You only live once, make the most of it!
A year and five days, that’s about how long it took for us to go from a joyously democratically elected nation to one fraught with suspicion, unrest and teetering on the brink of a massive implosion of our newly founded freedom. I speak of the day we held our last elections, almost free and fair…
15th March, Long march, 15th March, Long march that is all I have had the pleasure of hearing on any sound waves anywhere in this urban jungle we call kolachi. Our media, our radio channels our political debates, our drawing rooms our bedrooms they are all marching to the same zany unstoppable mayhem that is…
September the 10th 2007 730 Am on the flight back home (A work of pure fiction, any similarity in names is purely circumstantial, written in the linguistic skills of the character depicted) I look at watch, it 745am. The nakur lady forgot to wake me up. I scream for nakur lady other passenger get…
Somewhere in January 2008, the day of the Business Plus interview. (A work of pure fiction, any similarity in names is purely circumstantial, written in the linguistic skills of the character depicted) I open my eye and look out of blanket, whole house still, very quiet. I think of Abba Jee lying in his…
Right now… the National Hospital in defense in Karachi is on fire Right now.. the entire nation is sitting glued to their tv sets watching in horror at what is unfolding Right now..various area of Karachi, Peshawar, Sialkot & Pindi are being looted and damaged by angry activists and mourners Right now Benazir’s coffin is…
On a crisp November morning today, our great leader in his sagacious ways passed a wooden stick on to his next of command, the next great leader. Obviously this was a ceremony of true military pomp and honor with the prime minister in PCO attending along with various high level dignitaries and bureaucracy. It was…