Of cuckoos, motia and the Lahore that was on May 20, 2018Driving on a busy road, hustling with morning traffic, everyone rushing towards a dream defined in some material terms, I heard an old friend from my childhood days, announce the approach of summer. The noise of development has subdued the soft melodious chirp of cuckoos. We, as children, learned that she comes to tell us […]
When I failed Marx despite my love for Marxism on May 13, 2018The news of attack on Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal in Narowal was heard with mixed responses. Besides some sincere wishes for his recovery, he was also criticised for deciding not to be treated at Narowal and being moved to Lahore for treatment. Since he is a political representative from this area, he was taken to […]
Time to embrace our shared history on May 6, 2018As the news about National Assembly passing resolution changing name of Dr Abdus Salam Centre at Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) Islamabad came in, I couldn’t help but think that religious intolerance in the country will end up taking us away from our heroes. It was later found out that the news was misinterpreted and the resolution […]