Mustafa and his friends’ science project of saving the snow leopards. They were selected by their school to represent Pakistan in Lego Land in Denmark, this year.
Compromise for Peace.
How we made the Out of Court Settlement. Recently, Humans of Pakistan have shared our story once again. Also, UN has shared it as part of a sixteen day session of sharing strong women’s stories. This has brought it all back, once more. What we went through was so horrific that I wish it doesn’t …
Water issue in Islamabad
It is vital for each of us to do our bit to improve the water situation in Islamabad. Otherwise, it will become like any other unplanned and badly managed city of Pakistan. Karachi has been hit by this issue badly due to settlers from all over the country. Now, it is Islamabad which has to be ready for the onslaught. Water is the biggest issue facing us now.
Problems or opportunities?
Why am I telling myself not to write a blog this week? (“Stop everything else and concentrate on my studies?”) But still, I am writing a blog post, telling me that I’ll just do it in a jiffy? (Is that going to the computer lingo too?) … just like so many words, like apple, window, …
Transitional phases in life.
It is like being thirteen years old again. There is an uncertainty in it, a confusion of identity and a physical transformation along with an emotional one too. Yes, lots going on here! It starts with that familiar ‘unfamiliar’ feeling. When you don’t seem to fit in with your environment or you feel you would …
The end of an era of my life.
It is that time of the year again. The time of horrible flashbacks and remembering moments of pain, the time before and after my husband left this world – exactly five years ago. “You must have been mentally prepared.” a friend of mine remarked. “No, I wasn’t. It was the greatest shock.” I told her.
It’s a mad, mad, madder world.
When I was a kid, there was this blockbuster film called ‘It’s a mad, mad, mad world.’ Now, that I’ve grown on… I’ve realized it’s even more so now.
Post election scenario…. Leaving America?
After my fourth visit to the USA, I’ve come back to Pakistan on America’s election day, with mixed feelings. Somehow life in today’s world is rather mixed and transitional. I visited earlier in winter of 2007/2008. Then again next winter again; In 2009 I went to Washington DC to see preparations to receive Obama then …
Negative propaganda hurts …. life can get scary anywhere.
Scenes of places around Seattle, when it got heavy snow during winter of 2008 (An article which I wrote while I was in USA in December 2008). Pakistan. Does the name ring a bell? Does it remind you of something you saw on television? Something which has some other words attached to it like ‘terrorists’, …
