Category Archives: general

Winters are the wedding season in Pakistan. On average, I get invited in 2-3 marriages. When I do go (usually not), I like cold, open spaces and a comfortable seat in the back row. I can write a book on … Continue reading →

That few of our cricketers have been accused of spot-fixing makes no surprise to me. In a country riddled with wild obsession of making riches overnight, why one ought to expect cricketers to avoid the temptation.

Human ear is an organ with detailed structure and the designer has taken care to protect it from damage. One such protection is secretion of ‘cerumen’ or Earwax. This yellowish, waxy substance assists in cleaning and lubrication, and also provides … Continue reading →

Located in Lahore’s cantonment, the ‘Royal Artillery Bazaar’ is an old dwelling housing general bus stand, markets, residential area, mosques & seminaries, civil defense centre and post office. History says that this bazaar was meant for soldiers of the then … Continue reading →

I belong to the Provincial Civil Service of Punjab. Our service association has been quite active in the recent past and held a general body meeting at PC Hotel on 10th July which was attended by over 1000 civil servants … Continue reading →

Poverty is a killer for the middle and lower middle class who have to keep a minimum lifestyle or sufaid poshi ka bharam, as we call locally. So, one day in Lahore, a rickshaw driver oppressed by poverty finally reached … Continue reading →

The murderous, barbaric attack by Israel on freedom flotilla, a ship carrying humanitarian supplies, leaves me without appropriate words to express anger, helplessness, and exasperation at world’s cold, meek, muted and muffled response to the actions of Jewish state.

My father hated noisy ceiling fans, disliked watching television for extended period of time and seldom used car air conditioner. He cycled till his last few months and would walk to near by market instead of driving.

Sometimes circumstances force you in having new experiences. My daughter’s school starts at 7.00 a.m. I drop her and then proceed to Lawrence Garden, a sprawling place full of gigantic trees, flowers, water falls, jogging tracks, tennis courts, cricket ground … Continue reading →

It is expected that a high profile marriage generates media interest. And when our cricket zero (overnight hero) slipped and fell in the tennis courts of Hyderabad, it created a storm in media. At least in Pakistan, everyone for a … Continue reading →

Pakistan’s three parliamentarians resigned their seats yesterday when their graduation degrees were found fake by the Supreme Court. This is before the court pronounced its verdict. Some amusing answers were given by one of the forger when judges put questions … Continue reading →

As I write this, there is no electricity. The entire day is punctuated by unscheduled power outages and with the onset of early summers, it will only get worse. So what does one do in a situation like this? Curse … Continue reading →

Pakistan took the wooden spoon in the 12 nation World Hockey tournament. This is our worst display in a tournament which we have won a record four times. Out of the total 6 matches played by our team, they managed … Continue reading →