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Quarter No.5

Nadeem Akram   Jul 30, 2008   interacts: 8

It had been raining for two hours. The heavens were in a generous mood that day. The sewer behind the

Fields Of Joy

Umer Murtaza   Jul 16, 2008   interacts: 5

Two lost Kandaharis, Opiumzai and Hashishuddin, were wandering aimlessly when they chanced upon something very special...

The Reflection In My Window

Salma Omar   Jul 2, 2008   interacts: 5

As he twisted her wrist, the little girl writhed in pain, tears welling in her eyes as she struggled to

Timeless

Waqar Saleem   Jun 7, 2008   interacts: 6

Ever so gently, he took her old fingers in his hand and uncurled them lightly. His face was now trembling,

A Little After Three

Lajwanti Khemlani   May 9, 2008   interacts: 7

I lay face down, pretending to have fallen asleep. Soon I heard random words like boy, Muslim, Sindhi, dowry, next

Nipa Chowrangi

Shandana Minhas   May 8, 2008   interacts: 74

The neighbors couldn’t hear her screaming over the sound of the building’s generator, so that particular Sunday Aslam was able

Between Sanity and Insanity

Amar Jaleel   Feb 9, 2008   interacts: 14

No one knows what kind of torture was perpetrated on Zen during his 15-day interrogation. After 15 days when he

Chimera

Ayesha Umar   Feb 12, 2008   interacts: 11

They sipped the coffee quietly then she asked, “So what brings you here?” “You know very well.” He replied looking

Dr. Bari's Toothache

Sanaullah Khan   Feb 12, 2008   interacts: 4

The maid was amazed, contrary to her master she had no regards for molar aches. “Wise men too have toothaches!”

Sunset at Uluwatu

Rajesh Shankaran   Jan 27, 2008   interacts: 2

Anjali and I had spent the afternoon in Tanjong Benoa. A small touristy cove off the Southern End of Bali,

Delirium Diary

Prasad Pande   Jan 24, 2008   interacts: 7

Somebody is at the door, ringing the bell so hard that it seems the walls of this room will collapse.

The Landlady

Tahera Sajid   Jan 2, 2008   interacts: 12

Why do we exercise our right to hate so much more often than the right to love, anyway?

The Sufi Tarot Card Reader

Rakshanda Khan   Jan 1, 2008   interacts: 12

‘Hello! Would you like a reading?’ he asked, shuffling the cards with a flourish, his round, bald head settling into

Drifting in the World

Saeed Urrehman   Dec 21, 2007   interacts: 5

“I have to design a website which will host pictures and videos of wet t-shirt competitions. And if I do

The Disturbed

Ayesha Umar   Dec 11, 2007   interacts: 20

“Written words are dead letters… I am sick of writing; I want to speak. It feels good when your voice

Chicken Biryani

Raiya Hashmi   Dec 11, 2007   interacts: 9

Almost halfway to his house, the bus came to a halt. A lot of buses stood there, vacant, the passengers

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