People used to say to their loved ones in our part of the world that " I can even bring moon and stars for you" (Main tumharey liye asmaan se chaand tarey tor ke la sakta houn) BUT todays love is more practical, a female fan gifts "a piece of land on moon" to Shahrukh Khan on his birthday every year!!! Poora chaand na sahi a few acres of land on moon! SRK owns land on moon! Believe it or not, but a ... Read More

Some very useful herbs and spices are used in Asian cooking. Turmeric in powdered form used in curry is one of them. We use it in cooking everyday without knowing all its benefits. Along with cooking it is commonly applied on wounds to cure them. Turmeric is also used in face and body mask for generations. The list of facts and uses of  turmeric (haldi in urdu) are increasing with more research. We always heard our elders saying that turmeric ... Read More

Some people become a part of this global family via media. Being a cricket fan I have seen Wasim Akram and Huma wasim get married years ago and then their boys came along. They appreared on tv and news from time to time....today the news of her death made me sad. May Allah rest her soul in peace and give sabr to her family. She suffered from a unique kind of bacteria which she got infected by after eating a meal. ... Read More

Funny urdu poetry under the clouds of blasts and bombs....with hopes of a better tomorrow. (With great respect and apologies to Ahmed Faraz, who was a great poet!) ... Read More

Terrorists are becoming unpredictable and dangerous with time. Security forces are supposed to be their enemies but now I am sure these people who targeted International Islamic University in Islamabad are the enemies of every Pakistani. Read more. Six innocent students are killed, so far, who came out of their houses this morning to educate themselves. Think of the pains their parents took, who brought them up and now when they must have thought that their dreams are about to be ... Read More

Tujh se koi gilla nahin hai Qismat main meri silla nahin hai Bichar ke to na-janey kia haal ho Jo shakhs abhi milla nahi hai Jeeney ki to aarzu hi kab thi Marney ka bhi hosla nahin hai Jo zeest ko mu'atabir bana dey Aesa koi silsila nahin hai Khushboo ka hisaab ho chuka Aur phool abhi khilla nahin hai Sarshari-e-rahbari main dekha Peechey mera qaafilla nahin hai Ek thais pe dil ka phoot behna Chooney main to aabla nahin hai ... Read More

I read a very interesting interview in Guardian of a Guantanamo Guard who converted to Islam after only six months of this interaction with muslim detaniees. Now called Mustafa Abdullah, he writes " While the guards indulged in alcohol, porn and sports, Holdbrooks says he needed to learn how the detainees could endure abuse and still smile, while he was utterly miserable." He was looking of peace of mind and discipline in life which he hoped to get  after entering Islam. Read below ... Read More

I was at my work place in F-8/2 when we heard the blast and then phones started ringing. First we were told there is a blast near Zafar Chowk (E-8).  Second information was more worrying for me that blast site is around Zardari house in F-8/2 which is just next to OPF School. On hearing that I rushed out to pick my kids. I was praying on my way that all this may turn out to be a rumor ... Read More

So-called Miss Pakistan World Ayesha Gilani, who represented her country at the Miss Tourism Queen International pageant in Zengzhou, China last month, shares her views on the modern Pakistani woman’s right to enter such shows. She says " The pageant queen is one who is supposed to represent the epitome of beauty, inside and out. Naturally, the first feature one notices on another individual is the exterior. In beauty pageants, a contestant is required to be physically appealing as well as ... Read More

1st October is the day when we all will reverse our clocks. Moving the small hand of our clocks one hour behind will relieve a lot of people. I have noticed people asking "pooraney time ya naye time se aana hai?" months after the change too! The Federal Government has decided to restore the previous time by moving the clocks backward by one hour from October 1. PEPCO claims to have saved up to 300 to 350 MW electricity under the ... Read More