It appears it`s been ages since I have had this urge. This urge to write, to feel the swish of the pen flowing across a page, a page that only moments ago was blank. Oh the smell of paper and the feel of ideas just flowing out of an ink pen! And these winter nights! […]
Dedicated to Sano, Maheen Mumtaz and all those who put in a word(or two:P) about my writer`s block:P Thank you girls for pushing me! And to all those women part of Woman,Thy Name is Entrepreneur! Old friends are like the “BAAMB”. No, seriously, they have the unique ability to transport us back to the “crazy […]
This is a guest post by Ayaz R. an Electrical Engineer based in Islamabad. * A true account. Names have been changed to protect the privacy of the people involved.* Fareeda bibi refused to give the dead body of Kausar, her daughter. She stood in front of a fleet of village elders who had come […]
This is a guest post by a writer who wishes to be known simply as Jawa. In her own words: “I`m doing my BBA, living at home, lone sister to a horde of brothers (5,masha`Allah), enforcer of justice in my crazy household. Scratch that. Describe me as an ordinary person. I’ve always thought one of the hardest […]
It was a mere sentence at a wedding that got me thinking, “All good things come from Allah s.w.t”. Often it is that weutter these words but seldom do we internalize this all-encompassing, over-whelming concept. This idea, this feeling, this belief calls for, nay DEMANDS an annihilation of the “self” and creates an awareness of […]
Scene 1: Bushra uploads new cover photo on Facebook Scene 2: aww Scene 3: awww <3Scene 4: aww you look so pweeetyScene 5: aww you two look like you`re made for each otherScene 6: aww “THE PERFECT COUPLE”Scene 7: awww “THE PERFECT BRIDE” (plz plz tell me where you got your make up done from?)….Scene […]
Caution: Please note just in case some over-zealous Imran supporter wishes to take me on: I`M F-A-T! “With great power comes great responsibility” And then he walks off looking all cool and nonchalant, as if doing the right thing comes naturally. Okay maybe it does, maybe our hearts ARE in the right place and most […]
You may manage your subscription options from your profile. You may manage your subscription options from your profile. Dedicated to Fatima Altaf. (no she`s not green, we promise:P ) Be Warned! This will probably be a very mathematical post. Hasad: The worst of the diseases of the heart, The first of sins in the skies […]
This is a guest post by Sarah Ahmad. The writer has done her MBA from University of Peshawar and is an avid reader of all things readable (yes, soap wrappers ARE readable :p) and a not so prolific writer (regrettably so) of everything writeable. The writer takes an active interest in culinary arts and feels […]