Category Archives: Short Story

Mall Road.

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

Tempted, I listen to her. The voice is shrill, coming from a sore throat. And then occasionally she coughs. Constrained, I wish I could hand her a glass of water. But only then, she inquires about my name. I feel … Continue reading →

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But still its a car. Like PIA, still has the planes.

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

It’s a new day, he must console himself. And a better one. Now when getting up, this is not a bed, he whispers to himself. No, it is not. It is the same plastic molded horse that he used to … Continue reading →

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I am Aliya.

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

Aliya is your everyday maid, the child that you will probably find sitting next to the kids at a trendy shopping mall in Karachi or Lahore, e.g., Forum, Cafe Ayalanto, Mall of Lahore, wearing ruffled clothes of dull colors, absolutely … Continue reading →

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The Love.

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

In that quite sodden room at his Islamabad residence where the droning Nusrat’s ‘Kisi da yaar na Bichray‘ is dissolving in the space, Dr Rahman is sipping a cup of coffee convincing himself of the futility of the greatest experiment … Continue reading →

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The way of the oceans.

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

I am incredibly lazy at writing. But when it comes, it comes. This being a work in incubation for a very long time. May be six months or even more. Anyway, with much love. In those depths of the oceans, … Continue reading →

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A last hug, a departing touch.

Posted on May 14, 2011 by

The photograph just below taken from the Dawn.com of the blast that happened yesterday in Charsada in front of FC training facility killing more than 80, most of them just graduated FC recruits leaving for homes had left me numb … Continue reading →

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The undergrad diaries.

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

“A series of steps, though the faintest sound, caught me by surprise. Contrary to what the people believed, I had found a sanctuary in the rather small environs of my university, all to myself. Often, on commuting times ranging up … Continue reading →

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Broken.

Posted on May 1, 2011 by

Shazia, a child of only 12 years was working at a lawyer’s place as a maid when she was killed by her employers. Her story was lost just like a million others, except that it did stir our conscience for … Continue reading →

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An old tale that remains new.

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

If you were born and educated in Lahore, then you can’t really have missed noticing how important it was to wake up early, shave, don a tightly ironed shirt and stand by a ‘nukar’, waiting for the college van. It … Continue reading →

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Anwar.

Posted on April 5, 2011 by

There was something extraordinary about Crash, the movie. That cop who molested the black lady ends up putting his own life on the line to save her. Our own internal contradictions that can never be explained. My failed attempt to … Continue reading →

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