You only live once, make the most of it!
The first time I saw Rez was in an Indian production called “Harry Puttar†a madcap comedy of an Indian moving to the U.K while his father carries out his secret mission. He played a smallish part of “Amul†but instantly struck home with his natural ease and flair for the craft of acting. Since…
The second eid or Eid Ul Azha is almost upon us, tis the season to be bloody as they say in muslim households all across the world. Mine is no different and I have readied my apparatus for buying 4 goats for my family. Obviously this apparatus has been carefully chosen to maximize my buying…
The recent conditions of the country and the blast in the “Islamic university†in Islamabad as well as the direct threats to different schools have forced education to come to a standstill here in Karachi. At present after holding meetings with the parent bodies the schools have decided to remain closed for a few days…
For the last 2 years Pakistan has been in a deep barrel of something smelly. I’m not saying this lightly, because as a resident of this great abyss of morality called Pakiland I have personally experienced a change in my life from a carefree one to one where even the drive path home has to…
The city of Karachi has always been associated with a vibrant lifestyle and a tradition of good performing arts being available. Although not being the crucible of art such as Lahore, this city has still managed to attract quite a few “creative†people into its fold. On the 9th of November 2009 many of them…
When one goes through the annals of Indian history, there is often mention of a particular ethnic group of sailor merchants, or memons. Rich in entrepreneurs and aggressive, this community started branching out across the world as far back as the 1800’s when they established firms foot holds in Burma, Srilanka, Far east as well…
In my travels around this world, I have come across some cities with really funny names for areas, and even themselves and their towns. For example I have had the unfortunate pleasure of witnessing a town called, Shamrock in Texas because of the single structure in it, the diamond shamrock gas station. However Karachi or…
Everyone knows south Asians love cricket, they live it they breathe it and all that other cliche stuff. What is not cliche however is when Pakistan and India play a cricket match. Far from it, its not even a match by my qualifications, its some sort of quasi mental war which both countries populace goes…
It all started out really well, broadband became available in boon town dial up Pakistan and with its advent we discovered social networking. It began with orkut, which was probably everyone’s first experience with this kind of a forum. Now bored housewives and the working and active strata of our society all had one thing…
Where dining in today’s Karachi is a hotch potch of upscale eateries and coffee houses in which one has to empty their pockets to have a few cups of coffee or dinner, the Karachi of yesteryear had a thriving café culture at very affordable prices. I speak of the 40’s and the 50’s where Pakistan…