this year. Much to the pleasure of one of…
Its cold, almost too cold today in Karachi, its the 8th of muharram and already they have started sealing off the roads for the processions that will take place on the 9th and the 10th in which thousands of members of the Shi’ite community will wear black clothes and mourn. I could not help but…