You only live once, make the most of it!
I harbor a desire I solicit the soul of yesteryears I bend over the glory of the past I instill inside me a sense of survival I seek to fulfill my luxurious wants I crib under the pressure of success I look straight into the ray of joy I want yet my expression is sparse…
There are people who repeatedly say that, “this country has gone to the dogs.†I, for one never agree with them because I feel that there is still light at the end of the long and dark tunnel. Yet yesterday, while roaming around the streets of Karachi at around 2 in the night, I saw…
Pakistan has of late been a hotbed for discussion on all forms of political matters, ranging from Restoration of judges to the impeachment/ resignation of the president to breakup of the coalition to finally the election of a new Democratic President. Amidst all this hullabaloo and fiery discussions in current affair programs on television and…
Remember Prom in high school? The build up to the dance, the planning, the people who actually made it happen, rather than who won. Of course, we all remember who was Queen or King, but it’s the other drama that is more memorable, rather than those 10 minutes of fame. Let me be the first…
As I step from the wooden walkway onto the sand I hear the muezzin call shimmer across the water from the neighbouring island. It is early yet, and almost cool; as my bare feet sink through the soft grains they hit a chill dampness that will not be there later on. At noon, the sand…
An Australian man Eric Vaughn after spending 22 sagacious years on this planet has come up with the above cuddly game for kids. The games intro starts off with edits from President Bushes speeches in which he supposedly declares war on Islam. Then the character played by the gamer is dropped down via parachute and…
At 0700 GMT on Saturday, the “very large” hurricane was about 10 miles (15km) south-east of Galveston, with winds of around 110 mph (175km/h). Thats Galveston texas for you folks, this hurricane is going to make landfall within hours and is as advertised going to be pretty damn catastrophic. Most of the major area hit…
The unthinkable has just happened in Pakistani Media. I have written in the past about our media making wrong use of the freedoms given to them and this incident is stark glaring in your face proof of what should never be allowed to happen “on air” In a program aired on 7th of September 2008…
Just who is Mangal Bagh Afridi a khurram agency bus driver turned religious zealot? Or a savvy implant by the ISI into this troubled sector to bring about a liberation of the locals from the foreign Taliban. According to noted history Mangal bagh came into being when Mufti Munir Shakir who had established a radio…
Balancing a guitar, the coke bottle, and themselves… … trying not to trip over the rocks, trying to steady nature to suit their unsteadiness. “yeh shaam phir nahin aai gi…â€, voices lilted, wobbled, and carried in the wind, fading out slowing over the moonlit ocean. The waves splashed the rocks gently, and the fine mist…