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- It's a cold night and I just realized that the apt with its lights always on and the fan whirring might have a dead occupant. #HappyThoughts 4 years ago
- You usually don't associate rationality with theism, that's why John Lennox is a pretty brilliant theist. youtube.com/watch?v=-cX0SI… 4 years ago
- Chowk is dead? I can walk a proud man again. Wrote lots of embarrasing stuff for it under different pseudonyms. 4 years ago
- Who's in Charge Inside Your Head? nyti.ms/PI0Cmh 4 years ago
- They are obviously targeting just 112. #PakvAus 4 years ago
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Bura Time
Kaaiynat aik bahot hi pecheeda jagah hai. Laikin hum jo yaha karnay aey hai woh kaafi simple hai. Hamay yaha career bananay beja gaya hai. Laikin career banana itna asaan kaam nahi. Kaafi hurdles hotay hai career bananay may. Jaisay … Continue reading
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Tagged Angst, Anguish, Culture, Dark Humor, Despair, Hope, Pakistan, Religion, Suffering, Superstition, Urdu
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Short Story: The Fake Pakistani
Also published on Chowk. Nikalna khuld se Aadam ka suntay aey hai laikin, Bahot bay-aabroo ho kar teray koochay se hum niklay – Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib Don’t look at the policeman taking bites of the chicken … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghan, Afghan immigrants, Afghan refugees, Afghans in Pakistan, Identity, Pakistan, refugee, Second-generation Afghans, Short Story
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KP vs Punjab: A Racist Post
I was in a part of Punjab last few days. I know I’m making it sound like I’ve been to Antarctica. Anyways here are a few things I noticed in Punjab that differ from KP. mar jao laikin qehwa nahi … Continue reading
The Curious Case of NFP
1990s: This is the embittered Nadeem Farooq Paracha, who has abandoned writing. Early 00’s: This is when he is giving up on any sort of revolution. Mid 00’s: This is when he is just being cynical. 2010: And this is … Continue reading
Another Brick in the Wall
The best children’s Urdu literature that I read in my time was the 2 Rupees Umro Ayyar, Sheikh Chilli, Tarzan etc little books. I don’t think they are still available. I used to buy mine from a guy with a … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Brother, Brainwashing, Children fiction, Ludovico technique, Pakistan, Taleem-o-Tarbiat, Umro Ayyar, Urdu books
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