School versus bag on January 4, 2018It is a busy day for the shoppers who are enjoying the heavy discounts on all their favourite brands. Holding it is pure joy, owning it is even better.Christmas has come and gone, leaving in its wake Boxing Day sales that appease the buyer who cannot wait to flaunt his latest purchase. He enters with […]
You left too soon on December 11, 2017Amna Haseeb (1969-2017) left us on Dec 8, 2017. She was married to Dr Haseeb Sajjad, a renowned dermatologist in Lahore. Her children include two sons and two daughters. “Never seen a prettier bride” whispered the relatives in the front row as they turned their faces around to catch a glimpse of Amna Chachi making […]
The wanderers on March 18, 2017Welcome to ‘Trumpistan’. Hailing from Pakistan, I am all too familiar with the suffix ‘istan’ meaning place. I grew up familiarising myself with Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and the ever so defamed Afghanistan, but ‘Trumpistan’ is essentially an original one. The reality of it dawned on me more than ever in the closed and cramped room at […]