Mohajirs Are People Too

It was quite obvious that unlike Punjabis and Pushtoons, mohajirs have figured out that if there is chaos in the airport it is not because of Allah’s will.

Mediocre vs. Mediocre

As expected the report by Scotland Yard on Benazir Bhutto investigation came up with nothing helpful. Now what remains to be seen is the reaction of Pakistan People’s Party.

Cynicism Amongst Pakistani Youth

Today the most disturbing trend amongst the youth is the growing use of narcotics. This phenomenon cannot be viewed in isolation from the socio-political and economic realities.

I thirst

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

Runway Woes

Its 2:30 pm on a warm and humid Sunday afternoon. The budget airline from Abu Dhabi has just decided to bless our humble airfield in Islamabad.

If Pigs Could Fly

When proceeding to the check in counter, I always increased or decreased my pace so that I get a chance to stand next to a lady in the queue. Though I have been successful in this feat but then again, fate had something else stored for me.

A Lovers’ Quarrel with Airport Profiling

You wake up early one morning and as you are lying on your back desperately trying to re-enter that cute little dream you were thrown out of, you realize that today you have to head to Boston’s Logan airport to catch a flight to DC...

The Lament of Master Yoda

Double standards might well be the last bastion of universal brotherhood, seeing as they are practiced by all people everywhere to some degree or other.

Thanking and Complaining-

Unfaithfully Yours

Are we going to be ostriches or we are ready to face the reality, the truth of extra-marital affairs?

Elections and Security Certificates…Rhetorically Speaking

Sarmite Bulte is asking for my vote when Canada goes to the polls on January 23 so that she can “continue to work on your behalf'. These past couple of years has seen no indication of her “working for me”. Voters need to move beyond part

Ba Ba Black Sheep – Bogeyman Blair

The Iraq war and the terrorism are commonplace topics of discourse and discussion even at the dinner tables. Even the growing- up kids are familiar with them. For them, Tony’s Pizza may not be very offbeat; probably they would relate to it quite eas

Close Encounter

Jamil had come to the US as a teenager and had graduated in atmospheric sciences from University of Colorado at Fort Collins. A shy reclusive student, he had changed into a rambunctious young man in the intervening years: not averse to enjoying life and w

Muslims and the Road to Perdition

In today’s globalized flat world, Muslims must harmonize themselves with other communities and reap the benefits of a changed world. Like the true deputies of God on earth, let’s make it a better place.

My Mother, Myself

As an Air Force wife who saw her combat pilot husband through two wars and a highly charged flying career, my mother witnessed many fatal air crashes...

A Trip Down Memory Lane

With a magnifying glass in one hand and the other holding my palm, he told me that I would be traveling very shortly.

Jamnagar Memoirs

It may seem strange that a celebratory function was held a day after a plane had gone down with officers and crew. Armed Forces in general have the ethos that the show must go on. Comrades will die and they will be mourned yet life must go on.

A Tale of Two Stars

Amitabh and Nadeem have never been rivals but they share striking resemblance.

Making Waves in the Sky

We were now only a few hundred feet above the ground and cutting through the air really fast. All eyes were glued to the sky. We were in the stadium for only a few fleeting moments; and then it was all over.

Sargodha & Migs

But the skyline of Sargodha would always remember the roars and thunders of those quaint Chinese birds which kept its skies so colourful, noisy and interesting for so many years.