Terrorism takes away lives, unfortunately counted in numbers " 100 dead, 200 injured". We all stop for a second to see the flashing "news alert" on tv and then move one with our lives. No one cares that these were 100 living people who are no more alive and who bothers about their loved ones. Loved ones who are living but their life is taken away! Loved ones who are so suddenly snatched away from them! They are emotionally shaken and ... Read More

I read about 119 year old Siraj Bibi( in Dawn) and thought we have our lives so complicated. She loves to work and tries to keep others happy. These two simple rules of life have kept her happy for all these years. And we strive for our own comfort and happiness. Can we get back to those simple times again. We can only dream of being 119 years old (Mashallah) and that too with an active life style. I wish ... Read More

I would like to add one more beautiful and amazingly accoumplished lady of Pakistan to the list of  "Beautiful, Ageless Women." Atiqa Odho:Actress/host I remember her playing a stunning middle class wife in PTV play "Nijjaat". She played the role impressivley. Now after so many years we  see her taking interviews of the top personalities of Pakistan. Her ability to ask the right question at he right time and that too in a lively manner made the show popular at Geo tv. ... Read More

If a child lives with criticism, he learn to condemn If a child lives with hostility, He learns to fight If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy If a child lives with shame, he learns to feel guilty If a child lives with acceptance, he learns to find love If a child lives with fairness, he learns justice If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself If a child lives with security, he learns to have faith If a child lives ... Read More

Published in The Independent, it is definitely worth reading. ‘Since you were so kind as to greet us in London at Downing Street last month, the President would like to return the favour,” announces Major-General Rashid Qureshi, President Pervez Musharraf’s PR man over the phone. Only in Pakistan could the government’s head of spin be a retired major-general. He is referring to my last encounter with the President on 28 January – when, along with a 2,000-strong, placard-waving, slogan-jeering mob, I ... Read More

When I chose this title for my blog I thought I will be representing all Pakistani housewives, with some wonderful recipes and some useful tips. My blog in my thoughts had all the colors of Pakistan, its beauty, its fashions, its people, its poetry but I am yet to share all this with you. In coming days, I hope to show you a glimpse of my beloved country whose face has lost its shine, in the media and maybe in reality ... Read More