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My Teenage Years in Lahore

Asim Shore   Nov 18, 2007   interacts: 18

As I sit here on my desk at work, sipping my persimmon white tea in a delicate persian tea cup,

My Mother, Myself

Samina Rizwan   Feb 8, 2005   interacts: 9

As an Air Force wife who saw her combat pilot husband through two wars and a highly charged flying career,

A Flight into Time

Nazar Khan   Mar 15, 2005   interacts: 28

We fly over runway threshold, enter the runway and flare out at 30 feet. Then throttles get back

Beating The Retreat

Veeresh Malik   Jan 27, 2006   interacts: 44

This is one function where everybody who is anybody in Delhi, regardless of security, is present. Out in the open.

Taj a Mirage

Zahid Hussain   Apr 20, 2006   interacts: 22

I saw a group of young artisans. They looked timid and frightened, their head bent down trying to concentrate on

I Thought I Heard You Laughing

Kiran Farooque   Feb 4, 2008   interacts: 11

Unlike most people I know, I don't believe in love at first sight. But the world being as mad as

Stealing Air Bags in the Air

Ameer Hamza   May 25, 2006   interacts: 11

I wanted those interesting air bags, after all I had paid my fare to PIA and I deserved something more

Hitched Hikers Guide

Ibrahim M Khalil   May 18, 2008   interacts: 4

I never aspired for such superficial goals. Being mature beyond my age, I always dreamt of being a Groom (Dulha).

Lahore in a Moment

Jibran Saithi   Feb 14, 2006   interacts: 5

I flag a rickshaw driver. During the short ride, he nonchalantly peppers his discourse with risqué advice as we turn

Finding My Feet in London

Ibrahim M Khalil   Jan 10, 2006   interacts: 12

In Pakistan, when someone did not go straight home from work, it was assumed that he was having trouble with

Dude, Where’s My Money?

Quartulain Siddiqui   May 2, 2006   interacts: 4

I am frustrated. I am angry. I even have the impulse to kill a few someones. I have not been

Different Strokes

Ram Ramnarayan   May 5, 2006   interacts: 6

According to Kanimozhi, we Tamils are embarrassed by our folk arts and decided to crush them under the weight of

Reminiscing with an Old Heart

Afrasiyab    Aug 4, 2004   interacts: 8

Half a chance is what you always have. Always remember that! People, who get something or somewhere, have to play

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Ras Siddiqui   Feb 2, 2006   interacts: 11

A concerned Brooks confides in his wife that he did once visit an Al Qaeda website for just 5 minutes

Hisab Barabar

Manpreet S   Nov 4, 2007   interacts: 9

She is a regular in the gym. She walks with a lazy step, does halfhearted aerobics, and barely moves on

About Death

Ali Rizvi   Nov 16, 2007   interacts: 5

When uncertainty dances with your fears, then know this that tragedy has collected its toll

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