---ahmed faraz stands in the same row as ghalib, Iqbal and faiz in Urdu gazals by their admorers,
Monday, February 29, 2016
rang wafa--
karla was in bed, her elbow on her pillow as she side ways lay staring at him, her own face cupped in her hand,
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Friday, February 26, 2016
page 224-
-namra was well off from her parental side, her background was solid, but she chose jazab for reasons her subconscious mind had endless complaints unfolding
Thursday, February 25, 2016
khamyaza--
--jonathan emerging from his apartment walked right in the middle of the road hating everyone and everything in the world ,
from previous--
--a prospective groom goes to see the bride to be, there he enquires if in dowry her father had enough to give him a car,
from previous--
- a newly wedded couple reached a hotel for their honeymoon, the manager at the counter quickly added their names to the register
page 217----
--ren was at his workshop, , the door opened and in came Julie the police woman whose bloated condition showed soon she was
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
from previous--
--Julie ann was fast asleep when she was woken up by the ringing bell of her phone, ,receiving it she got alert ,
lalach kahani--
-ren was heading towards some forty kilometers away from Detroit in that heavy snowfall, the road on either side was covered with snow
page 223--
--sheikh samaldin was born extraordinary , raised as a spiritual person he lived to teach others, one such practitioner of faith jumal learned lessons from him , both as it is said were walking past a qazi
page 203---
- they were three childhood friends who grew up together, went to the same school. in faislabad, did their graduation in the same college and completed their education before they got married sadra to a ward boy , asya to a baker and namra
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
from previous--
-nawab asifallah was a wealthy man, his personal valet daulat-meaning wealth one day was asked to leave by the angry master ,
pass fail--
-a father promised his son he would get a new bike if he passed his final exams but if he failed then also he would get a smaller bike, surprised at the generosity of his father the son
zariya amdani--
-he was Abdulla, who had burnt all his boats and had no hope of returning from where he had come to a[[ear for the interview, he was desperately in need of a job , any type of a job from a helper, office boy errand runner to advocate that he really was , the woman at the reception asked him to wait
manrangi-
---zoya and hina are young sisters, zoya elder of the two goes to first year university and hina final year college, theirs is a close knit family , who trust each other , work hard, stay together, wealth is used intelligently , relationships are maintained , peace in their hearts gives them all a contentment so rare to find , their mother when has to go out on visiting social spree she gives instructions to her daughters to stay home , take care of things in general specially of the old grandma who is bedridden and feels much
Monday, February 22, 2016
words of gibran--
--if your heart is burning with the fire of emotions how can flowers in your hands remain fresh and alive
-between the richest of the rich and the poorest of the poor there is just one difference -a day of hunger and thirst
-the world disappears when extreme joy or sorrow fills life
-friendship is between like minded persons not meant for investors of wealth and profit
-
-between the richest of the rich and the poorest of the poor there is just one difference -a day of hunger and thirst
-the world disappears when extreme joy or sorrow fills life
-friendship is between like minded persons not meant for investors of wealth and profit
-
page 185--
-it was a love triangle , wahi was desparately in love with Osama as much as she hated shazi for being a competitor , jealous of her positive outlook though not extraordinarily beautiful she made friends easily because she stayed tuned in to their inner feelings , the only aim for wahi was to get married to Osama and she made it happen, but after marriage also he stayed in touch with shazi till she promised wahi she would get out of her life , soon her marriage to a more handsome and dashing young man in Canada took her awa , believing that now her husband is all hers she became happy but her husband became a money making machine, working all the time , having no time for her, his smiles vanished , his good naturedness also disappeared, cursing her stars one day after a gap of six years waho meets shazi looking more cheerful and prettier than before , like a pop singer attractive and crowd puller in a mall, whose attitude was still kind generous and humble , time she explaned can be ruthless and never gives anyone a second chance , they had gone too far and there was not turning back towards the past
Sunday, February 21, 2016
from previous--
-names was an old man, alone and nobody to take care of him, his son in Australia lost contact purposely because he had a life of his with his wife jenny and child George , james asked his friend Arthur going to Australia for three weeks to find out about Williams , the friend returned , he had met Williams and jenny in a restaurant, but they suddenly left in a hurry, forgot to give him their address , contact and number, but they would call the old father to inform him, since then james regularly was seen waiting for the call near the phone, --siema and he when reached thirty derby the door was opened by martin the advocate in his forties, they were introduced and taken in to sit in the lounge where more guests were already waiting for them
from previous--
-james warren was a proud father, of his son William working in Australia and his wife jenny and their child George, they had come to spend their vacation with old man in London, one dreaded day they had to return, at the London air port farewells were made, the sentiments running high, promises were made , reaching Sydney the son kept his promise of ringing his old father up, who was waiting without moving sitting glued to the telephone, William spoke first , then the receiver was placed before George"s mouth who gurgled in his infant vocabulary filling james with pleasure, for some weeks the phone calls were regular, then three months later they became sparse and six months later all together stopped, james got worried he called the company manager where his son worked to be informed he had left the company and gone somewhere else
from previous--
--james warren when was in his sixties some four years ago he had been a loner, he lived alone in a huge house with four bedrooms and walls to talk to in London, most of the time he walked in the public park smiling at people who had no time for him, he had been happily married he shared his thoughts with the young man listening intently and genuinely sympathetic that ethal was a wife who gave him all her time, he never had been so heavenly and divinely blessed in her company , she never let him alone, the news that he would become soon a father added multifold joys to his already existing life , his mother and he took special care of ethal for eight months till one rainy night she was rushed to the hospital, where the child was born but she died in childbirth
page 190--
--
siema asked her husband who was james warren , why he never told her about him before, it was when he was a young man and lived in rented rooms near the park he like others spent time on sunny mornings taking walks around , one old man in his mid sixties always smiled to strangers exchanging greetings politely, but nobody had time for others specially for single old men who wanted listeners to share their stories, but he would also return his greetings equally politely sometimes turning to give him a smile, one early morning the old man was sitting in the park bench , apparently he had spent the night there , he was dozing , when the young man walked past him he greeted him , the old man"s eyes flew open, a shine of joy on recognizing him entered his eyes, he was genuinely happy to see him, the young man sat down next to him on the same bench as the old man introduced himself as james warren from thirty derby
Saturday, February 20, 2016
wasiyat--
-it was a fine morning as he sat down to eat his breakfast siema his wife had served on the dining table, when the door bell drew his attention, he got up to find out but siema asked him to finish his food , returning she handed him an envelop from some advocate john, the postman had just delivered it , he straightened himself, he was a legal immigrant and always had paid his bills and taxes , opening the letter she read out loud and clear that it was sent on behalf of james warren who died on November twenty eighth at three derby new London whose advocate wanted them present on December sixth for he was mentioned in the will as one of the benefitiaries
from previous--
-shazi was there with others , someone announced hearing the heavy footsteps approaching that the boss was coming, turning to look in that direction shazi saw the boss and he suddenly remembered his childhood when he was just eight, his father had brought him to some care home for the destitute , leaving him there , promising to see him frequently, he had to go somewhere he could not reveal, as shazi fell unconscious he heard the boss showing surprise and instructing to catch the falling man from hitting the floor
page 167--
-soon it became dark, time passed quickly, dusk fell, giving way to night both of them shazi and Kahlil sat there waiting for bajwa to release them, one on the staff placed their food trays but they were not hungry any more, they wanted to be freed, worried about their own uncertain future , not aware of the where abouts of the beghum , they waited when someone peeped in and asked who was shazi , shazi raised his hand, he was called to see the major in office
from previous--
--their second year was completed , now she had made friends with Osama also thinking her image would improve in the eyes of shezya, but nothing like this seemed to happen, he had passed but one day he offered to take her to the college , this came as a surprise, thinking he would turn from the gates not coming in to meet shazya , but he did come in, there stood shazya waiting for him, as if it was already fixed as shazya congratulated her for standing first , beating shazya , shining in the eyes of Osama , what a plan it was
page 181--
--she had from her childhood been hearing that woman was woman's enemy, but she never believed that, because only woman can help woman on emotional grounds, on the grounds of empathy they feel for each other, woman is the most beautiful and kind creation in this universe , who is full of love for others , she must be protected and valued, who must learn to value her own self first for being a woman, to demand respect from others
Friday, February 19, 2016
from previous--
--bajwa gives permission to shehzi who was known to him personally, shehzi and Kahlil slide down the slopes to catch jungi in the face mask, reaching before their prey they know the game well, the rules are who ever is better wins the game, but their enemy als was tough he sends the wife of bajwa a hostage down first, prepared shehzi does not shoot , sgnalling to stay quiet and not scream or let out their location she intelligently walks past , then comes the son of bajwa at gun point of jungi , this was precarious, in the thousandth of a second both Kahlil and shehzi react to hit the had holding the gun, drag the boy out of the clutches and unmask the intruder on the cctv in the corridor of the hospital, but soon all will be arrested because they all were wanted
page 164--
-all of them three for different reasons were wanted by the police, shehzi, Kahlil and jungi, the entire hospital was surrounded , bajwa was on the upper floor, jungi had taken control of him , orders were given not to shoot he was going down , shehzi saw the masked man walk up to the lift and cunningly taking a u turn to climb down the stairs instead, shehzi who in the past had many times cooperated with the police and bajwa leapt up like a cheeta to be given permission as there was no other choice to let him stop jungi who was needed by bajwa, police and Kahlil and him alike
page 176-
--what a coincidence it was, she had gone shopping in the mall, where she happened to spot the other woman near a window selecting things for herself, first she was not sure if it was really she or someone else, time changes appearances and eye sight, going closer she touched her , the woman turned and tried to remember her, then as she became emotional the woman embraced her, some relationships are altruistic , others emotional and sentimental but this one was neither of them , it was a relationship of pure hatred and envy two women in love with the same man have for each other
husn intekhab-
-three men were produced before the judge , they were to be hanged for a crime, the woman related to them was asked if she wanted to free one of them it was possible the other two remaining would get the death sentence , the three of them included her husband, brother and son, she argued spouses can be gotten again, so can the progeny but her parents were dead and brother was the last memory of them she wanted her brother saved, the judge admired her courage and the beauty of her logic and freed all of them
Thursday, February 18, 2016
from previous--
-shahzi saw the masked men surrounding the area, jungi also was masked , his voice when he spoke revealed his true identity, the men climbed up the stairs and reached the rooms upstairs, shehzi saw the slopes meant for wheel chairs , using them he also reached Khalil dada, who was so surprised to find him up there, his associates also could not see jungi in mask, they all were prepared to get their enemy alive , because they wanted to know the where abouts of the beghum missing
page 153--
-shehzi had taken permission to meet khanam , she was untied and her tape on her mouth was removed, zahir khan had allowed him to speak with her, she tried to open the door to the wash room, which was jammed, shehzi pushed it using all his force and fell over because the door was not jammed she was tricking him, she began to jump two steps at a time , the guard was out side he aimed his pistol and fired, shehzi saw the fountain of blood spray out from the collapsing woman's back, zahir asked what was the point in shooting her down, the guard explained she was escaping ,
fun e zaiqa-
--shahi gola kebab masala
-machhali kebab masala
-hyderabadi masala dry chicken
-harey kebab
-zafrani kadahi
-Patiala murgh
-shabb degh
-shakarkandi soufle
- so with the arrival of spring summer is announced, yellow flowers and green grass and fresh vegetables and meat still have tempting power for the chefs and fans of eating , dishes to serve for family give a welcome to invited and uninvited friends so read more recipes in the monthly magazine
-machhali kebab masala
-hyderabadi masala dry chicken
-harey kebab
-zafrani kadahi
-Patiala murgh
-shabb degh
-shakarkandi soufle
- so with the arrival of spring summer is announced, yellow flowers and green grass and fresh vegetables and meat still have tempting power for the chefs and fans of eating , dishes to serve for family give a welcome to invited and uninvited friends so read more recipes in the monthly magazine
page 169--
--azzat was pleasantly surprised, pari was again her own real self, she was ready for breakfast to leave for college, dani too was punctual these days , this was a wonderful change brought in their dull lives after mashal had gone, since the rather ugly happenings that had taken place during the wedding functions this was refreshing, pari kissed her hand before leaving politely , she even enquired where was father,
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
from previous--
--he was in his room, perhaps the door was not properly shut or it got opened with the force of the breeze, he looked in the direction of the opening from where he saw her passing by his room into the corridor, from the next room he heard the music being played either her room was next door or she had entered next door to play the music, the song was nostalgic from some old hindi movie-
-why do you walk the lanes aimlessly like a nomad
-reside only in my heart you wanderer
-
-why do you walk the lanes aimlessly like a nomad
-reside only in my heart you wanderer
-
page 143--
--a man had a pet parrot which used dirty abusive language on seeing people, the man asked a maula sahib to train the naughty parrot, within weeks the parrot was trained to speak good words, the maula announced the course was finished and if the left leg was touched of the parrot he spoke welcoming statement, if the other leg was touched he said his good byes, the owner asked what if he touched both his legs together before the maula could open his mouth to explain the parrot abusively challenged him to dare and see how he choked him to death
from previous--
-zohaib is married to shafya , their little fana is happy in her grand mother"s lap, shafya thinks amina is coming to stay, but it is falak , when zohaib who is very straightforward and talks directly openly what is on his mind is interpreted wrongly by falak it is not his problem, one day he declares shafya is busy, sister is also engrossed, mother also can not go shopping he takes falak who gets ideas which others do not mean , to shop for the family whose taste and style she understands and an help him choose for them
page 187-
--it was a strange day that day, morning was rosy and clear , warm and by the end of the day at sunset in a corner of the sky it turned dark and muddy, a sign that storm was coming, she was asked to shut all the doors and windows, her mother I law was so particular and her little daughter fana sleeping in bed began crying frightened, cuddling her she came to the older woman and let the child feel safe and warm in her grand mother's lap, the child went back to sleep and she to closing the doors, she over heard her mother in law speaking to someone so cheerfully on the phone, it must be amina , but the mother in law was happy because her daughter"s niece in law was coming to stay with them,
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
garz begarz--
--jones and eken were driving in a black BMW whose owner was conny for whom jones had loyally worked for forty years and retired but the other eken was still on the pay roll, the expertise of the retired man could help him out so they were driving to see the boss and his aunt to the sheer annoyance of jones who did not like wasting his time that he enjoyed at the coffee café after retirement , but eken adamantly drove on to meet the boss and his aunt who claimed she knew jones and it was not up to the staff to refuse the orders of their higher ups
Monday, February 15, 2016
interview--
--a married couple go to a marriage counsellor -
the wife is asked in private if she shows interest in her husband"s job matters,
-she always asked him to get a raise in his salary
Q--if they had time to talk
A-they both liked talking and none of them listened
-
Q--what about spending money
A-both she said liked spending money on self and believed the other spouse was a spendthrift and wasted money
-
the wife is asked in private if she shows interest in her husband"s job matters,
-she always asked him to get a raise in his salary
Q--if they had time to talk
A-they both liked talking and none of them listened
-
Q--what about spending money
A-both she said liked spending money on self and believed the other spouse was a spendthrift and wasted money
-
page 121--
--almighty whatever is not written in my destiny kindly do not let me lose my self in useless fruitless efforts doing those things desiring for them, instead guide me to do the things you want me to do
-almighty let me not take the responsibility for the the works of wonder you have taken responsibility of
-let me be eternally grateful to almighty for granting me life of integrity and honesty
-almighty let me not take the responsibility for the the works of wonder you have taken responsibility of
-let me be eternally grateful to almighty for granting me life of integrity and honesty
mungphali ki gawahi--
--Dorothy was in her fifties, retired from fisher"s after he died, she had worked as his private secretary for years , some thirty years , then she was attached to his widow as her social secretary, Dorothy was a most friendly soul amongst her circle of friends, everyone liked her, adored her for her good nature, so when Dorothy was found murdered while she was reading a novel shocked everyone who knew her well
kanjari--
--rais got it that he was trapped, the police cops had guessed he was not married to the woman with him, they wanted to take them to the station to get their statement recorded, separately, so rais took one of the cops in a corner to talk in private, explaining like a sage that women in his family never were taken to the police station, the were dignified people, he was ready to pay for their privacy, it could be humiliating and offend the family name, smile on the lips of the cop's face was authentic and confirmed his own doubts
page 115--
--sometimes a small looking brain can do extraordinary wonders, unexpected from so called uneducated ones who are compared with degree holders , who are treated superior because degrees are considered labels of brain maps, but she was delighted that her intellect had been proven and it saved her from falling down in her own eyes, just by taking a stand all the scattered around life was gathered, uncared for lose beyond her control got under her control, she was able to manage her life better, solve the problem giving her tension, it had to nothing with degrees just with what she called her intellect which was intact
Sunday, February 14, 2016
page 95--
--they got ready after their breakfast and quickly drove off , by the river near the forest the spot was perfect to spend the day in one car harris, jenny and Collin reached the spot in the second was jack and his assistant, they quickly threw the fishing line into the water and sat down to fish as jenny began to stroll around
freckles--
--women feel better if they look better, first of all they compare their own looks with their previous younger looking self, heat, harsh climate, cold and exhaustion drains their skin colour, spots and dark patches appear spoiling their looks,
-warm milk is a good cleanser
-honey and vinegar can do wonders
-vegetable and fruit juices mask is a magic antidote
-turmeric is useful
-warm milk is a good cleanser
-honey and vinegar can do wonders
-vegetable and fruit juices mask is a magic antidote
-turmeric is useful
Saturday, February 13, 2016
from previous--
--Collin was busy, he was in a turmoil, unable to gather himself, announcing he was downstairs with harris made jenny even more irritable, he had almost tagged himself with harris, , Collin reached the room where harris stood holding something that he quickly hid behind his back, strange that harris should try to conceal something from Collin ,who asked whose bike was parked outside
page 89--
--jenny "s eyes flew open, checking the time she calculated she had overslept , the food was heavy and indigestible, she looked for Collin around, from the window she saw the car was repaired, the tyres were ready, she slowly opened the door and began looking for her husband who was not in a hurry to leave that inn, she reached harris"s door, nobody around she carefully opened the door and entered the room, walking step by step into the room till she reached the middle where sat harris in a chair ,
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