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Lata Mangeshkar & Noor Jahan Chalte Chalte

Ras Siddiqui   Oct 21, 1998   interacts: 6

The nightingale of India and the other great voice of the sub-continent.

Narrative

National Reconciliation goes truly National

Talha Muhammad   Oct 7, 2007   interacts: 0

The National Association of Street and Petty Crimes, Karachi Chapter has announced that in the spirit of the newly presented

Poetry

I thirst

Sahir Shah   Jan 4, 2008   interacts: 8

I will shed this wretched skin
shred it, peel it, skin myself

Poetry

Am no God

Temporal    Feb 24, 2003   interacts: 41

An Interesting Encounter

Hyder Anwar   Nov 12, 2004   interacts: 3

Judging by the voice, I could tell that it was a bright young girl, one of the people who have

Poetry

Remembering You

Amber Bokhari   Jan 16, 2008   interacts: 15

Gleaming, glistening tears lay frozen,
on shy and curling lashes,
I've reached a vivid tombstone
of friendship, love

Short Story

The Rain

Hamid Mahmood   May 19, 2004   interacts: 10

In this small, isolated village, with illiterate farmers, Suraiya found life for the first time in her life. She understood

Sunshine, Smiles and Flowers

Raiya Hashmi   Jun 26, 2007   interacts: 4

A small rectangular album fell in my lap as I pulled out the dusty box resting in the innermost corner

To Love or to Like?

Temporal    Oct 15, 2003   interacts: 44

Cross gender and cross generation friendship is an under explored subject in literature and in movies. Yes, we have Sugar

Short Story

They Came From the Brothel

zuhair vazir   Apr 27, 2005   interacts: 46

There was music, alcohol, hash and the prevailing dampness of our saturated lusts. Since Biblical times, lust had always been

Narrative

Monar Jomban (part 2 of 4)

Manali Chakrabarti   Mar 14, 2007   interacts: 6

We were out to buy Gaz (the traditional sweet of these parts, a delicate white chocolate made with sugar and

Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi Passed Away

Chowk Staff   Jul 11, 2006   interacts: 25

The great Urdu poet and short story writer Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi passed away the morning of July 10, 2006, in

Poetry

A New Year Wish for Navaz Gump Sherif : A Political Satire and Parody

Moe Chaudry   Dec 31, 1997   interacts: 1

Ex-prez roasting on an open pyre,Ex-CJ begging on his knees,Altered photos popping up on Newsweeks,Yes, Navaz Gump dreams of days

Satire

A Love Affair with Lahore

Bina Shah   Nov 30, 2005   interacts: 45

Those who know Lahore intimately can feel its romance as they gaze across the rooftops of the walled city, and

Short Story

Buffalo

Anne Shamim   Jan 27, 2000   interacts: 20

Dreadful, the mother-in-law shrieked!

Poetry

From Lahore with Love

Mohammad A Shaikh   Sep 23, 2007   interacts: 0

Collection of poems written in Lahore, somewhat inspired by the Baba Bulleh Shah, one of the first modern poets of

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