Guftgu

life  like  a  half  filled  bottle,  it  is  a  person"s  personal  attitude  if  he  complains  it  is  just  half  full  , or  grateful  that  it  is   half  empty  and  not  completely,
it  depends  on one's  built  of  mind  how  he  sees  life, how  much  grateful he  is  for  being  well off, well educated, healthy  and  socially  acceptable,
it  is  mentioned  in the  quran that  He  will  grant  more  to the  grateful

in this  issue  a  new  long  complete  novel  bura  admi  is  published  -a  suspense  story  , hoping  that the  reader  community  will definitely  enjoy  it

 

from previous--

huma  leaves  after  sitting  for  a  while  as  hara  offers  her  tea  and  watches  her  serial  she  had  missed  some  part  of  it, she  goes  to huma"s  house  , reaching there   about  four  thirty  she  was  the  only  late  comer, recital  was  over, food  was  served, hara  tells  huma  she  does  not  find  enough time  for  entertainment  and  social life, huma  remarks  she  was  always  busy  watching  TV, her  priority  was  TV , she  left  all her  work  to  sit  and  enjoy  her  serial , all her  time  was  consumed  with TV  so  naturally  she  had  no  more  time  for  family, to  take  care  of  them instead  of  ignoring  family  to  spend  time  with TV she  ought  to  change  her  thinking 

from previous--

every  was  gone  , husband  to  work, children to  school, small one  to  bed, it  was  early  around  nine  hara  sat  down to  watch her  favourite  serials  on the  television, , some one  had  come , disturbed  because  addicted  to  TV she  did  not  want  to  open the  door, but  she  must, huma  her  friend  was  there  to invite  her  for  recital  of  quran  at  three

from previous--

hara  tries  to  feed  her  ten year  old  forcibly  who  also  is  a  true  son of  junaid  leaves  his  food plate  untouched, it  smells  bad  he  complained, hara  saw  her  daughter pecking   slowly  and  fearfully, when hara  sat  down to  eat  the  dish  was  not  properly  cooked, she  had  been in great  hurry, the  gravy  was watery, meat smelt  raw  uncooked, too  much  of  salt  tasted  bitter, she  spitted  it  out

Amiron Ke

junaid  comes  home  for  lunch  from work , it  is  tiring  , heat  is  killing , traffic  jam  so  irritating, at  home he  finds  his  wife  hara  busy  with the  three  children , the  food  is  served, shahi kheema  tastes  horrible, he  swallows  it  down with  water

Gharelu Nuskhey

some  useful  home  tips  for  minor  problems--

almonds  and  saunf  are  good  for  eyes

ginger  and  cloves  for  tooth  ache

jaggery  pudding   for  throat  problems

less food  and  more  fruit  for  mental  health

from previous--

salha  and  hakima  join their  heads   discussing  shaista   who  has  a  very  irritating habit  of  putting  boxes near  the  partitioned  wall  which is not  very  high , then standing  over  the  boxes  , peeping  into  other  people"s  private  lives, asking  for  spoonfuls  and  handfuls  of  ingredients, these  two  want  her  to  fall down from her  post  some  day  , both  in their  mental vision picturise  her  fall , enjoying  the  result  that  shaista  would  be  bed  ridden  at  their  disposal, 

from previous--

shaista  whenever  needs  something  like  a  bowl of  sugar  , curds  or  handful of  garam masala  she  stands  near  the  partition wall  and  calls  out  to  her  sisters  , who  know  how  selfish  she  is  ifnore  her   as  they  enjoy  watching  their  serials  on television on loud  volume, shaista  sends  small  children to  get  things  she  wants  from the  near by  shops, cursing  the  sisters  who  are  no use  

ulti ho gayi sab tadbirein

salha, shaista  and  hakima  were  three sisters, when salha  was  married  to  aklam they  lived  in a  rented  room, unable  to  pay  for  better  place  they  move  into   salha"s  father"s  house  ,   hakima  and  nasir  also  have  a  reason to  shift  in the  same  house  , feeling  cheated  salha  thinks  her  father  had  promised it  all to  her  but  she  readily  shares  the  space  with her  sister , and  their  husbands  also  understand  tha their finacial position does  not  allow  them to  go  elsewhere  and  they  must  accomodate  themselves  as  comfortably  as  possible  there

itni si bat

a  tribal old  woman  witness was  called  to  testify in a  gang  war , she  simply  uncaringly  said it  was a  simple  plain  exchange  of  words between kashif and amjad, kashif  called  him a  liar, amjad  hit  him on the  head, kashif  fell down, amjad  though him dead, but  kashif  took out  a  knife  to  attack him, a  supporter  of  amjad  shot  kashif  dead,  so  it  was  nothing  much  and  the  fight  began

from previous--

farida  tells  jawad sab and  shelly  that  her  husband  was  not  taking  interest in her  , he  was  always  busy  with his  cell phone, chatting  and  talking  and  when she  comes  near  him he  switches  it  off and  puts  it  in his  pocket

Hum Se Hai Zamana

baji  farida  was  shenaz  beghum"s  distant  neice  in relation come  to  see them to  share  her  life  experiences  of  horror  , her  miseries, but  shenaz"s  son jawad  sab was  found   snoring  till  mid  day when he  woke  up  , rubbing  his  still  sleepy  closed  eyes  he  entered  the  courtyard  to  see farida  had  eaten half  of  the  carrots  his  mother  had  kept  to  cook for  lunch 

from previous--

ariba  meets  tausif  ahmed  who  introduces  shamsher  ali  , ariba  happily  tells  him she  already  knows  shamsher  ali because  he  was  the  one  who  took her  to  hospital  when she  had  met  with an accident,  but  what  she  may  not  know  was  that  his  sister  had  taken care  of  her , but  that  she  came  to  know  a  couple  of  days  ago,  so  shamsher  ali  had  come  there  to  meet  his  sister, she  looked  at  him but  he  shook  his  head  so  slightly  that  it  implied  he  had  not  come  to  see his  sister  but  her 

MereKhwab Lauta Do

ariba  pretended  she  was  busy  looking  into  the  files  seriously, but  sara  kept  on  asking  her  to  get  ready  to  go  with them to  attend  the  function,  because  the  car  was  sent  to  pick them up, ariba  lovingly  said  she  was  looking  lovely  and  she  must  go  alone, she  had  some  work  to  do

from previous--

mehrin was  married  off  to  her  parents  choice, when adil returned  home  after  recovering  from his  father"s  death  he  realised  mehrin was  married, both  did  not  know  that  the  day  they  had  planned  to elope  both  could  not  come,  life  takes  its  own course, now  mehrin was  happy  and  did  not  want  a  life  with adil, adil also  compares  her  to his  smart  wife  whom people  believe  to  be  the  elder  sister  of their  daughters, one  of  which  was  the  girl mehrin had  liked  

from previous--

mehrin was  shocked  to meet  the  girl"s  parents, recalling  her  past  when she  was  in college  she  was  having  an affair , a  very serious  affair  with adil , they  planned  to  elope  when her  engagment  was  fixed with khala"s  son, adil  was  also  betrothed  to  his  mamu"s  daughter , the  paper  on which they  had  planned  it  all was  found  by  the  mother   searching  for  the  list  she  had  kept  in the  drawer

from previous--

mehrin  goes  to  see the   prospective  bride  whose  picture   was  so  attractive  a  mix  of  beauty and  innocence,  a  masters  in english  the  girl  would  be  most  suitable  for  mehrin's  son,  the  colony  she  lived  in was  not  posh, the  girl  belonged  to a  middle  class  society  , so  what  thought  mehrin once  she herself  was   a  member  of  that  class,  but  when she  meets  her  parents  she  was  shocked

from previous--

mehrin is  jolted  out  of  her   dreams  when the  car  she  is  being  driven in  happens  to  cross  a  bump  in the  road, they  had  approached  the  colony where  the  girl  she  wanted  to  see  for  her  qualified  obedient  son  lived, it  was a  middle  class  locality,  but the  picture  was  such  an attractive  mix  of  beauty and  innocence  that  mehrin could  not  stop herself  from coming  to  see the  girl,  if  the  girl  was  from a  middle  class  background  she  herself  too  belonged  once to the  same society until  she  was  married  into  a  wealthy  family  to  a  rich man

from previous--

mehrin  comes  to  know  of  a   young  girl  who seemed just  right  for  her  son, a  combination of  beaty  and  innocence  and  intelligence, the  girl's  picture  is  shown her  by  a  friend , the  girl  was  educated  , recently  completed  her  masters  in english, so  mehrin ignoring  all other  matters  takes  her  daughter  with her  to  see the  girl 

Himaqat

mehrin  prides  in her  son"s  merit, who  is  assisting his  father  in business, he  passed  his   masters  in business  administration with a  gold  medal , mehrin wants  like  all mothers  do  to  find  a suitable  life  companion for  her  adorable  son  but  she  rejects  all she  knows  because  they  somehow  do  not  seem a  perfect  match  for  him

from previous--

aslam  analysed  his  life, he  and  his  mother  , and  sisters  and  shabbo  could  live  comfortably  in the  house  , all  got  along well with each  other , they  cared  for  each other, but  ramin was  his  dream  and  a  passion , but  he  knew  he  must  give  up his  dream  to  be  happy, his  selfless sacrifice  gave  him  immense  satisfaction, it  did  not  go  waste, being  in love  does  not  mean  getting  it  , sometimes  not  getting  true  love  also  is  being  in love, he  wished  ramin well in life, life  after  all goes  on 

from previous--

aslam  looking  into  the  mirror  groomed  himself  carefully, surprised  that  these  days  everything  was  found  in its  proper  place, a  kind  of  well organised  orderly  system ruled  the  household, nothing  was   gone missing, nothing  happened  late, punctuality  and  efficiency  was  observed

from previous--

anila  had  scrubbed  the  courtyard  clean, polished  it,  , the  sparkle  was   apparently  very  impressive, on time  arrived  shabbo dressed  up  in new  clothes, beautifully  attired, pretty  earings  decorated  her  ears, her  hair  shone  hanging  and  framing her  sweet  lovely  face,  as  she  entered  the  courtyard  she  shrieked  with mock horror  that  the  yard  was  so  clean  as  she  had  never  seen it  before, frighteneing  all  but  soon the  infectious  laughter   rolled  out  shaking  each one

from previous--

amma  sighed  great  relief, satisfied  , but  aslam asked  if  she  had  a  fine  eligible  suitor  in her   knowkledge, because  he  wanted  to  match make  for  a  femal  friend  close  to her, , rather  odd  but  if  modern women could   give  tough competition to  men  doing  things  they  ought  to  or  not  to  do  why  can not  men also  choose  to enter  their  field  of  work  like  match making

Hum Lyon Mile

the  distant  horizon line  was  crimson red  suggesting  the  sun had  gone  down,  amma  was  in the  kitchen when the  maghrib  azan was  heard  , she  came  out  and  pushed  aslam who  sleeping  like  a  log, angry  that  he  behaved  so  royal

from previous--

phophu  bi  the  aunt   listens  to  nadya  talking  in a  philosophical mood  that  unwanted  undesired  things  when she  gets  they  are  meaningless  and  tasteless  and  have  no use  in her  life,  because  they  have  lost    their  value  , so  the  aunt  shares  her  views  that  almighty  has  made  everything  for  a  reason, joys  and  sorrows, every  living  being  , every  vreature  has  a  purpose, nature  does  not  allow  extremes,  moderate   thinking  and  balance  of  mind, gratitude  and  acceptance  is  what  god  likes, refusing  to  take  because  one  did  not  ask  for  it  turns  to  future  regrets, physical  and  spiritual  needs  , disciplined  minds  and  acceptance is  what  makes  life,  as  she  picked  up her  cup  and  tasted  her  tea  enjoying  it  very  much

from previous--

nadya  comes  in to  find  phophu  bi  her  aunt  drinking  tea, she  asked her  if  she  too would  like  to  have  some, but  nadya  was  in a  philosophical mood , somewhat  lost , she  said   without  wanting  if   things  are  offered  they  are  useless, becaue  no matter  how  much otherwise  they  cost  , or  are  valuable or  selected  and  tasteful but  without  want  , without  desire  without  asking  they  turn meaningless, like  an unwanted  cup  of  tea  offered 

from previous--

rawa  was  walking  in circles  in her  bridal  dress  in that  small closed  room, her  eyes  were  red  , she  had  been crying  long, she  herself  had  given naved  around  one lac  fifty  thousand, he  was  missing, where  could  he  have  gone  now, he  must  have  gone  for  good, she  did  not  know  what  to  do  next,  

Tum Mere Saath Raho

anila   pulls  out  a  cigarette  from her  goldcase  and  lights  it  up  with  style,  throwing  out  balls  of  smoke  from her  mouth she  winks  at  naila  and  tells  her  life  can become  better  if  she  knew  how  to  get  along  with her  man, she  must  learn  all the  tricks , naila  looked  at  her with eyes  full of  hope

from previous--

life  is  full of  surprises, what  one  wants  and  expects  if  does  not  happen it  is  a  surprise, if  it  happens then also  it  is  a  surprise, if  a  caring  loving  family  get  together  at  a  ceremony    from various  parts  of the  world  in their  homeland  to  celebrate  life    and  happiness it  is  a  blessing indeed

from previous--

when  woman  finds  herself  she  is  spent  , her  life  is  no  longer  worth living  , she  is  lonely  , she  has  dedicated  her  youth   to  raise  children , settled  them well, husband  is  retired,  who  spends  his  time  with  his  other  retired  friends  , who  returns  home  late  night  when he  enters  home  like  a  guilty  thief, stealing  quietly  not  to  disturb her, all day  she  was  lonely  , nobody  to  talk to, nothing  to  do, and  her  married  children lead  their  lives  , they  have  no  time  for  her, what  could  she  do  at  that  age  , she  wants  comfort  , security  , physical  and  sentimental  warmth

Surprise

a  heartwarming  story  of  an elderly  woman whose  daughters are  happily  married, harim rings her upinviting  her  to  celebrate  eid  in dubai  , but  social  norms  and  customs  the  woman  grew  up  in do  not  allow  her  to  enjoy  life in her  son in law"s  home  abroad, she  refuses  to  accept  her  daughter"s  invitation,  remarking  that  as  a  mother  she  had  done  her  duty  , dead  or  alive  she  was  of  no  more  use  to  them  

from previous--

adil is  no  fool, he  is  a  man of the  world, he  is  not  ignorant , nor  is  he  forgetful and  fanciful, but  this  time, on this  particular  occasion how  he  forgot  to  bring his  cell phone, how  was  he  not  able  to  find  the  way  out  of  that  web  of  roads  around  him , he  saw  a  woman wrapped  in a  black  sheet  holding her  child, adil  sarcastically remarked  for  no reason that  she  ought  to  find  another  car  to  kill herself, she  wanted  him to give  her  a  lift  to the  main road, he  looked  around  , perhaps  her  gang  was  hiding  in the  dark  , but  she  seemed  really  in bad  condition,  needy  and  desparate

from previous--

bashri  calls  up  imran , nasim beghum is  quickly  admitted   in the  ICU, now  imran  is  impatient  and  loses  interest  in his  activities  quickly, he  wants  to  escape  from his  stifling  situations, he  has  on the  spur  of  the  moment  helped  them but  he  can not  spend  all his  time  there  with the  patient  in the  ICU  in that  condition

from previous-

bashri  picked  up  the  fallen on the  floor  papers - they  read  as divorce  papers, nasim beghum was  unconscious, bashri  rang  up  adil his  cell beeped  from under  a  piece of  furniture, he  had  forgotten to  carry  it with him he  must have  been in a  hurry  , she  called imran

Ek Thi Mashal

she  woke  up, becaue  it  was  so  dark  and  deadly  silent, the  silence  so  thick   enveloped  her  that  she was  woken up  by  it, she  remembered  the  three of  them were   sitting  simply  conversing  when listening to  them made  her  so  bored  and  sleepy  she  fell  asleep, but  this  silence  was  unreal  , not  normal, masjhal was  not  around, the  door  was  being  knowcked  , her  cell phone  rang  showing  a  strange  number, someone  shireked  out  side  the  door, bashri  ran  and  opened  the  door fauziya  and  nasim beghum were  there  in a  dazed  shocked  state

barish le ke aao

clouds  approaching  from far  away  towns
bring  rains-cooling  the lands
burning  is  inner  soul the  heat
thirsty  is  soil
fields  dried  up  greens
streets  full of  dust
no  dream in eyes
no  blossom on lips

from previous--

bakhtawar  tells  ammo  jan that  mahin had  already  believed  herself  in love  twice, once  it  was  her  father"s  uncle  type  partner   , another  time  it  was  her  poorly  tutor , both times  her  father  got  rid  of  them somehow,   but  mahin was  so  sensitive  that  watching  television shows  and  news  if  women were  hurt , mahin got  so upset  she  drank  dettol bottles , 

from previous--

at  the  door  of  her  house  bakhtawar   turns  to invite  her  friend  mahin who  says  she  would  come  in the  evening  , crossing the  almond  trees   growing  in a  stretch  bakhtawar  goes  in , buland  bakht  laughs out  loudly  as  ammo jan  tells  bakhtawar  to mind  her  own business , because  love  could  happen to  anyone  anytime    and  mahin was  young  to  be  in love

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bakhtawar accompanies  mahin on morning  walks  , one  day  sitting  on the  bench  she  hears  mahin talking  to herself  as  she  collects  dead  butterflies  buried  in the  heap  of  fallen dry  yellow  leaves, in autumn  the  dried    leaves  separate  forever  from their  trees  and  the  air  is  filled  with a feeling  of  pathos, then bakhtawar heard  mahin saying  she  was  in love, she  wanted  to  share her  feelings  and  experience  but  on their  way  back home  bakhtawar  did not  let  her  speak  again

Barfzaron Ki Titli

a  story  of  a  young   woman --mahin who  is  pure , innocent, sensitive   delicate, special yet feels  unwanted,  one  day  on her  morning  walk she  happens  to  see a  young man and  believes   strongly that she  was  in love  

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the  evening  had   slipped  deep  into  the  night, she  had  shut  herself  in the  room since  early  evening, many  times  khairan had  come  to  call her  to  dine  seeing she  was  in bed  with her  arm on her  eyes  , the  light  quilt   pulled  over  her  , not  knowing  that she  was  awake  and  pretending she  was sleeping , khairann every time  went  back  without  waking her  up , but  her  grandmother  was  shrewd  and  could  tell that  pari  was  not  sleeping, taghral  comes  to  aske  after  grandmother's  health  , the  question was  directed  to grandmother  but  his  glances  were  fixed  on pari  trying  to  clutch  her  quilts  tightly, he  had  observed  her  reaction

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pari  had  left, sherry  was  shocked  to  see  the  woman in his  life  before  him when he  had  come  to  pick up  adlah, pari  was  in a  condition that  disturbed  him, he  stood  there  very  long  , he  knew  the  room she  had  gone  to  belonged  to  taghral, he  was  dazed, turning  around  he  walked away  without   picking  up  adlah

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taghral  also  gave  her  a  piece  of  his  angry  mind -what  the  hell did  she  think she  was, always   like  a tragedy  queen kept  crying  , feeling  deprived  , surrounded  in the  air  of  low self  esteem, pathetic  as  she  was  there  were  others  who  admired  her  than he , pari  spent  time  in her  grandmother's  company , to  avoid  her  duties, pari  said  it  was  her  duty  and  right  to  take  care  of  her  grandmother, taghral was  driving as  they  argued

Bheeghi Palkon Per

pari showed  a  suppressed  expression of  pure  hatred  on her  face, as  taghral she  asked  taghral how  could  he  take  a  decision without  her  consent, sheer  dislike  poured  out,did  he  really  think  she  was  an orphan , a  destitute, that  she  had  no  family  , that  she  was  all alone  in this  world , he  also  retaliated  -what  had  he  done  so  to  provoke  her, fires  of  anger  from both  sides  scorched  them

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when children treat  their  parents  with no  respect  the  parents  feel unwanted  , that their  importance  in life  is  over, they  become  unhappy  tired  and  feel useless, they  quickly  give  in to  others  demands, fearing  neglect  and  ignored they  give  up  their   personality  , demoralised  they  go into  depression, saira also  felt  that  way  when ali  gave  her  a  long lecture  , that he  wanted  a life  of his  own , not  arranged  by her  any  more

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when saira  was  still  in college  her  parents  wanted  her  to  marry  a  decent  suitor  , ahmed  was  good  , handsome  and  a  perfect match  in every  way  so  they had  agreed  , saira  was  happy  and  felt  blessed  that her  husband  was  an ideal  person , caring  and  loving  too, she  wanted  now  that  her three daughters   also  must  get  ideal  husbands  , that their  married  life  should  be  perfect, that  they  must  not be  overloaded  by  the  dragging  complications  of  the  in laws , so  she  puts  her  conditions  of  letting  her  daughters  live  separately  after  marriage  unacceptable  to  boys"s families

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saira  meets  her  cousin bano  one  day  , sonia  is  with her, on their  way  back  they  meet  her  friend  a  doctor's  daughter  who was  not  coming  to  classes,  at  home  ali  gives  news  he  had  got  a  good  kob , he  wanted  to  marry  his  choice  , but  the  condition for   marriage  was  to  live  separately  from them with his  wife  as  saira  wanted  her  daughters  to  after  their  marriage

Mere Humsafar Ho Tum

shazya, nazya  and  sonia  are  three  young  sisters  unmarried  and  doing  masters, their  brother  ali  is  looking  for  a  suitable  job after  completing  his  MBA, saira  their  mother  is  beautiful  housewife  , they  all lead  a  comfortable  life, but  sometimes  as  it  happens  they  create  problems  for  themselves  trying  to  solve  them

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nurin had  come  with her  children to  spend  holidays  , the  three of  them were  busy in the  kitchen, as  hena  cooked  pullao for  them all, nurin made   salan  --the  dishes  to  go  with pullao as  afshin took care  of  the  sweet  dish, talking  and  gossiping  they  in a  nice  mood  got  the  meal  ready

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rashida  tried  her  best  to  make  amir  see  her  point  of  view  as  he  did  his  best  to  escape  from there, every  mother  wants  to  see her  son marry  , wishing  him well, to  find  true  loving and  caring  life  companion in his  spouse, finally  as  it  happens  he  agreed  , because  he  wanted  his  mother  "s  happiness , hoping  the  newly  wedded  wife  would  give  his  mother  all  the comfort  in the  world