Articles with tag: Manto

Bullet

mohammad gill Jul 20, 2009 interacts: 9

When Shafqat returned from office he found there were guests in the house. They were women who were sitting in the big room. Shafqat’s wife, Aysha was busy entertaining them.

Khalid Hasan, Manto, and Kala Kola

Aziz Akhmad Feb 12, 2009 interacts: 4

A lifelong journalist, he observed people minutely, and commented upon them playfully and bluntly. His satire was particularly reserved for people with puffed up egos.

Third Letter to Uncle Sam

Khalid Hasan May 4, 2005 interacts: 22

But why don’t you send us trousers as well? Don’t you ever take off your trousers? If you do, you probably ship them to India. There has to be a strategy to it because you send us jackets but no trousers which you send to India. When there is

Second Letter to Uncle Sam

Khalid Hasan Apr 26, 2005 interacts: 96

It is possible that women’s legs out here may be better than legs in your country but, uncle, no one flashes them around. Just think about it. The only legs we see are those of our wives: the rest of the legs we consider a forbidden sight. We are ra

First Letter To Uncle Sam

Khalid Hasan Apr 16, 2005 interacts: 38

I had long wanted to translate these letters into English ... What we have here is vintage Manto.