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....the explosions  were certain to occur  he knew fir he was the master of the plan, first was to  destroy the slouse park clinic and tge second tge same grand  building  where  james moor had declared him dead, he had  planted very dangerous  time bombs there brought by Jessica who was another nuclear  bomb no less

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......this  was  the local  Jerusalem  time,  which is two hours ahead    from g Mt and one hour from Berlin time,  it meant in berlin just now it was  seven  ten morning  time,, according to him in next five minutes  local  Berlin time at quarter past seven  in Berlin  two major  bomb explosions were to occur 

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?....James moor stood up rather slowly,  his manner showed he was ashamed,  , the only topic of that seminar was to discuss  rehan, who was present  there hidden from  view observing  everything  happening in tge hall, , now and then  his eyes lifted to check the giant wall clock  on the  wall, , the time  it showed was  ten past eight morning 

page 247......

........they did their best to   tame that man but every time he somehow managed to snap off the  ropes of  control restricting  him and escaped as if fleeing  from  his  deadliest enemies said rabbi Simon adding  that his such actions  harmed the society more , they were  his  supporters  but he didn't care a damn about them 

from previous....

.....delphine had explained to him at the  Preston house about the  Supreme bank and spiritual authority for Judaism  the two rabbis were selected for two  specific  purposes  for ten years, these two were elected in 2013  and were to remain  there till 2023,  zak Simon and izak  rudy

from previous....

.....he  had  told edath about his friend  sharu who was kept somewhere in Bavarian  zugspitze  in a scientific  center , both had a great time together, it was just because of death he was able to attend  Jerusalem  meeting , she was a true friend and  proved quite helpful,  by backing him up in Berlin  underground  railway  station 

from previous...

.....doctor death sat silent,  the newspaper was  a stiff partition  between  them,, she agreed to rahel ,s instructions and waited for him to talk, they had met  a fortnight ago in Munich  hotel edan where sge had reached after her husband, s death from Barcelona,  Rahel  had  returned from there , she planned to permanently  live in Germany 

waqt....

.....tge newspaper was stiff before open eyes, tge feminine  touch was felt on a shoulder, was a familiar thing  something that  occurred every day, recognizing  the voice he without  bothering to  turn  his head asked them to come  and be by his side, because he was  engrossed in some  mental  calculations  ge wanted them to stay quiet, when he will  be free  from his  mindful thinking he will  talk to them

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.....the man in the dark growled what did he want from him now, he  already had ruined his reputation,  his job was taken away, his family  was gone, he was hiding  from  the security  like a criminal,  he had nothing left to give him,

...of course, death was or two  types  one was natural and  second  type was in which man was a living dead

This was an equalizer 

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......he stood right inside the lounge, it was dark , the room was filled with cigar smoke, a man in cream sofa sat watching  him,, just for a moment  kamran couldn't  recognize this man, this was the man in whose each and every move elegance  showed, his nunnery of walking talking and dressing  was highly  stylish,  but now ge was there in a crushed  crumpled  dirty dress  , unshaven,  ungroomed, eyes were red  as if painted in a pigeon, s  blood, eyelids heavy and swollen,  he was sikander bakht the coveted foreign minister 

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.....one day he happened to meet sikanderbakht, he swiftly reached the gate of the bungalow,, he opened the gate to enter when a  young   man  at high speed walked  towards him pushing  silently into his hands a black pistol he  rushed out the gate, he pocketing  the weapon  marched forward towards the portico,  , there ge pushed open the huge massive  door and stepped in 

from page 243...

......,he was married to mahi, in the haveli in the portion jawad  lived now lived her sisters  of ashni with their old mother, mahi  had brought them  there, now that he was unanimously  made the chieftain  he sat every morning   to listen  to what chaudhary hashmat,s men  had to say , but he failed  to completely  follow their  instructions and  all the unlawful activities  and smuggling  was not his cup of tea  became very clear 

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......the tongue was sealed 

Silence  at stakes

The images broken

Spoke volumes of their condition 

.....face and name were not recollected together 

Tide of time   drowned the real

To a dreamy thought

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......dear native  land that  desired 

To be read  like a book

Look what  pathetic condition  

 the  changes brought to you

....the decisions made between embracing

Hearts  presented more questions while  leaving 

....there was a possibility of separation 

Amongst  other options 

...a mere  suggestion  from them

Was accomplished  by them 

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......just something  smoulders  near the heart

....this fire is not of burning love

...sound of breezes  is music

But not known to itself 

Canopy of trees breathe  

Sustaining  entirely on them

....discouraged to move forward 

Stopping impossible 

Love is unachievable lifelong

Journey  without  destination 

parvin shakir muntkhab ashar....

......no complaints about autumn 

No resentment  for  the breezes

Blossoms are is a strange exotic 

Affairs with the breezes 

....what does the  unborn 

half  open blossom knows 

What the breezes  has plans in mind

....storms have kept many   on vigil

It's the soft breezes  mud lamps are unaware of

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......hoir opened the fridge and took some kebabs out to fry them , am8na beghum asked her to put them back for they were neat for special occasions,   she took the wheat flour dough and made  some rotus and an egg omelet,  taking the plate to the dining  room sge felt her head spinning  and was about to crash on the floor but naheed caught her and screaned for help,  Amina beghum  led her to the hospital  and the nurse soon gave them  good news  a boy was born

Amina beghum  looking at her proud son junaid, s face instructed him to not get carried away  instead be strict  and keep the wife under control 

from previous....

......noor  was  confiding  in  naaz her elder sister  , whom she believed  will never  get a chance to find her own choice like she had found kamran,  a girl must choose a career and work before getting married  but she also must try find her own life companion,   both the girls were laughing  when raisa entered their room, hiw happy a moment  for another is to see her daughters  smiling and laughing freely  ,  stress free  and  xqrefree, her eyes were  flooded  with emotions 

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......noor expressed her feelings  as a girl to her sister naaz that girls were considered  a burden  if not married  and when married  more problems  were raised,  a girl should  be educated and  must stand on her feet financially   to support  herself 

....baaz laughing sa8d they would  certainly  in her case follow her rule

Noor became rather serious  sge gad something to disclose  her  classmate kamran and she were going steady, dating each otber

page 172...

....noor came to sit  near nazya who was  watching  TV drama  , after hoorwas married  no fun was left in their life it seemed,, house was completely silent,  raisa was reciting her namaz,   anwar  was as usual  not home,  noor again  spoke to naz asking  if she  had not become  silent,  , naz argued with whom could she talk to,  mother remained engrossed in her prayers  and noor was kept busy  in her studies,  naz  pitying  herself  for working  overtime at home  and then expected to be  taking  to them was unreasonable 

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....hoor declared she will then cook the rice , Amina beghum refused  because  this her younger daughter   liked  her type of rice and had specially  asked for it so only she would cook the rice 

....finally hoor gave up and asked  Amina beghum  what can she do 5o help her , she is always busy 8n the kitchen and how can hoor help, Amina beghum explained  she liked working for her children  and it was no problem,  she could go and find something else to do

Hoor was finding it impossible to get into the kitchen  and  please them by  cooking for them , Amina beghum was always present there and without her permission  and her consent  there was no entry 

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.....Amina beghum was  in the kitchen  peeling and chopping onions when hoir stepped in and tried to take from her hands the knife and  onions  , Amina beghum refused to give up her task , she liked working  and stay active,  hoor offered to  cut the tomatoes,  Amina beghum  refused  her to not do it at this point of time,  wheat flour dough  was not necessary  to  knead because  rice was cooking and  rotisserie were arriving from the restaurant 

from previous.......

.......hoor found herself  all alone  and did her best to adjust in her new  setting  but  Amina beghum  was her mother in law  a barrier  she had to tackle,  moreover  junaud saw through hus mother, s eyes,  spoke  her tongue,  heard what she wanted him to hear

A maid was kept to clean and mop the rooms and also for washing  , the kitchen  was   mainly Amina beghum,s Forte unwilling to share her control  with  any one  perhaps  fearing she might lose control 

page 171...

.......if life  is a  challenge  marriage is  even  a  harder test, a girl  who grows up in a secure environment   , the love showering family  provides her all she  needs  and tgen sge enters  an absolutely  different family set up   where everyone is a stranger  and she an outsider, her life completely changes 

from previous...

......hoor was tidying up her room  and herself  after the wedding  function was over, Junaid stepped in to  the room  pleasantly asking  her  addressing her as hus dear to show him the envelopes  by the wedding guests  given them because  he wanted to check  who gave how much, hoir opened her cupboard  and took out her shiny purse full with such gift envelopes  containing  gift money, emptying  the envelopes on the bed he quickly pocketed all the money  and returned her the empty  envelopes 

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.......the days flew past  and hoor was married off and sent away, she reached ger husband's  house  and  dreamt of dreams every newly wedded  bride dreams,  a rosy future, loving husband,  romantic  life, security  safety and personal bonding,  her parental  chapter was over and new chapter of life had opened before her with immense hopes  innumerable possibilities  , she was not certain of  what exactly lay ahead soft blossoms  or thorns 

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.......raisa discussed the matter hanging heavily on her mind  with her sister , the groom, s mother was rough and too argumentative, appa asked raisa if she was marrying her girl to the groom or his mother, the match was fine and family  background  also good enough,  it was a small family,, the groom was a qualified  engineer, he had no bad habits either 

page 167...

........to see Junaid if raisa was overjoyed she became worried to see his mother,  who was a  foolish but oversteer in arguing  type of a woman,   raisa got confused,  anwar had liked Junaid very much,  he  didn't object to this match,  but raisa was the mother and she was sentimental  about her daughter  who fir her was still  not ready for marriage,  for a possessive  mom gurls  gave a long life time to  get married 

from previous......

........They buried  ashni  next to jawad in the cemetery  in the grave  marked Karman, kamran returned  and his presence  was prevented from  being released  from muradabad, he had to strike back and it must be  his last  chance,  he changed his strategy,  print media was  lagging  as electronic media was highly  advanced and  faster

from previous...

.......kamran  took control of the steering wheel and  mahi crying sat in the passenger seat , it was shocking that asinine was dead, they crossed the small bridge to enter pakpattan , something had broken inside him too, he wanted to scream but  controlled his  sentiments , he asked Mahi if she from the beginning was aware of his and ashni, s relationship,  she shook her head , she only came to know of it when she saw her  wearing the hair clip he had  taken back from mahi saying it was not meant for her 

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........ashni  said she didn't want to go anywhere  with anyone  , mahi declared  they were not leaving her alone  , ashni pleaded to be left alone, looking at Karman she smilingly said she liked Mahi who was perfect natch for his lose screws she will tighten up , but she wanted to be alone for some time  to come out of her loss 

page 240...

...ashni broke  down into   tears , mahi hugged her tight, ashni  lamenting explained her love was  Jawad who was dead, she had broken  many a hearts including  Karman,s , Jawad  trusted her no more and believed she was after his diamonds

from previous...

....mahi challenged  ashni to shoot her ,  obviously ashni ,s hand gripped the pistol but her hands were  shaking,  she was trembling,  nahi held ashni,s hand that clutched the pistol and placed it on her own  forehead saying  she can now press the trigger  without  going off her mark,  then nahi laughed and and continued  ashni could not fire at them at all because  nobody  kills people  they love, kamran was surprised  at mahi , perhaps she knew it all along he was in love with ashni 

hajj returned...

....a man in the neighborhood  returned safely from the hajj  ofchis lifetime  and went straight to the shop where he had a  running account  and  asked the shop owner to get his  ledger  he kept,  the owner was mighty pleased  the man was going to  pay his  bills  for all these three years, when the sheet was opened  the hajj returned asked the  proprietor  to add  the title  Haji before his name

shagufa..

....the married man  recollected  his  childhood days when little kids 2ere sxaredcto throw  stones at frogs,  they were told by elders not to throw stones at the creatures or they would get a mute wife , how he wished he had thrown  some stones  on frogs

amirtarin

....two  small school  boysxwere trying to  prove their respective fathers were more  wealthy than the other's,  the argument  became fierce,  one of them declared  decidedly  his father was wealthier because he was paying back  more loan interest  every month 

from previous...

....black boxes are recovered  to find out what happened to the aircrafts  and how the crash happened,  these black boxes don't  get affected  by fires, explosions, water direct hit and other elements  so why aren't the aircrafts  built with this material 

from previous....

....instead of trying to cleanse  one's  skin of flaws  one should  try to cleanse the mind and soul  to purify it which will definitely improve the quality of life 

from previous...

.... a couple  always argued , the nan declared he will swallow poison  and get  rid of this life

He bought some poison and returned home and  swallowed  the poison  before his wife but he didn't die and became sick,  wife  hitting her forehead  wailed  why he never bought right things , he paid  for  things he never got them right 

from previous

....a fakir shouted before a house for food, he waited   long time  for someone to come out and  give him some  food,  then he shouted  even  louder he was a modern  beggar  and  willingly would  like to have trendy foods like pizzas burgers and  fast foods

The woman of the house screamed  from inside  if he would  like to have  a  beating  from her shoes

.clever beggar explained he was advised not to have hard things 

from previous...

....imran continued  their abbaji  had foreseen  the danger to his life and when kamran was  captive  and kept in the basement  nobody around was allowed  but abbaji seemed to be prepared for  something  might happen,  one day he called imran to his  room where he was all alone and handed him a key saying dear son imran give this key to the safe in the basement  to kamran when he returns,  it was so weird

from previous...

....it was not an accident  , it was a  planned murder  echoedcimran,s nervous voice,, the  seriously injured guard had told him the truck driver had given him the clear signal to pass from the site,  when their car began to speed up to  cross the truck driver deliberately  hit them , their car turned  over banging on the road sidevrocks

page 231...

They reached the haveli  again 

Bhai shafiq was saying that morning  babaji returning from Islamabad  was hit by a truck , the  guard  and abbaji succumbed  to their injuries on the spot, , another guard was badly injured,   , before this happened  abbaji had spoken to imran, expressing his worries  over kamran, s  abduction 

from previous...

.....he heard mahi,s  voice on the phone and enquired  how was she,where was he and where was ashni asked  mahi,  she asked him to tell ashni her guard was  not letting  her go anywhere,, she seemed to be crying,   he consoled her  the guard was there to protect her , all will be  fine  soon,  she was panicking  , she wanted to go home,  her abba was waiting for her 

from previous...

....he observed  sheen of unshed tears in her eyes, he  was not a fool, he was prepared to  give his enemies  a shock of their life, she softly announced  they must go in and talk, he could gave run away but the invisible  shackles of his beloved  were keeping him  rooted  to the ground,  he followed her in, it was a huge empty building 

page 229...

....ashni said kamran, s speculation could be absolutely wrong,  he explained if his speculations are built on correct  facts and figures  they can never be wrong, it was now his turn to  give her surprise,  when she  and hawad  ran away he chose to ignore them completely,  but he  found out  all he wanted to of ger past, was her mother  not a dancing girl,  chhamiya bai , and did ashni know whose  daughter was she, who could be her father 

from previous...

....then what followed  all depended  exclusively on  mahi, she cooked the meal for all, added  sleeping pills to  the cooked meal, before serving it mahi gad given kamran a dose of tranquilizers, when all  fell down  nahi phoned and called her, , both friends  dragged unconscious kami out from  the basement,  he was driven to this place where he woke up

from previous...

....she continued  she made mahi trust her like a true soulmate,  putting into her innocent mind the simple plain truth,  if the chaudhary could save his son's life  for the love of his  son , the chaudhary could also ruthlessly  sacrifice the life his beloved son to protect his own  reputation,  this was  tge motivational force she  used to make mahi follow her instructions,  the simple  girl got easily trapped into her  talks to save her love the man kamran  who was silently listening  

from previous...

Not wanting to disclose her presence and location  she stopped herself from  attacking  makhachkala,  she had come to know where was Jawad kept  captive,  so to avoid  makah and company  she remained silent,   meantime kamran,s story  came to an end,, in the beginning she really believed he had  succeeded in fleeing from the country,  in fact  he must have  committed suicide  defeated 

page 227...

....she explained she had appeared before mahi in makeup but mahi soon became  familiar with her real  face,  pity her  luck was  poor,  a man like him had fallen prey to her designs   what was mahi an innocent fool before her scheming mind,, befriending mahi she came to live in the Nawab, s haveli,  then through mahi she would know all about  hashmat chaudhary  and it was then she realized nahi was in love with kamran 

from previous....

.....when she and her  gang  fortunately  somehow  became aware of that so called friend,s plans of killing them all they fled knowing  he will soon catch up  and they were in  grave danger,  he would not let the go free so easily, taking  care of being shadowed and detouring  the whole thing  they reached Karachi, and happened to meet a man akram khan who agreed to help them reach afghanistan for a heavy price 

from previous...

....in mehrabpura  jawad had a vadera friend who was deeply involved in human smuggling,, he could arrange for them  a kaunchbto get away to another country, but he came to know of the  diamonds  they were carrying,  so he changed his mind, so he made plans to  kill them all and take away the diamonds 

from previous...

..... it was possible to get away from the crime scene  but she knew very well  chaudhary hashmat will chase them  and they decided to leave the country but lawfully they couldn't go anywhere,  because they had unlawful custody of  diamonds, there was no time to get rid off them in the black market  either,  so they  started off towards the sindh

from previous...

.....that day  when he was  a captive in her  home makhachkala,s men attacked  them,  Jawad escaped from there,  she learnt he was wounded and was sorry for him because he couldn't escape  from  there, she and her  gang had no plans to kill him, and none of them had wounded him , they had obtained the diamonds,  he was rushed to the hospital  as a result makhachkala and his gang  lost control over the situation and she and her gang with the diamonds  could escape  easily 

page 226...

....he looked at her and asked  how did she manage to return in his life with all her devil  self,  how did  she  connect to mahi whom he loved,  she began her  narrative  it was not his love that pulled her  back  in hi  life but his father approached her , he forced her  to  come back,  he was shocked but remained silent,  she mischievously added the story begins from that point in time  where two  loving  souls get separated 

from previous...

....with nobody  around  to stop him , with all the doors unlocked  he could move about freely in the huge mansion  so well kept and taken care of,   he stood outside the main door  not knowing what to do and where to go  when he heard a female voice singing,  he  turned  to look in ge direction  that appeared to come from upstairs,  ashi stood there in her circular  balcony waving warmly like a close friend  before ge knew of it she disappeared from there to emerge from the downstairs  doorway to sit quickly in a lawn chair and pour him a cup of tea 

from previous...

....he tried to move  and get up, he was feeling good , not weak, perhaps a good diet had improved his stamina and strength,  he opened the door it was not locked  and  walked into the corridor, it was a completely  furnished  huge house,  but it had a vacant look , nobody  was  seen  around,   he walked towards the stairs to reach the lounge downstairs  and outside  , nobody was there

page 224...

....when he opened his eyes hecwas awake and felt rested , as if he had slept like a light for long hours,he looked at the ceiling  and then around  and realized the room was changed  like the ceiling,  he was no longer in the basement  and shifted to a new place  equally small  , this room was better and suitably decorated,  wall to wall carpet on the floor was   spread out and the bed he was in was a double bed, the door of the room seemed to be open,  , mahi, s last statement  echoed in his mind,  so she had rescued him from the basement  but why and how

from previous...

...she said to him he followed his heart and did what he wanted to do, didn't he, but did he ever consider  about them who depended  upon him,  like his brothers and  their families, people who  had depended upon him  and had many expectations from him,  he said like she  expected  certain things from him,  she became silent 

from previous...

....when all the  dishes were  emptied  she removed the tray and from the thermos  on the table poured two  cups of hot steaming tea  and brought them,  before that she had remembered to give him his medicines,  either she  had asked  about his  medical condition  outside or she took  instructions  or his prescription 

page 224...

....he declared he wanted to face the world again 

...she asked him  knowing that there was something more   important than that in life 

...yes, just one failure could not defeat him, 

Life was still   there  burning like a flame within him implying  the whole story was  still there intact , he was speaking to her but trying to convince himself 

from previous...

.....mahpara  in a most charming  warm manner refused  to allow him to leave without having a cup of hot tea, after all he had specially come to deliver her her lost bag with the contents  and she had a rightful duty to at least offer him a cup of tea, he again fell back in the sofa,  this is what he had always asked for,  a stranger woman in his boring life with whom he could develop  an extramarital affair,  go around , gave fun , shop, eat out and enjoy each other's  company 

from previous...

....anwar expressed his heart felt  condolences to her for having lost her husband,  curious he asked how many children she had,  two daughters and two sons,,  she had a small parlour  attached to the house outside  and she was earning well, life was financially stable,  he quickly stood up to leave, beforecthis no woman had given him so much time  and  attention 

from previous...

....finishing his soft drink he kept the empty glass on the table  and happily refused to  take  all credit for being so good,  she softly said her husband had duedcthree years ago in a road accident  , she experienced  life was tough for single women  , people  were not helpful without a reason and  the whole world seemed a lawless sinful  jungle  full of  hidden beasts

from previous...

.....mahpara welcomed  humdani inviting him to step in  , she ushered him to the drawing room  and requested him to  be comfortable in a sofa, the drawing room was decorated tastefully  , he sat down  and she served him a cold drink, he was rather   surprised  but she explained he was a decent man  and deserved a  pleasant hospitality  who else in these times  was so helpful , perhaps mahpara had a natural  habit of  praising  others constantly 

from previous...

..... anwar humdani stood before a  beautiful house in a posh colony  in the city, he held a shopping bag in his hand,  in the bag was kept mandara,s  forgotten purse on the counter  of his readymade garments shop,  he pressed his finger on the bell and looked around,, the street was absolutely empty,, the door opened instantly,  , mahpara stood right there before him,  simply dressed looking extremely  attractive  wearing her smile 

from previous...

....the  number  shining on the cell screen was unknown,  naaz hesitant  answered the call,  from the other end someone asked if  the number  belonged to miss naaz, , her nervous  hello followed by a nervous yes  triggered another question  if she was miss naaz herself,  but who was it calling  she asked, next question the caller flung was ifcsgecwas scared,, and that was enough to make her  angry,, the man laughed  introducing himself  , hecwas danyal

page 162...

.....noor jahaan  was surprised,  what lessons can  magazines and novels give her, what was it she could learn from them,  raisa was her mother and clever  and quickly explained  in all the stories  the heroine  always was the most brilliant fortunate  clever shrewd and she proved it by showing  all her talents  that she deserved  it to be  worthy of the title , she cooked six dishes for dinner,  afterwards dressed up  well as the hostess, she managed the whole family and household,  did the washing  in the machine  and drove the car and was a good interior designer  decorator and   she was perfect , smiled her mother for a fresh breath  , should  not   noor try to be one of those super women  in the stories she read so constantly 

from previous...

....naaz protested , her ammi who in her youth  when she was their age as now used to read so much, magazines,  digests and novels  and stopping them from reading,  the reason the names of the girls were kept  noor Noor jaha,  hoor  jahaan,  naaz jahaan,  the girls laughed, mother raisa argued what was wrong in these names,  they were brilliant,  the girls explained their point the names must be meaningful,   raisa flared up the names were good enough and meaningful,  then turned to naaz instructing her to be a good reader, read as much as she wanted  but to learn from the stories  the lesson  they gave

from previous...

...hoor looking at the pictures on the laptop of the engagement function  said naaz was looking very nice , her pictures turned out beautifully,  they were all in the room , Noor was sitting surrounded with all her test notes spread  out  around,, naaz was habitually reading a digest,  naaz  still gazing into her digest  commented   a beautiful face made naturally beautiful pictures 

from previous...

....mahpara  asked anwar in sheer surprise from where  did he get her personal mobile number,  he rather bashfully explained he had opened her handbag to check  the contents,  there was no  other way to find out whose bag was it,  his genuine guilty feeling  was showing,  she quickly  cut him short  , there was no need to worry,  he was a kind  man and helpful,  these days people were not so helpful,  she was thankful  he not only kept her bag safe  but also  contacted her, if possible could he deliver her bag to her at her house, the address was typed on the card,he  became thoughtful  , he will try he said because she couldn't  come to collect it

from previous...

....anwar watched the  woman pay him twenty five  thousand  , she kept her handbag on the counter and in a style more like saucy  complained it was too much , then carrying her shoppers walked out followed by Anwar's admiring gaze, he was kind of a romeo  who liked admiring women,  before the day was out he forgot her and  watched other female  customers  come to the shop , by the time it was dusk all staff left anwar was packing up when he happened to see the handbag on the counter,  the woman  had walked out and left her handbag,  he checked the contents,  some lipsticks,  five thousand  cash, beauty parlors  numbers a card with phone numbers,  he put away the bag in a drawer promising  himself  if she didn't return in four days he will call those numbers to find her 

from previous...

....it was a  crowded  busy market,   the shop was  selling readymade garments,, they had a wide range  of  ladies  dresses, , anwar was at the counter  supervising  his  modern female  customers   who were being shown  large variety of dresses, , also he kept a sharp eye on his staff helping out his customers, a juicy sweet voice broke his attention  , the woman was middle aged and stood there by the counter holding  some dresses in her arms asking for him  to present her with the bill, anwar had  seen her in the showroom  walking around  choosing dresses, he made the bill of twenty five thousand,  she asked for a discount,  her attractive  smile  made him nervous  but the prices in his shop were fixed

from previous...

....not at all, Nawaz jahaan refused , demanding  a new dress for the occasion,  after all it was her engagement  function,  tea pink coloured dress and by the way whose clothes was mother stitching  on the sewing machine, checking the shirt  just kept aside by raisa,, making a bun of her loose hair raisa tied knot on the back of her head explaining  it was for Noor,  then calling her she instructed her to remove all the curtains and give them to sakina  for washing

from previous...

....hour jahaan laughed  loudly  telling her mother to  arrange the function in a hotel,  it will solve all their troubles  and release tension  and it was simple  easy  option,   , raisa snapping off the thread  she was stitching  with  pushed aside her project and declared dental was not there  and it was  irrelevant  small  ritual , all that was to be done was clean up the entire house, wash the curtains and rearrange  the whole household,  Nawaz jahaan worriedly asked what about her   , raisa looked at her surprised  she could wear her  old turquoise  dress she wore on her farewell 

from previous...

....it was a big room , a deep green carpet was spread on the floor from wall to wall,  two windows opened into the yard  therefore the room was airy and properly ventilated and  well lighted,  it was the most sort after  spot of the three daughters and their mother raisa, they liked spending  all their time there, it was their gossip room cum living room cum  recreation room 

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.....dental was working in london, he sent  a wholesome amount back home,  the entire set up and life style  of his family had improved,   he was moreover educated,  good looking and of their own clan,  so there was no problem and since his mother was raisa,s sister  and they knew them well and the groom since his childhood  there was no need to find out  anything  they already did not know,  both raisa and Anwar happily  agreed  on the same point and  he quickly turned laughing  to his laptop  to raisa,s  annoyance 

page 156...

....Anwar , called  his wife raisa  because she had something urgent to discuss,  hecwas playing  games on his laptop,  she moaned  , father of grownups  he still was so childish,  she asked him to shut his laptop and pay attention to her, he staring at the screen engrossed  explained he was all ears to her, his ears were free, clean and his eyes were busy, she could  speak as much as she wanted to her heart , s  fill, she began  her opening line,  manuka appa had come , with a marriage proposal for their daughter  baz jahan for dental, so what was his opinion,  Anwar still staring into his laptop screen focusing on his game  asked what about, raisa declared war, he was the father of a marriageable girl  and his mind was bent on playing kiddish  games,  he saw he had lost  the fame and shutting off the game turned attentively to her, she repeated  there was a marriage proposal for their daughter  and dental was abroad for past four years

from previous...

....qadusa decided   the bride's dresses,  nail polish , lip gloss and piece of jewellery   all belonged  only to the brid and fir use, kiran was ordered to cook food for her family,  kiran got to cooking but her mind was set on getting  what she wanted  no matter what,  her face  turned swollen  silky and grumpy  

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....qadusa was offended and annoyed,  the bride was new like her dowry and had not  used her things , kiran must've crazy to demand  such  things and expect  from others they would  and should let her use their brand new unused things, besides it was undignified to  beg from  the bride to give her  things  for her daughter  , nadia tried to explain to kiran every bride  dreams of using what her loved ones give her , but kiran was stubbornly  demanding  and not  understanding the point 

from previous...

....kiran  hadca fun fair in her college two days later,  she had a nice collection of selected clothes but the problem was her eyes were stuck on a couple of new dresses of the new bride  she saw in her room, a baby pink  large umbrella cut frick with matching leggings  , she was getting over excited to  put it on fir her college function,  along with it pink lip gloss, a black  piece of jewellery  with silver work,  she wanted these and she presented herself before  her mother 

page 148...

....she was busy in the kitchen making fruit trifle for dinner,  besides she had many more tasks to  handle  and chores to complete, QA'ida was a simple woman godfearing  and honest ,she believed the dowry given to brides belonged exclusively to brides who were lovdaughters of their patents,   nobody had a right to grab it from them or be partner in profit, the bride  alone was the owner of her dowry , she could do whatever she wanted with it all, in laws and others had no business with it and in this matter must stay out of it

from previous...

....when the trucks reached  the bride's  house   and were unloaded kiran the only younger sister of the groom  came to see the  unloading and unpacking  of expensive  gifts and being arranged in the bride's new two room set, kiran did not belong to the group of  the envious nor was she jealous of heart, she was not raised  in a  negative manner  who would  pick up something she liked of others and put all the blame on someone else  , a guest in the wedding crowd  

from previous...

....Amir's  bride komal  arrived with her dowry  to display  it to a most envious fathered crowd of relatives friends and neighbors  desirous  of  it ,  to tackle  this negative   feeling  of envy  her mother already had sacrificed  a  black goat  to purify her daughter's  life  from all negativity to the horror of rude curious  circle,  

page 147...

....komal was  kiran,s elder brother's  newly wedded bride,  Amir and komal were married just recently  one and half months,  before their marriage  two room set was quickly built for them on emergency  footage,  

...it was said the bride  came from a very well off  family  and along with her to prove it arrived a grand dowry very expensive and  super selected  , bought specially  from superior  marts and each item was carefully designed  carefully crafted and carefully handpicked 

from previous...

.....he said kamran chaudhary was  certainly dead, he will now have a new face, new identity,  new life, kami  was startled  and asked the meaning of it all, he was told he shall be given a new life with plastic surgery,  his eyes hair and finger prints will all be changed,  on a new passport  on a different name he will be sent to America to live there

from previous...

....kamran said why would  any son hate his own father,  all he disliked about him was his corrupt  practices,  his unlawful conduct,  the elder man said he didn't understand what he had done to him, it took him all his lifetime to build castle of cards  by building  relationships with the  common man, all his friends  turned his enemies  when kamran,s   report was released,  snapping off ties with his circle was more painful than falling off the castle of cards

from previous...

.....he quoted the couplet   by some unknown  poet..to chaudhary karman..everyone in town wore gloves..so  wherecwill he be able to  find his killer, not a drop of his blood  will be found on anybody's hands,   he must consider his defeat,  the system had taken its course,  the chaudhary  said he had failed  but not defeated,  

salesman in distress...

Two salesmen  meet after sometime and one began complaining  the day was spent bad, people were  rude and misbehaved,  they were not polite and rather abusive,  the other asked him what was he selling,  the first answered  books on good polite behaviour 

zindgi....

....life is  an island  where dreams and sufferings  grow on trees,  there is no cool shade casted in  burning sun,  fruits are beyond reach very high and the result is starvation,    lord knows  for who life  waits  all along,   death  arrives  uninvited anytime,  wealth doesn't come easy,   but getting rightfully paid enough  for your honest hard work is even more difficult, when in this mortal  life  moments are filled up with  unending  frightful wait for some reason  it turns to despair 

from previous...

....the family doctor was inside the room alone with the patient  busy checking his medical condition  as the wife and children waited impatiently in the other room,  finally the  doctor emerged slowly shaking his head, the patient didn't look good  , the wife moaned  she   never liked him but for the sake of her married life and children she  compromised 

from previous....

....he got his first phone call at eleven  next day , the first caller was a powerful  politician from  opposition  who congratulated him on his  work,  second caller was anonymous  but his tone and heat in his voice  explained his name was definitely mentioned in the list  of sting operation of the officials exposed,  media called  to ask his opinion  but his opinion was not so trivial to  be  given on phone,  he decided to speak on the main talk show 

from previous...

....his report  was published in two parts,  the first part  consisted of the chaudhary  s involvement  in the smuggling and the secret  route used, in the second half   as mentioned  of the treasures  from the national museum being stolen and distributed as gifts to the higher officials , there was no reaction on the first day but  on the next  day it was showcased as the breaking news  on a t v channel 

baghi...

...they were most powerful  and  the systems run not with their help but  according to their wishes and he was planning to  oppose them  , I seemed an impossible task because he was all alone and had no support   ,  what if all didn't happen  according to his plans,  what if the reports he sent  were thrown into  the dust bins, all his honest hard work would go waste without any action  taken by the authorities,  he sigged deep,  but now he won't back off,  what will be  will be 

from previous....

....aburehan albaruni was highly regarded at the court of  Shah zam ,    one  time an incident is  told of shah zam traveling with his royal  retinue  to tar distant  land , on the way he happened to cross  aburehan, s cottage, Shah zam sent his men to inform him  the badshah was present  there, but aburehan took very long to appear and the shah himself decided to pay him a visit, , the historical event is documented in a verse  uttered by the Shah that roughly interprets 

...the knowledgeable  are truly  independent entities 

They are sought after 

And they seek  nobody

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....never undermine  the power of anything  different from you, every thing  has a specific purpose  in life  and till the right moment  arrives it remains hidden and inactive  , 

....if a person can be reformed merely by talking  there is no need to use excessive force 

page 193....aburehan teachings

....bragging of the favours you did  lessens  the beauty of the good deeds done

....the only objective of education and  a system is to check social evil and reform the society 

....awareness simply means a future scheme  successfully executed today to lead a life in a better way

....the worst thing for the crown is to suspect someone  take revenge and punish him

The crown  fears not being isolated but death, the crown must remember  to be  generous and brave

..because what is in abundance remains in bulk

And what is less stays in loss

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....lowering his head rehan ga e his consent , he returned home  and this was the dramatic turning point of his e extraordinary life,  he regularly visited the royal courts , his discussions with the learned shehzada lengthened  and his skills developed,  his sharpness  polished,  he studied the books kept In  the royal  library,  hiw time passed by  and he grew up meantime  registering his thoughts  along with other  written  documents,..

...frequently  time passed in the shade of blessings 

....on such positions  where chairs are considered highest

....empowered  by the  divine ambrosia 

....solid  base was built  aided by destiny 

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....rehan was interested In learning linguistics  languages  superstitions  traditions of various communities   travel and  e experience,  study astronomy  physics and science  and fiction , the master takes him to meet the shehzadi who welcomed him by calling g him the little  scientist,  rehan explained such titles were premature and would make him arrogant and lose focus , his statement brought a faint smile to his lips but the shehzadi kept a straight face,  he had seen what an extraordinary  boy rehan was he turned to the master and announced from that point of time  rehan was his ward, the shehzadi was his sponsor and guardian and  pay for all his expenses 

from previous...

....rehan  was listening attentively and was a curious and thirsty for knowledge,  his commitment and zeal was worth  noticing,  the botany master impressed by his student  prophecied  he would definitely one day  become  an expert in his field,  but rehan wanted to explore more subjects  other than botany , he was not satisfied just by one specific task, he was interested in everything 

page 189...

....that day too both the tea and rehan were present  in a botanical garden  where spring was all time  season,  blossoms of  exotic  kind grew there  and rehan began collecting white ones and  unani master yellow ones, the master explained to his student  these were most important and rare flowers  crucial for  life in critical condition, thede were stuffed  in the beds  for their intoxicating  fragrance  that rejuvenated  the users  health improving their stamina and system,  regan he knew was brilliant and memorizing  each and every point  carefully,  never did the teacher felt the need to repeat  himself,  

from previous..

...motherof aburehan reached the teacher of her son the maulana, she was thankful to have son like rehan , that his intellect and intelligence was recognized but  sad that he was  beyond  it and not getting enough lessons  to  memorize,  his comprehension was  above others,  the maulana explained anyone who  possessed  high intelligence  had greater capacity to learn and was unstoppable,  he couldn't be restrained and restricted to just one small subject 

from previous...

....mother of aburehan spoke to the maulana expressing her fears  , her son was extraordinary and she was thankful for that but  she found she was helpless   and  unable to provide him with the extra learning  , he was being stunted  educationally  because the regular teaching was  of too low standards for him, he was to become a scientist but he was turned to collecting  roots shoots flowers

from previous...

....from then she began calling her son aburegan  who was a bright and brilliant boy, he had a superb learning power,  he could recite the holy Quran by heart  at a very early age, he had many times more grasping  power, he caught the point and  his comprehension  was   extraordinary,  his mother  expressed  he must focus only on his studies  and must become a scientist,  traditionally  in their society  the  children were sent to the madrassa 

from previous..

....mother of Muhammad  softly confessed she loved flowers specially if that tree which his father used to bring home for her and place them beautifully in a cup filled with water early morning,  the whole house  would  fill up with its fragrance,  from now on  she would call her sin by another name...Rohan synonym of the  fragrant flowers

page 185..

.....mother if nuhanned called out his name  several times in the jungle  asking where was he, he emerged from behind a fragrant ornamental tree  , he was enjoying  picking up flowers , it was his second nature from his early  childhood days, this was a new area in the forest he had come to first time and seeing the tree was glued to it