Just writing about sleep is making me sleepy! Something I believe I am excessively deprived of. Quality sleep today has become a luxury most of us can’t afford. People in my friends and family circle regularly come back from work at around 8:30 pm. And after quality time with their families go to sleep around 1:00 am. In Karachi at least, the general public goes to sleep at around 1:00
Pakistani or not, everyone has heard of Karachi nowadays. Karachi is in the news as often as Beirut was a few years back. Many folks are wary of going to Karachi and try avoiding it like the plague. If they do end up in Karachi, they are given strict instructions: Stay indoors and don’t go out too much! If you do need to go out, stay in the “good” areas
For years we have seen Indian culture mercilessly being imported into Pakistan. First it was through their movies and music, and this was followed by their drama serials. There was also a brief period where Indian fashion and their designers were starting to influence our Pakistani fashion sense. Slowly but gradually times are changing. First it was our singers that broke the trend and made their mark across the border.
It’s a hot summer evening and the team has just finished practicing; they are now warming down by running a couple of laps. In trademark colorful shirts and shorts one would mistake them for any other football team in Pakistan, but take a closer look and you quickly realize that these are not boys, but girls! Girls from the Balochistan United football club finishing off their practice for the day
People like Abdul Sattar Edhi aren’t born every day (not even every decade!). In this day and age, during the ‘me-me-me’ era, when people can’t get enough of doing things for themselves, this one man has given new meaning to the word ‘giving’. Mr. Abdul Sattar Eidhi is no stranger to any Pakistani, anywhere in the world. The Edhi Foundation is the largest welfare organization in Pakistan today. Mr. Edhi
Another Eid just went by, this one accompanied by a several, memorable “chuttiyan”. Although Eid is over I still have a hangover from it. I still want more parties to go to, more meet up’s with families and just more of everything Eid is about, because I love celebrating Eid in Pakistan! I actually grew up abroad and still live abroad, but I spent a few years living in Pakistan
No, this post is not about the Sharukh Khans or Salman Khans of Bollywood. They aren’t the only Khan’s out there you know! This post is about the legendary Khans of Pakistan. No! Not Imran Khan or Shahid Khan Afridi either! I am speaking of course of none other than: Jahangir Khan and Jansher khan; the legendary Squash Champions from Pakistan! Squash players with no equal, whose records are virtually
We Pakistanis love eating! Everything we do is associated with eating. When we go out to someone’s place, we eat When we hang out with friends, we eat Weddings are all about “khana kab khulay ga” You stay in and watch a movie, you order food or get a take out You visit family, you eat And why not?! Our food is AMAZING! I love Pakistani cuisine. It’s the best
Arsalan Iftikhar… Remember him? Who could forget him? Infamous in Pakistan for his endeavors in helping a certain Mr. Malik Riaz. Malik Riaz… Remember him? Well, that’s a whole other rollercoaster ride. Arsalan Iftikhar’s story begins with the lawyers movement; the one where his father was at the helm. His father rode his 4X4 SUV all the way to the capital and reclaimed his position as Chief Justice of Pakistan,
There is no dearth of heroes in Pakistan. It’s just us ignorant young lot that has failed to keep their memories alive. Today, M.M Alam is just another road in Lahore where you go to eat, but in 1965 M. M Alam was a national hero. An Air Commodore who was awarded the Sitara-e-Jurrat for his valiant efforts in the 1965 war with India. Muhammad Mahmood Alam was the first