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Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On

I am late for the Glasgow-bound flight, and although I do say ‘the usual’ at the check-in counter, my favourite seat near an over-wing emergency exit is already taken.

The Snow Will Melt

“So what happened to that Fokker which crashed in the mountains?” sipping coffee, she (Benazir Bhutto) took the words right out of my mouth. Did Billy and Dabbu speak through her?

In Search Of Baby Chips

I switched on the projector inside my head, loaded up a dusty reel from the 1960s, and began: “Once upon a time there lived a little boy who often visited Lahore's Anarkali bazaar...

The Wild Side Of The Mall

They changed the name of The Mall Road of Lahore to Shahra-e-Quaid-e-Azam years ago. I was too young then to object and since old habits never die, I will—with a cynical smile—call the lifeline of Lahore by its old name: The Mall.

Uncle Sam Talking in His Sleep

Assorted pearls of wisdom from the U.S. State Department

The Yellow Coup

Are we all living in a yellow submarine?

Halloween

What hope could one have from misled leaders to protect the cultural and religious borders?

Look Ma, No Pants!

any user of a public domain name like Osama Bin Laden is neither a ’trademark’ thief nor a ’patent’ pickpocket...

Right Burqa, Wrong Lips

We watch the stride and the quickness of females to judge their age

Never go to Chaanga Maanga

Chaanga Maanga; what a name!

Tahir Gul Hasan

• Articles on Chowk: 10
• First article: Sep 20, 2000
• Latest article: Jul 20, 2008
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