page 243--may

the  delicate  bone  china  white  translucent  cup  with a golden line  on its  edge, containing  steaming  hot  pink kashmiri  tea  , aroma  of  almonds  and  green herbs  added to  it  was  warya's  faourite since  her  childhood days, but  today  when she on the  henna  function had  beaten the  drums  and  sang  on the  top  of  her  voice  almost  shouting  , tired  she  had  come  to  sit  with her  husband  , her  sharya  aunt  had  quietly placed  two  hot  steaming  cups  of  pink  kashmiri  tea  before  her

Huma June

in guftgu  by the  editor  to  the  readers--when  man is  happy  he  is  hopeful, hope  motivates  him to  see the  world  differently, expecting  all he  would  do  tourn out  well in his  favour,
one  must  learn to  be  more  positive  in life  to  deal  with negative  aspects  in his life, because  they  are  of  his  own making,
always  remember  that  nothing  stays  the  same  forever  not  even the  clouds  of  sorrows , just  try  to  see  the  silver  lining  right  behind  the  dark cloud
hoping  to introduce  two more  interesting  engrossing  stories  for  the  readers
feedback is  welcome

Tu Hai Har Jeet Meri

mother  asked worriedly   when he  came  back  what  kept  him so  late, he  said  simply  he  was  gone  to attend classes at the study  center , he  looked  surprised , mother  asked  him to  change  quickly  , she  brought him a  cup of  tea  , he  asked  where  was  his  appa-the  elder  sister, she  was to  return late  because  of  some  special lectures in college  and  a  workshop overtime, 

Abaiyah

abaiyah is  a  traditional piece  of  cloth to  cover  face, it  is  becoming  very  trendy  and  in demand  with times  , fashionable  modern western women also  like  to  wear  designer muffler  like  abaiyahs  to  cover  their  hair  and  foreheads  and  matching  with their  dresses  look  and  give  a  beautiful  complete  picture

Pakeeza Anchal--june

pakeeza  anchal  does  its  sincere  and  honest  effort to  make  the  magazine  warm  rich  and  progressive , feedback is  always  welcome

Ye Ada Hai Ke

who  says  it  is  easy  to  raise  kids, she  placed  very carefully  hadi  in the  cot  , amazing  how  small a  child  is  and  uses  its  little  finger  tip  to  make  the  entire  household  dance  around  him, , she  smiled  contentedly

from previous--

azma  and  meher   are  very  good  friends  , baqr  ahmed  is  azma"s  little  brother  who  knows  how  to  use  a  mobile  phone,  both  friends  make  him  see their  point , that  meher  wants  him to  ring up  ashman the  prospective  suitor  soon visiting  her  family  ,  not  to  marry  meher  because  she  alreay  is   promised to  someone  else--here  baqr  ahmed  could  use  his  own name--the  little  boy  stares  at  her  open mouthed  for  he  had  always  seen his  sister  and  her  friend   as he  grew  up  together  and  as  his  elders

from previous--

meher  is  to meet  her  prospective  suitor  soon, she  asks  her  friend  azma  to  ring  him up  anonymously  and  advise  against  marrying  her, azma  does  not  agree  readily, she  does  not  like  such  games, otherwise  she  always  stands  by her  friend, angry  and  in a  fit  of  rage  meher  declared  they  were  no  longer  friends  , and  for  the  rest  of  their  lives  she  must not  see  her , this  emotional  blackmail  was  useful  and  makes  azma  see her  point 

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they  were  both  soul mates, very  good  friends, meher  and azma,. both  understood  each other  so  very  well indeed, but  this  time  azma  was  reluctant  , hesitant  to  agree  to  meher's  idea, the  idea  was  to  ring  up  the  prospective  suitor

Roshni Ki Awaz

it was  the  beginning  of  the  season of  spring in full  swing, tourists  arrived  at  tikamgarh , the  greenery attracted  them , every  year  all the  wooden huts  were  taken by them , hotels  had  no  rooms vacant, overcrowded  the  place  breathed  fun element till the  season lasted  and  then every  tourist  returned  , leaving  tikamgarh quiet  and  and  silent

Ilzam

nobody  ever  explains  a  relationship in such expressions  or  defines  it  so  clealry  as  that  old  man had  done, marina  was  shocked  , she  waited  for  him to  carry  on so  she  prompted him to  speak, he  said  his was  a  relation of  hatred  and  revenge  with rabb  nawaz the   most  hated  man always  surrounded  with a  fleet  of enemies  equally  dangerous  yet  he  remained  unscathed

Mange Ka Chiragh

it  was either  his  good  fate  or  he  had  a  long  life  to  live  that  the  bullet  brushed past  him, without  scratching him , he  then turned  to  run in a  different  direction, the  hit man  and  the  mastermind  both were  not his  enemies, it  was  rather odd he  thought

Kashkol

the  surgeon declared  the  angle  of  the  bullet  suggested  it  was  fired  from   a  higher  spot 

Tedi Kheer

the  bullet  had  made  a hole  and  then all the  glass panes  were  shattered,  but  thankfully  both stayed  out  of   range  , they  were married  fifteen days  and  it  was  the  third  attack on them, life  full of  danger  for  sitara  and  faisal  seemed impossible to  livehe  narrator  shares  his first hand  experience with reasers

from previous--Ganje Sar

if one  finds  his  relationship is  not  good  with his  in laws  there  is  no  reason behind  it, that  they  are  in laws  is  enough a reason, children enjoy  watching  the  behaviour  of  their  elders  without   getting  influenced, they  know  if  moms  are  cooking  good  food  their maternal  relatives  are  arriving, if  moms  are  not  well  and  tied  up  their  heads  with their  veils  and  not  cooking  and  will  serve stale  food  for  lunch  tha  is  a  sign children"s  father"s  mother  is  coming--paternal grandmother  is  synonymous  to the  legendary fretted  mother  in law,on eid  if  maternal uncle  hands  a ten rupee note  it  is  a matter  of  pride  and  honest  money  , if  paternal uncle  is generous  and  gives  a  hundred  dollar  note  he  must  be  crazy  or the  bill must  be  fake

page 208--Aab Gham

apparently  he  was  not  so  lonely  as  he  really  felt, but  is  not  man  as  lonely  as  he  feels, finds  himself surrounded  with reflections  of  the  self, he  wants  to  free  himself  from his  own reflected  images created by him  alone,the  roads  lead  to  nowhere it  is the  traveller  who  walks them to  his  destination, it  is  not  the  roads  fault  that  the  travellers  lose  directions, the  streets  never  lose  theirs, they  always  stay  where  they  are  meant  to be, 

from previous--

the  narrator  shares  his first hand  experience with readers  that on a  tip off he  finds  a  missing  girl  with her  friend  in lahore  staying  secretly  with friends  , timely  action saved  them , the  man  who  had  given him information was  an  alert  citizen instilled  with a  deep  sense  of  duty  towards  the  police  and  the  society

Pahaar aur Jheel

when the  writer  was  posted  in a  police  station in gujranwala area  including  jhang and imanabad one  monsoon  day  arrived  a  man in his  thirties who  had a  great way  of  expressing his  vies, so impressive  his  style  that  one  could only  listen to  him spellbound

from previous--

the  story  portrays  a  beautifully  analysed  comparison between a  super model   turned   wife  and  sally  ,both have  similar  poor  backgrounds , both  get  married  for  different  reasons, some  marry  for  life  long  rich  invested  returns  and  others   have  self  sacrificing soul  to  raise  children,  or  is  there  more  to  life  than that?

from previous--

joe  is  one  of  the  wealthiest  business man in brazil known as  the  coffeee king, though he  had  invested  his  money  in many  different  projects , all oozing  out  profit, his  super  model wife  puts  a  secret  condition in their  marriage  contract  that she  would never  bear  his  children, but  to  have  her  as  his  wife  was  more  important , like  one  of  his  possessions, he  agreed 

from previous--

joe  was  a  very  wealthy  business minded  italian man settled  in brazil , he  married  the  top super  model who had  many  admirers, but  she  accepted  joe  for  her  life  companion because  his  bid  was  the  highest  of  all, she  came  from a  very  poor  family  , being the first born  she  had  seen how  pathetic  ner  mother"s  condition used  to become  bearing  so many  of  her  siblings  she  babysitted, so  she  in her  marriage  contract  put  up  one  condition to  joe  that  she  would  never  have  children m she  loved  them but  can not  bear the  pain of  having them

from previous--

joe  was  an italian who  settled  down in brazil , he  invested  his  wealth in many  projects emplying  locals  and  providing them with  decent  living, he  became  very  popular  in ten years  time, both sally  and  her  husband  worked  in his coffee  fields, though  joe  had  many  projects  he  was  famous  as  the  coffee king

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sally  and  her  husband  were from trinidad, very  poor  , many  siblings  in their  families  and  not  much  to eat, sally was  given school education by her  caring  parents  , if  she  still needed  to  go in for  higher  education she  must  find   a  way  to pay  for  it, 

from previous--

he  had  been abducted   on the  stretch  between  shakila madam's  house  and  his, where  nobody  could  know  of  his  absence, nobody  could  even  come  for  help  nor  could  he  call anyone, he  was  taken forcibly  by  zoravar  at  gun point  and  safdar  was  his  guard, he  was  taken to  a  farm house   

Musafir

he  heard  a  venomously  humiliating  insulting  voice   asking  him if  he  remembered  who  he  was  or  already  forgotten  the  so  called  lover  of  his  sister

from previous--

once  all  the  birds  were  present  in the  court  of  hazrat  suleman, each  one  was  to  speak in his  own favour  why it  must  be  given a  chance  to  serve  the  hazrat, one bird  in its  turn said  it  was  bestowed  with special  powers  to  see the  water  on earth  from the  sky , the  hazrat  impressed  gave  him a  position in the  royal army  to  always  accompany  the  forces  and  find  water, the  crow  was  extremely  jealous  why  such natural  talent  was  given that  bird, he  remarked  the  bird  was  unable to  see the  net  and  was  trapped  in it, the  bird  replied the  crow  was  naturally  jealous  ,he  was  analyzing natural  skills  but  was  not  able  to  analyse  his  own  jealous  nature or  instill  those in himself  because  what    destiny  gives  noone  can take  it  away, what  must happen must  happen

from previous--

it  is  said--hazrat  musa  was  directed  by  divine  forces  to  give  spiritual  commands  to  ordinary folks, one  day  he  saw  a  simpleton shepherd who  was  talking by  himself  lovingly  as  if  he  was  talking  to  his  soul mate  friend, hazrat  asked  who  was  he  talking  to, the  shepherd  said  he  loved  god  and  trusted  noone  else  and  all the  time  spoke  endearingly  to Him, the  hazrat  preached  He  was  almighty  and  to be  feared, god  spoke  to the  hazrat  He  did  not see faces  and  words just  the  sincere  intentions, the  status  of  a true  shepherd  was  near  Him

Maulana Rome

as  it  is  said  --once  hazrat  suleman alya  islam  was  present  in the  court  when a  man came  running  , he  asked  him to  save  his  life, because  hazrat israel had given him such  intense  glares  that  he  felt  he  would  be  killed,  he  was  quickly  sent  away  to  hindustan, the  next  day  the  hazrat happened  to  meet  hazrat  israel  , he  was  told  the  man who  took refuge  was destined  to  die  in hindustan the  reason he  stared  at  him wondering  how  would  he  follow  the  orders  of  fate  to  kill him in another  land?

from previous--

umar  wept  , he  wanted  to  get  dil nashin to  know  that  for  their  love  , for  their  sake  he  had  signed  the  divorce  papers , he  asked  her  to  forgive  him, but  was  it  too late, ?

Ek Thi Masahal

she  felt  she  had  seen zahair  before  somewhere  she  could  not clearly  recall, worried  she  looked  all  were  busy  getting  themselves  photographed, she  left the  gathering  and  silently  sat  down alone  to  think

Fun -e-Zaiqa

 this  issue  of  pakeeza  anchal  presents  another  round  of  good  food   one  can cook  at  home  starting  from --
chicken makhani biryani
shahi badami  kabab
alu bhujiya
fried  gosht
mutton green kadahi
kadahi mughaz  masala
baked  kheema
lemon achar
all  items  are  easy  to  cook, just  read  and  follow, look and  cook , repeat  and  improve  , impress  your guests , express  your  love   for  your  family  , enjoy  healthy  eating  

from previous--

taya  uncle  even today  sat  under  the  same  mango  tree, with his  favourite  hooka, a  familiar  sight, but  many trees  he  used  to  as  a  child  climb up  to  hide  himself  to  hit  others  with his  sling  shots, were  cut  down and  a  nice  neat  grass lawn replaced  them, faruq  was  there  a  friendly  face  he  had  met  just  a  year  ago in new  york, taya  uncle  showed  his  love  for  them all by  scolding them all 

from previous--

he  knew  how  stubborn her  habits  were, specially  hurting  herself  to  hurt  those  who loved  her, she  was  in poorly  pathetic  condition, starved  and  weak, 
farhin his  wife  was  such  an  angel  who  always  stood  by  him in thick  and  thin, whenever  he  needed  support  of  any  kind, 
he  remembered  how  he  missed  those  earthy  smells  of  his  native  village  , the  streets, the  tall old  shady trees , 
the  smell of  the  familiar  soil was  calling  him
his  past  , his  memories, his  growing  up  days  with his  friends  and  loved  ones
pouring  oil on haw thorny  heads, teasing  each  other, the love  of  the  taya  ji  , those  corridors  of  the  haweli, the  baradari  architecture  that  made  the  haweli  stand  out  from the  rest  of  the  township.

the  pond  where  boys bathed, the  village  grass lands  where  the  little  girls  played  games  they  would  remember  all their  lives
he  passed  the  landmarks  he  knew  so well, he  stopped  and  turned  to  look back, he  had  walked  some  couple  of  miles  , he  was tired  but  he  did  not  reach the  haweli

from previous--

shafi  in the  morning  was  there  right  outside  dil nashin's  room he  had  shown her  in the  night before, farhin was  worried  because the  door  was  not  opening, finally   shafi  managed  to  push  the  door  nob  open , both were  horrified  to  see  dil nashin  fallen on the  floor  with an injured  foorhead  bled  somewhat and  still unconscious, the  doctor  was  called

from previous--

shafi  opens  the  door  at  night  around  two  , he  was  stunned  to  see  dil nashin standing there  with her  small bag, her  appearance  of  shattered  broken  personality  gave  him   a  shock, she  who  had   dumped him some  three years  ago  and  left , why  did  she  leave  him then, why  was  she  back, he  invited  her  in, she  dragged  her  feet  heavily ,he  spoke  meaningless words  , his  wife  farhin  was  there  when he  was  left  alone  three years  ago, farhin had  been his  courage  and  given him strength

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shafi  raza  was  fast  asleep  one  winter  night, it  was  quite  dark  and  cold, his  loving  caring  wife  never got  up  during  the  night once  she  fell asleep, so  when there  he  heard  the  door  bell at  two  midnight  he  was  shocked , the  watchman was  on  leave  for  two  days  ,, he  forced  himself  to  get  out  of  the  cosy  comfort  of his  bed  , who  could  be  there  at  that  hour , definitely  not  very  right  to  to  be  visiting

from previous--

nik --likes  calling  himself  richard  nixon, he  feels  bad  that  he  was  manipulated  , he  rings  up  ulyanoff  to  meet  him in new  york in the  hotel , himself  he  reaches  his  home  and  searches  the  stolen  treasure  that  he  finds hidden away in a backyard  storehouse  in an old  refrigerator, he  calls  the  police

from previous--

nik is  a  petty  thief , his  rule  is  never  to  steal  expensive  things  or  kill anyone, he  feels  guilty that  he  was  used  by  his  new  client  to  fix  his  own  matters  to  his  own profit, he  had  also  sent  his  step  sister  to  prison for  stealing  his  treasure  that  was  actually  kept  in his  own house, nik  gives  him the  diamond  ring  believing him to  be  its  rightful owner

from previous--

in 1932 ulyanoffs  from istanbul  moved  to  america  , where  the  grandfather  handed  his  treasure  box  to his  son, who  married  an american whose  son was  this  ulyanoff, but  his  mother  died  in an accident, father  remarried  and  divorced  his  second  wife  twenty  years  later  , irina  was  their  daughter, 

from previous--

nik  listens  to  ulyanoff  who  tells  him how  durinhg  1921  his  grandfather  was  exiled  , he  was  a  royalty  during  lenin's  regime, he  moved  to istanbul then called  constantinople, with his  treasures kept  in the  old  box passed  down to  their  male  heirs

from previous--

ulyanoff pays  him the  rest  of  the  amount after  delivey  of  the  empty  box, nik tells him he  had  found  a  ring, but  it  was  against his  rules  to  steal expensive  things  or  kill, he  had  heard  the  news  of  three  teenagers accused  of  the  robbery  , there  aslo  was  one  watchman  guard  dead

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nik  starts  his  return  drive  , the  first  thing he  did  was  to  stop  his  vehicle  at  a  safe  place  and  find  out  what  was  in the  box he  had  just  stolen and  kept in the  dikky, there  was  a  huge  diamond  ring  with a  flawless  diamond  inthe  center  surrounded  with  several  tiny  ones  , he  keeps  it  in his  pocket  and  shuts  down the  empty  box  and  delivers  it  at  the  correct  time  at  the  right  address

from previous--

saba  observes  the  room was  full of scented   incense sticks  fumes, people  were  gathered , saba  thought  finally  sahrish"s  mother  in law  had  passed  away, she  said  sorrowfully she  was  her  friend  and  sad  about  mother..then sister in law  ushered  her  to  where  mother  in law  sat, an old  woman  in mourning, if  she  was  well and  alive  who  died, it  was  sahrish   who had  died, suddenly  as  she  drank her  tea , collapsed  , it  was  a  deadly  stroke

from previous--

the  door  was  opened  , saba  had  come  to  share  notes  with sahrish, she  had  after  a  long  time  gone  to  the  budget  bazar  , she  had  not  told  her  friend  the  reasons  of  her  not  coming, she  wanted  to  tell her  all the  positive  changes  were  happening in her  life, the  woman who opened  was  a  stranger  not  her  friend  but  saba  knew  she  must  be  one  of  sahrish's  elder  sister  in law, saba  said  she was  sahrish's   friend

from previous--

saba  was  getting  her  husband "s  support, her  life  had  changed, her  mother  in law  insisted  she  buys  weekly  vegetables  from her  special  budget   bazar, saba  missed  her  friend  sahrish,  but  while  walking back  she  was many  times  on the  corner  shown her  house , a  little  hesitant  saba  knocks  at  her  door

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almighty  gives  problems  in life  to  test  if  one  is  going  to  accept  them or  rebel, some  ma  come  closer  to  Him others accuse  Him for  their  incapabilities, is  it  not  seen that  many  of  us  are  given more  than we  desrve  because  it  is His  will , he  accepts our sincere   gratitude , sme  have  less than they  need  , it  is  a  test  of  their  patience, finally  only  the  one  who  learns  to  accept   is  considered  successful   , in this life  and  the  after  life

from previous--

saba  is  a pleasant  calm person, she  believes  that  one  must  pray  for  his  own betterment  but  not  for  other's  harm, she  advises  her  friend  to  hope  for  the  best, be  more  patient  and  she  herself also  becomes  stronger  and  seasoned  with  facing  problems  in life

from previous--

saba  serves  and  cooks and  does  all the  house  work  for  her  mother  in law  who  is  aging  and  suffers  ailments  like  knee  and  joint  pains, one  day  saba  was  asked very  innocently  as  she  was  serving  meal  to  them   where  did  she  go  once  a week  with  a huge  bag

saba  explains  husband  had  no  time  for  them, mother  in law  herself  was  incopacitated , with noone  else  to  help  her  she  herself  bought  cheap  fresh  vegetables  for  a  week  she  stored  in the  fridge  because  daily  shopping  wasted  her  time  and  attention and  energy, 

surprising  saba  her  husband  agreed  with her , and  what  made  her  smile  was  the  look on her  mother  in law's  face

from previous--

saba  and  sahrish  are  two  friends  who  meet  weekly  in a  cheap  vegetable  market  that  sells  fresh  vegetables once  a  week, sahrish is  bols  and  makes  good bargains, both have  similar  life  problems, sahrish  wants  her  mother  in law  dead  , so  she  could  freely   teach  lessons to  her  ill bred  sisters  in law, who  were  not  in her  control, saba  is  tolerant  , never  desires  death  for  anyone

from previous--

saba  is  spending  a  very  unhappy  incomplete  life  in her  in laws  place, her  husband  does  not  support  her  emotionally, she  finds  a  friend  sahrish  in a  vegetable  market  across the  road  , every  week  they  meet  and  buy   vegetables    cheap  for  one  week, sahrish  is  bold  and strong, gradually  saba  als  gets  to  learn  to change  her own attitude  and  also  slowly  influences  the  other