The Hindu hatred for Muslims is an unspoken truth. BUT Pakistani Media are ready to be fooled and they will make their people pay for it. When no Pakistani program is allowed in the "free and secular' India our media is flooded with their adds and now Tv programs. The media claims that the reason behind all this is the public demand but if the public demands drugs.....will they be provided? The Pakistani media has a responsibility and they have to ... Read More

Bushra Ansa I enjoyed reading this detailed write-up on Bushra Ansari and still felt a lot could have been written on this multi-talented lady. I am glad that people like Bushra Ansari and Samina Peerzada are around when dramas are being made on such wonderful and thought provoking stories. Good scripts and powerful performances have brought the viewers back to Pakistani dramas. Maham Javaid has highlighted the whole personality of Bushra. Enjoy reading... The all-rounder By Maham Javaid Striking up a conversation with ... Read More

Our host, our friend, our 'saheli' in the Murghzar zoo of Islamabad passed away on tuesday. She was a 22 years old elephant when the average age for an elephant is 60 to 70 and sometimes it goes upto 90 to 110 years.I have been taking my children to the Islamabad zoo every year for last ten years and 'saheli' was always there to welcome us. Saheli, the gentle giant, our children loved to meet, Kaavan stayed inside but she ... Read More

May I inform you that 'lawn' is the fabric worn in summers in Pakistan. It is extremely hot and no other fabric gives the comfort of lawn and that is the reason we love lawn and its lovely prints too. Now the designer lawn has invaded our markets and households... These Lawn brands are taking turns on light poles and bill boards since February 2012  and looking at them anybody can tell that the most booming business here is Designer Lawn. ... Read More

  The clocks ticking in our rooms and mobiles do not warn us that a treasure is being lost. It is not the money which is disappearing from our bank accounts. Time is the limited cash we have which cannot grow and is fast ending without making any alarm or noise. The days, weeks and years are flying ....     To realize the value of one year: Ask a student who has failed a final exam.   To realize the value of one month: Ask a mother ... Read More

Some tricky calculations and you are left with no school days!!! There are 365 days in a year: 1. Sunday is a holiday and there are 52 sundays = 313 days left 2.Summer holidays = 50 which leaves 263 days 3.Eight hours of sleep every night = 122 days which leaves 141 days 4.One hour of play every day =15 days which leaves 126 days 5.Two hours daily for the meals = 20 days which leaves 96 days 6.One hour of communicating and socializing = 15 days ... Read More

I have enjoyed reading Yasir Pirzada's column whenever I got a chance because "you" comes in the middle of the week which means a roller coaster ride for me. Being a working mom of four kids, working days pass by without giving me moment of respite. I would like share his 'Branded Pakistan' with you .... I could not stop laughing at his narration of some of the ads. On a serious note, Mr Yasir! in a  country of 170 million ... Read More

"Khawab hotey hain dekhney ke liye In main ja ker magar raha na karo ! " A poet said the above verse in urdu language but he may not know that "money" can buy dreams and Angelina Jolie's gift on Brad Pitt's birthday is an example of that! Remember those days when men used to promise impossible gifts like stars for their loved ones but todays' lovers do have the monetary power to bring such dreams to reality. This time its not ... Read More

I had  forgotten the traditional style of letter writing as if it never happened to me. I am using the word happened after going through an experience last night. While searching for a lost document I bumped into an old treasure box of letters, paper cards and printed photographs....ahh those good old days. Those cards reminded me of my childhood, my relationship with my siblings before we all got lost in different corners of this planet. Those lifeless pieces of paper ... Read More

Here is an interesting Fatwa for the people living on the higher floors will have delay their iftar by a few minutes. They can always go down to break their fast if they feeling hungry!!! DUBAI: Muslims living in the world's tallest tower will have to wait even longer to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan. In a fatwa released over the weekend, the Grand Mufti of Dubai called upon Muslims living in skyscrapers, particularly those in ... Read More