from previous-

-she  was  a  professional  and  this  was not  the  first  time  she  was  come  to  a  secluded  house, but  what  she  noticed  different  was  the  man  himself  was  assuring  his  secrecy  and  wanted  nobody  to  know  of  his  activities  ,  this  was  a  matter  of  relief  and  not  much  of  a  concern  to  worry  about

from previous-

-nuri  first  worried  how  will she  escape  the  eyes  of  the  staff  when she  will  go  into  the  buglow , but  there  was  no  watchman, no  guard, no  helper, no  cook, no  garner, the  seth  was  operating  his  household  digitally, pressing  the  remote  he  opened  the  gate, closed  the  gate,  the  whole  system  was  working  on computerised  system,  it  was  even more  worrying  how  will she  go  out  she  thought  but  then she  saw  the  seth  left  one  side  door  unlocked  

from previous-

-nuri  was  clever  woman  and  asked  if  they  could  stop  on the  way  to  get  a  soft  drink  because  her  throat  was  very  dry, but  he  instead  drove  faster  to  reach  his  bunglow   parking  his  car  in the  porch  , it  was  a  secluded  area, she  had  getting  down from the  car  seen the  name  plate  of seth  ahmed  naiman  tea shop owner

from previous-

-nuri  had  seen life  firs hand  and  understood  the  tone  and  style  of  the  old  man her  father"s  age   with  a  lecherous  smile on his  lips  , who  expressed  in his  outright  cheap  manner  all he  wanted  was  an  evening  till late  night  with  wine  woman and  romance , 

from previous-

-the  car  slowed  down and  halted  , he  was  also  a  experienced  hunter who  knew  exacrly  what  her  smile  meant, he  asked  what  would  it  take  to reach  defence  phase, so  it  was  the  time  to  make  negotiations, when full payment of  six  thousand  in advance  were  offered  she  opened  the  passenger  door  with  a  smile

qatil maqtul-

-it  was  a  dry  march  evening  on the  second of  the  month, cool  winds  from the  sea  blew  in,  she  was  enjoying  walking  in the  coolness of  them, she  had  almost  reached  the  super  market  when she  heard  a  car  horn  behind  her  back,  she  got  aside  giving  more  space  to  the  car  as  she  without  turning  to  look  around  kept  walking  on the  foot  path,  but  the  car  slowed  down  and  began  driving   at  her  walking  pace, from the  corner  of  the  eye  she  saw  the  window  glass  was  down  and  she  was  being  greeted  , a  meaningful  smile  appeared on her  lips

from previous-

-the  narrator  engrossed  himself  in the  locket, it  was  silver  locket  with  a  turquoise greenish  blue  stone  of  fifteen carats  in the middle  studded , cracked  yet  it  was  a  very  important  clue  fallen  from one  of  the  killers  or  javed  as  they  fought,

from previous-

-the  narrator  was  still looking  at  the  body  when his  assistant  murad  khan  returned  from the  ground  zero  gone  there  to  take  a walk, he  found  a  locket   in the  near  by  mud  patch  where  traces  of  struggle  also  indicated   javed  had  fought  to  save  himself, this locket  either  belonged  to  the  killers  or  was  of  javed

page 232-

-the  investigator  shares  one  of  his  experiences  , when he  was  posted  in jalal pur  at  lailpur  now  faislabad , two  men  arrived  from batti chak  to  inform of  one  particular  javed  from not  their  village  was  found  dead  in the  rice  fields, this  javed  was  the  same  mentioned  by  khursid  bibi that  he  was  a  cruel  husband  , narghis  was  married  to  him,  the  narrator  goes  to  investigate speculating  why  , what  when  and  how  javed  happened  to  come  to  the  fields   when suddenly  he  noticed  the  body  was  blood soaked  but  there  was  not  a  drop of  blood  on ground  wet  or  dry

from previous-

-the  narrator  showed  lots  of  genuine  interest  in them  specially  for  having  a  full complete  family  with  their  child, they  could  be  grateful to  amighty  for  giving  them all they  wanted  but  then what  was  the  problem  he  asked  khurshid  bibi  who  making  faces  explained  narghis  was  in danger  not  because  she  was  childless but  they  had  two  reasons  in the  family  one  was  her  mother  in law , rehmet  bibi  mother  of  javed  , second  was  khalda  her  sister  in law  elder  sister  of  javed  , javed  was   husband  of  narghis 

from previous-

-khurshid  beghum seemed  in her  forties, if  she  was  married  fifteen years  she  must  have  some  children , zalib hasn was  her  husband  with whom in the  beginning  it  was  not  possible  for  her  to  be  happy  for  they  had  no  children but  after  so  many  years  also  their  quarrels  had  faded  away but  they  still remained  childless,  but  she  compared  her  own situation with narghis  that  narghis  was  in danger  for  her  case  was  different  from hers

from previous-

-khurshid  beghum was  at  the  narrator's police  station in jalal pur lailpur  then  now  faislabad  not  for  her  own but  for  the  sake  of  narghis  she  feared  whose  husband  could  kill  narghis, that  the  life  of  her  neighbour  was  at  stake

hukum rezi-

-the  narration begins  with  when the  police  officer  was  posted  in lailpur  now  faislabad in jalal pur  where  one  fine  morning  a  woman  appeared  at  the  station questioning  him if  he  was  aware  what  was  happening  in town  besides  his  station, the  woman  was  bold, fearless,  strong  and  confident  , dragging  a  chair  she  made  herself  comfortable  she  was  there  not  for  herself  but  for her  neoghbour  ,  simply  explaining  people  came  for  their  own  reasons  , courts  and  police  stations were  where  nobody  went  without  a  reason

from previous-

-fifteen  days  passed  but no  student  arrived  , he  had  fixed  two  thousand  per  student  but   when  half  the  month  was  over  and  two  students  looking  at  the  board   meant  for  student  from fifth grade  to  tenth  came  in they  were  not  ready  to  pay  more  than  five  hundred, hasim accepted  them as  his  students  who  studied  just  two  days  never  to  return, so  when the  month  was  over  he  shut  down his  tuition center

from previous-

-hashim"s  parents  died  and  he  was  left  for  poor  and alone  , his  only  uncle  turned  his  eyes  from him and  hashim began  to  look  for  some  support  , he  had  no  job  and  others  he  observed  struggled  hard  in life specially  the  educated  like  him, hashim decided  to  earn  a  living  in short  term  jobs  on daily  basis, he  moved  from his  damp  dank  basement  room which  he  was sharing  with  others to  a  sunny  ventilated  large  room in a  posh  colony  on rent  where  he  stuck  a  board   of  a  tuition center 

from previous-

-hashim was  the  son of  a  bank  employee  who  after  serving  long  time  got  a  golden hand  shake  , using  all his  amount  to  invest  in  some  bad  business that  went  in a  complete  loss  the  father died  of  a  heart  attack  and  hashim"s  mother  out  of shock  was  paralysed  , soon hashim was  left  alone  to  fend  for  himself

dusri gawahi-

-hashim weather  beaten  and  exhausted  aimlessly  roaming  was  spent  and  finally  came  to  sit  on a  bench  opposite  the  tea  shop, the  owner  was  known  to  him and  brought  a  hot  cup  of  tea  for  which  he  did  not  have  to  pay, feeling  low  hashim promised  him to  pay  when he  will get  some  job  at  the  mazar  where  he  hoped  to  find  one, then he  could   pay  off  all the  old  pending  bills  as  well

khabron ki dunya-

-new  york, this  year  after  a  seven  year   planning  america  has   launched  a  diwali  special  postal  stamp  dedicating  it  to  india

from previous-

--a  drug addict  asked  a  wrestler  how  many  could  he  lift  up, his  answer  was  he  could  lift  ten  men  at  once, the  addict  simply  thought  his  own  rooster  was  better  who  could  lift   several  more  early  morning  

dhoka-

-deceiving  someone  is  breaking  the  rules  of  love, loyalty, master"s  authority , slave"s  sincerity,, faith  of  the  faithful, deception  erodes  and  corrodes  human  nature  from inside  ot  leaving  one  hollow  of  all  humanity  and  kindness

page 200-

-once  it  is  said  hazrat  ali  was  sword  fighting  with  a  deadly  enemy  who  was  very  aggressive , but  good  fighter  hazrat  ali     broke  the  sword  in two  , the  enemy  pathetically  looked  at  the  hazrat  who  never  fought  with  anyone  specially  if  the  opponent  was  unarmed,  the  enemy  asked  him for  a sword  so  they  could  finish  their  battle  till the  end, the  hazrat  gave  his  own  sword  to him   surprising  his  enemy  because  he  had  just  one  and  he  gave  it  to  his  deadly  enemy  because  it  was  his  rule never  to  decline  the  asker  

from previous-

-beg  akhtar"s  mind  was hit  with  something  striking  in his  mind, this  was  a  song  from his past, same  voice, same  wordings, same  melody, same  tune,  he  had  listened  to  this  with  great  reverence, he  had  asked  her  to  get  it  recorded, first  she  was  so  shy  then so  adamant  but  finally  gave  in and  this  was  recorded  but  how  did  this  recorded  version for  his  personal favour   come  to  be  in sarina"s   keeping

from previous-

-beg  akhtar   recognised  the  walking style  of  sarina  , following  her  into  the  lawn  very  quietly  he  saw  her  sit  on a  bench  and  press the  button of  a  walkmen  , a  soft  melody  floated  in the  moonlit   scenery, the  volume  was  intentionally  kept  low  not  to  disturb anyone, but  he  was  near  enough to  hear  it,
-pearl  that  you  are  cheer  the  wine  glass
-that  broke  to  get  crushed
-when can it  re join 
-once  broken  is  shattered  for  ever
-why  you  collect  pieces  of  it
-hiding  in your  embrace
-who  is  the  protector of  the  shattered 
-what  hopes  you  hope  for

from previous-

-it  was  past  midnight, there  was  not  a  trace  of  sleep  in his  eyes, sleep  was  enraged  beloved  not  coming  any  closer , he  got  up  leaving  zarina  in bed  to  stand  by  the  window,  the  moon was  full  and  glowed  on every  scene  below  painting  it  silver,every  thing  was  washed  in silvery  light, then he  stopped  his  roaming  gaze  , there  was  someone  else  there  in the  lawn moving,  bathed  in milk  white  silver  moonlight

from previous-

-he  was  a  national  level  tennis  champion  but  she  wanted  him to  believe  he  was  her  champion  too, he  had  won her, he  had  won her  love, he  was  champion in all  manner in the  true  sense, then he  heard  sarina  calling  him out  of  his  deep  reverie  --uncle , uncle, drink  water, he  took the  glass from her  and  swallowed  the  whole  glass  of  water  in one  swig, looking  up  again he  gave  her  some  instructions  to  get  the  letters  typed  , they  were  urgent  and  must  be  mailed  that  day  only

from previous-

-sarina  saw  her  boss  sitting  down  in pain , she  brought  a  glass  of  wter  calling  him urgently  to  wake  up, uncle  uncle  she  called  out  loudly  and  clearly, he  was  at  that  moment  not  aware  of  his  surroundings  but  gone  somewhere  in the  past  , he  was  where  wishing  his  lady  love  a  very  happy  birth day, fastening  a  brooch  on her  red  coat, how  happy  they  were  then, her  eyes  sparkled  and  shone  with  pure  joy,   who  was  thanking  him gratefully  for  that  gift, he  had  explained  nothing  was  more  precious  than her, she  had  laughed  how  brilliant  he  was  like  a  champion of  ideas,  they  had  embraced  each  other , 

page 52--

-the  office  of  beg  akhtar  was  very  impressive, , when sarina  entered  the  room she  saw  the  man  sitting  behind  the  office  table, what  an  amazingly  grand  man  he  was, hair  greying  on the  hairline , tall  and  dignified,   she  came  closer  with  the  files, clad  in her  purple  dress  with  a  high neck  on which  a  brooch  fastened  instead  of  a  button, looking  at  the  brooch  beg  akhtar"s  eyes  got  fixed, something  broke  inside  him, his  memories  crunched  piercing  his  mind  , he  sat  down  holding  his  head, a  pang  of  sheer  pain shot  up  his  head

from previous-

-conscience  is  the  inner  voice  every  person is  equipped  with  to  guide  him
-the  only  enemy  the  modern world  has  to  fight  is  the  mankind  itself
-people  are  bothered  with  their  needs  not  their  capabilities

page 47-

-those  who  are  stressed  will  one  day  find  solace  but  those  who  are  trouble  makers  shall never  be  at  peace
-the  brainy  learn  lessons  from the  mistakes  but  fools   repeat  their  own mistakes  and  fail to  learn
-anger  is  punishing  yourself  for  the  mistakes  others  commit
-weak  friends   make  enemy  strong
-caution is  a  virtue  of  intelligence
-

from previous-

-sarina  observed  everyone  had  accepted  her  presence  there  except  naznin who  persuaded  shehryar  to  explain her why  did  he  bring  sarina  home,  he  explained   with  a  finality  no  one  could  dare  challenge  that  she  was  his  friend's  sister, the  friend  was  going  on a  two  month course  to  america  and  she  had  nobody  else  to  stay  with  she  will be  for  all the  two  months  be  there, then he  turned  to  ask  others  specially  to  arshi  to  show  her  to  her  room,

from previous-

-sarina  watched  every  movement  of  naznin who  she  felt  was  swaying  in a  reptilian  grace  hissing  poisonously  asking  shehryar  why  he  did  not  tell  pointing  towards  sarina  that  she  was  there, so  sarina  thought  this  was  something  very  interesting  , nanznin  was  not  showing  interest  in sarina  at  all  , nor  the  reason she  was  there  or  if  she  was  his  friend"s  sister  but   the  very  fact  that  sarina  was  with  shehryar  was  a  matter  of  insecurity  to  naznin

from previous-

-arshi  holding  her  hand  introduced herself   asking  to  be  friends, she  began  to  smile  just  then  kashi  pushing  arshi  aside  said  he  would  be  even more  happier   to  be  friends  ,the  smile  lit  her  face  up, she  looked  happy  and  more  sure  of  the  situation she  was  in,, her  thick  eye  lashes  naturally  lowered   showcasing  her eyes, a  glint  of  wicked  envy  glowed  in naznin"s  eyes, the  gling  could  be   mistaken  as  delight  if  not  interpreted  rightly

sheeshon ka masiha-

-when she  entered  the  main lobby  of  the  beautifully  built  with  white  stones   all eyes  turned  to  look  at  her, with  her  was  shehryar  who  had escorted  her  there, taking  small  steps  she  very  carefully  and  cautiously   walked  up  to  the  middle  of  the  room to  stand  still,  he  who  was  reading  a  magazine  looking  at  cars  his  favourite  subject  gave  her  a  smile, she  who  was  watching  her  favourite  food  channel  looking  at  her   jumped  up  to  her  feet  and  higged  her  showing  great  interest  in her  coming, naznine  kept  filing  her  nails  and   tried  to  scowl  arrogantly, who  was  she  and  why  was  she  there  and  why  did  sheheryar  bring  her  there, shehryar  introducing  her  said  she  was  safina  his  bestest  froend"s  sister, dressed  in plain  pink  cotton  only  a  silk  ribbon on her  veil, was  a  luxury  item  she  could  afford

extra ordinary ananya-

-lucknow- a  four  year  old  is  given  special  permission and  admission in ninth standard  in school  because  of  her  extra  ordinary  talent, if  she  passes  this  year  next  year  she  will be  the  first  child  ever  at  that  age  to   pass  tenth  matric  board  exams

from previous-

-if  sajad  wanted  to  fight  till one  of  them died  , he  too  had  a  small condition to  put  before  him, he  wanted   nobody  present  to  watch  them fight, it  must  be  done  in the  room where  he  and  baqar  had  fought, because   sajad  was  infamous  for  killing  his  opponents  he  could  fight  till the  end  there  and  emerge  victorious , his  supporters  would  not  witness  it  though, sajjad  poisonously  smiled  and   explained  that  would  go  against  him because  nobody  will be  there  to  save  him from sajjad,  he  too acquired  the  same  poisonous  hissing  tone  purposely  and  asked  if  he  was  ready  to  accept  his  challenge  and  fight  him in that  room alone, sajjad  accepted  his  challenge  and  asked  him to  get  lost till sunday  duel

from previous-

-during  the  nights  in that  hilly  terrain cold  winds  blew  in the  rooms  the  gas  lights  threw lights,  coal stoves   kept  them warm, they  both  sat  facing  each  other  sajad  and  him, sajad  rotating his  ring  on his  left  hand  finger  looked  red  flushed  with  inner  heat, he  wanted  to  fight  him, he  asked  will the  next  sunday  be  perfect  and  suitable, if  they  should  use  weapons  or  the  fight  should  be  emty  handed,  because  the  winner  will be  he  who  kills  his  opponent, 

from previous-

-she  argued  if  her  mother  saw  them she  would   faint, he  teased  she  might  come in any  time  and  faint  even  now  seeing  her  almost  sitting on his  chest  shaving  him,  she  asked him not  to  accept  the  challenge  , not  to  fight  the  duel  with  sajad, it  could  mean  using  the  razor  either  on his  or  her  own  throat

page 117-

-she  jumped  up  and stood  up,  going  to  the  cabinet  from the  shelf  she  pulled  out  the  complete  shaving  kit, throwing  all her  weight  on his  chest  she  made  him to  lay  back  as  she  lathered  the  brush  and  began  applying  the   creamy  foam  generously  on him, but  when she  took out  the  old  fashioned  knife   instead  of  the  modern razor  he  got  up  and  sat  down, they  began a  quarrel , he  doubted  she  could  cut  his  throat

gazal-

-protecting  me  from all the  world  
-he  feared  someone  might  steal  me  from him
-permitting  him  to  go  far  away
-i believed  he  would  call me  to  anyway
-sunshine  of  out  memories   given him
-in the  dark  sorrows they  could  light up
-he  must  declare  his  love  to  the  world
-not  a  secret  i  am  to  keep  secure
-this  is  how  business of  our  passion will be  run
-i  shall be  spent, he  shall me  earn

from previous-

-six  months  passed, the  six  children were  lost  and  felt  they  missed  something  warm  in life, the  household  staff  was  busy  in their  routine  but  the  motherly  love  and  care  was   not  there, one  day  from rawal pindi  arrived  in kerachi  her  maternal  uncle  that  reminded  her  of  her  dead  mother"s  fragrance  , how  she  hugged  him tight  and  cried  , 

page 38-

-mahim began  saring  her  story  with  rajya  , they  were  six  brothers  and  sisters , she  was  the  eldest, when she  was  in the  ninth standard  in school  her  mother  died  in child  birth , amna, zoya, anwar and  javed all  had  two  years  gap  between their  births but  the  last  one  was sadra  born  six  years  after  javed, they  all  dried  but  their mother  never  woke  up  again, she  being  the  eldest  had  to  take  up  all the  burden  for  two  months, getting  her  siblings  ready  , her  result  was  out  she  joined  matric , in the  night  she  slept  and  the  child  cried  , her  father  kept  a  baby  sitter  and  later  she  heard  he  planned  to  remarry  , 

majburi-

-the  prosecutor  asked  the  woman  why  did  she  turn  her  car   crushing   the  crowd , on the  other  side  were  just  two  men  walking  on the  pavement  she  ought  to  have  tried  to  save   more  number  of  people  by  turning  her  car the  other  way  when she  realised  the  brakes  had  failed  , the  woman  explained  she  did  turn  towards  the  pavement  with  two  men walking  there  but  they  screamed  and  ran  to   join the crowds  so  she  had  to follow  their  direction

from previous-

-dusk  had  descended  on the  farm house  where  nina  stood  in the  corridor  waiting  for  her  men  to  arrive  with  shehzad  whose  where  abouts  were  given  by  momi, what  a  handsome  young  man  was  escorted  blindfolded,  she  later  asked  the  lovers  to  run away, momi  wanted  to  go  away  with him, nina  was  helping  them, but  shehzad  worried  his  brains  out  what  if  they  were  caught, but  momi  argued  it  would  be declared  nina  had  killed  momi  and  nobody  will come  looking  for  them nina  wanted  them to  leave  , go  home, or  get  married  or  elope  it  was  not  her  concern 

aurat zad-

-momi  surprised  her  abductress  nina  telling  her  she  wanted  to stay  with her, she  had  reasons  to  feel  free  with  her  , she  knew nina  was  out  there  to  take  revenge  from her  father  and  brothers, but  this  situation gave  a  her  a  chance  to  express  herself,  she  had  a  paramour  and  would  like  to  be  with him,  she  knew  nina  could   lose  her  temper  and  kill her  any  time  , she  could  make  videos  and   make  them viral  on the  internet  yet  ot  was  her  life  and  her  choice  and  her  decision she  wanted  to  be  with  her  kidnapper  because  as  a  woman  they  understood  each other  better like  soulmates

dhyan-

-  a  mother  strictly  asked her  son  to  pay  more  attention on his  classes  and  learn  lessons  well, it  was  very  important  to  learn  who  was  who  like  sultan  salah aldin aayubi, the  clever  son asked  her  if  she  knew  who  was  pinky  aunty, mom argued  what  was  the  connection between pinky  aunty  and  his  homework,  the  clever  son explained  history  is  a  period  spent  ages  ago, one  must  live  in the  present, pinky  aunty  was  their  new  stunning  neighbour  father  was  interested  in

page 179-

-the  moment  kashif  called  on phone  neelam  gestured  khyam to  leave, he  quickly  handed  her  his  revolver  he  was  holding,, she  put  it  in her  bag  as  he  looked  out  into  the  corridor  if  all  was  clear  for  them, there  was  nobody  around, bith  of  them  began  crossing  the  corridor   when they  reached  rawa"s  room  she  suddenly  emerged  pulling  neelam's  hand  because  she  wanted  to  show  her  something, they  refused  explaining  they  were  in a  hurry  and  some  other  time  they  will come, but  rawa  asked  what  made  her  leave  so  urgently  that  she  even  did  not  inform her, without   loosening  her  control over  her  grip  she   succeeded  in  making  them  come  into  her  room where  she  began  to  show  them some  sketches,  suddenly  they  heard  mazhar  screaming  in his  room,, a  waiter  appeared  with  a  tray  and  two  glasses  of  juice, if  he  heard  his  screams  he  would  enter  the  room and  then it  will be  impossible  for  neelam  and  khyam to  leave  that  place

keh kashan-

-there  lived  a youth in a  city  who  brings  his  villager  father  for  a  trip  and  sight seeing , they  spent   leisurely  quality  time  together,  eating  , having  fun, being  together, looking  at  places  , at  night  the  son had  planned  a  night  out  in the  open  under  a  camping  tent,  past  mid  night  the  tird  son was  woken up  by  his  villager  father  who  was  asking  him what  did  he  see  up  there, the  son  looked  at  the  starry  night  sky, the  milky  way  and  the  distant  galaxies  and  replied  mankind  was still researching  , science  had  found  many  new  galaxies  and  was  still  finding  new  black  holes  and  things were   unsolved  how  this  universe  was  born, the  villager  father  gave  him a  tight  slap abusing  him heavily, did  he  not  see  their  tent  was  stolen

from previous-

-kashif  reached  home,   he  stopped  his  car, opened  the  door, got  down, walked  up  to  the  gate  , opened  the  gates, got  back  into  his  car,  drove  it  in, got  down again  to  shut  the  gate  half  way  when there  next  to  him stood  khayam, who  had  been hiding  behind  the  garden  hedge  for  several  days  waiting  for  him, he  wanted  to  talk in private  inside  his  house  on a  serious  matter, kashif  did  not  like  it  he  asked  him to  come  next  day  to  see  him in his office  , he  was  rather  tired  at  that  time

from previous-

-the  policeman  would  not  leave  khyam  until he  gave  him  some  cash  because  he  had  come  all that  way  to  inform him  about  his  business partner  taking  police   around  to  get  him arrested  for  the check  bounced,  five  hundred  were  pulled  out  from his  pocket,  it  was  fair  enough  for  the  man  had   spent  his  time, energy  and  fuel

from previous-

-without  answering  khayam's  question the  policeman  went  in, then  explaining  in what  position he  was  he  asked  him to  prepare  himself  for  cheating  , his  check  given to  his  business partner  for  a  certain  amount  bounced , the  partner  was  taking  help  from police  to  get  him arrested, he  must  be ready  for  this