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he was asked  a question  and his confidence  level  lowered 

He was  just a school  drop out

Ge explained  his family  circumstances  prevented him from  studying  , he had to  take up a job in Saudi

She  nodded,  it does  happen  like  this in life 

But what was the  nature of his job and what  position  did he have 

Why are you asking all this,  he looked quite puzzled and upset 

She asked if he gad some  objections  in answering 

He was a worker in timber trading company 

He was finding it very hard to talk 

But ge still had not  told  her what was his  job

He irritabley replied  she wanted to marry him the man or hus post 

She  argued  why was he avoiding answering 

He was a Carpenter  in the  company 

Seima  rejuvenated herself with her all lost dignity and courage and said  he gad come to the wrong  cattle fair,  opening the door sge stepped  into  her house 

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  The  boy  looked at her rather  in a mischievous manner  to  suggest she could relax  and talk normally  but  she was already  caught  inside her emotional  cage,  

He said  he didn't  prefer  working girls 

It was enough to raise  her  temper 

He added  ge gad heard  several  times she  had been  rejected 

She  retaliated   strongly  it was a rumor,  her pride  was under attack,  self respect  shattered,  

What was her date of birth , did she have her bio data 

Seima  tore ger covers of  bashfulness  and  flung a quick question   though  the mental  storm  that had erupted inside her

What.?.he asked 

What are your educational qualifications 

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.....the room was occupied by the  boy  and nervous frightened embracing  herself  shyly   knotted up   in her own invisible  territory seima  who hadn't a clue  suddenly  new  situation would  rise involving her,  she   had   no energy left she was  devoid  of all strength,  

The suitor asked her her name 

She began  to speak  up but  got stuck  on her first part of the  name,  repeating it several times,

Next she was to answer what was she doing these days 

  PhD and she was teaching 

page 37....

....where to return, to home or  directionless 

Now absolutely uncertain  where was he headed to

Raised in moonlight, he will get burnt in the sun 

After two steps  he must  stop 

Don't you know desert of light  is located 

You depart on the  journey of the  desert  alone 

Making   your hands paddle and sail

Of your boat of life to  sink in the ocean  of world 

Why so concerned  of decorations around 

Soon enough  your nest shall be destroyed 

No sea shells could I catch 

And back i must reach home  empty handed 

Naan...

......     association  so close that I may become  black  outline  of your eyes 

In separation  becoming  tears slipping out  to  settle  down  as sea

  Through my heart pass all your followers 

O!!!  Rasool let me become  the pavement  to you

  He who begs alms  remembering  your name 

Let me become  the donation of your hands

Mother memorized  me the lesson pure name of rasool in infancy

Let me reach the end of ripened life with the lesson learnt 

page 33.....

.....tears rolled down her cheeks uncontrollably,, anger  rose inside her  on the  rules  world  imposed,  a childhood  scene  flashed  before her  eyes,  once she accompanied her abbu on the  occasion of baqareid to  buy  a goat in  the  cattle fair,   entire  place  was  surrounded  by  variety of  beasts on sale,  Buffalo's,  cows, goats,  sheep,  some  camels   whole area was stinking,   , there were  more  of humans  than  the  animals,  it  was  difficult to find out  who  was  the seller,  who was buyer, what was being  sold 

from previous....

.....before  seima could  answer  the first question  another question  was directed  towards her by the more aged woman  to stand up  , seima  controlling her rage stood up,  for heaven's sake  what all she must go through,, she was next commanded to walk up to the kitchen,  sge lifted ger foot with a heavy heart ,  an emotional  storm  circled her mind,  she walked up to the kitchen and back  to sit down in the chair with her head lowered 

from previous....

.... the  tone  of the the  guest  young  girl  was so full of  pride and attitude  seima  felt  she had  suddenly  tasted  bkack pepper  and  cloves 8n her mouth   as she was enjoying  her biryani leaving a bad  foul lingering  taste in her  mouth,  

What are your hobbies  asked the fair  elderly woman  who  she guessed was  young woman's mother 

Seima  bit her tongue from saying  hitting  them  and other wicked  in laws 

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.....come  dearie,  the elderly woman was medium sized who invited  seima  to come closer and sit by her side,   

What's your name ...asked another even more  aged woman,  , seima faltered,  the elderly women said  they were  her own and  there was no need  need to  get  nervous,, mother  encouraged her to speak  up , a twenty year old  perhaps  sister of the boy  asked her what was she doing now,, seima replied  she was  doing  masters in urdu 

Urdu?

Urdu is no subject  of any value  to do  masters in

painth

.....dear girl  quickly get ready,  guests are arriving any minute now,   sultana beghum, s voice   announced from  the  court yard,  , seima who was upstairs sleeping  with her head down  sinking  in her pillow  heard sultana beghum, s shrill voice,, seima once again  felt helpless,  so  it was  again  the cattle fair  in which the cattle are just once tested  and buyers    judge them  from  different  angles and points  but  prospective bride  is  many more times  seen  and viewed from  various angles  over and over again  

from previous....

....so many more days passed by, she would  phone him but ge never  picked up, fariha would  help punch numbers but he was always  found busy, fariha  showed  her  sympathy  ,  the matter of concern  was she  wanted to discuss  her parents worrying  for ger marriage,  they were looking  desperately for   a suitable match,  fariha consoled  they were  looking  for  grooms but she was not  right  away  getting married 

from previous....

......next day reaching the college she caught fariha   to get her connected to asif on her phone,  fariha rather worried and surprised asked if all was fine  so early morning hour,  all was well but she wanted to speak with him,now fariha  showed attitude asking why and what  was on her mind,  , ok, fine  , don't  ring him up,  she was fake  annoyed,  , fariha quickly opened her bag and  checked all the sections  but she seemed to have  forgotten her phone at home 

from previous....

.....that day  hena and sonia  visited her, , she was now  actively  sought  after,  returning from college she began rubbing  things on her skin to remove the tan, ammi who used to be so horrified  suddenly turned  her guide giving her beauty  tips, sonia commented  her looks gad improved,  hena agreed  , perhaps  tge aur and water suited her too much,  , she falsely  pretended  unawareness,, the sisters explained when she gad moved into the flat she wasn't so fair and lovely nor glowed so much,  now ger skin had a smooth  finish eyes slipped over 

page 27.....

.......and then so many  days  passed by,  every other day she would  speak  on fariha s phone  with  asif,  now  there  seemed  not  much  of urgency to go on dating   but  he was definitely mention  his desire  of seeing her,  she also learned to laugh it off,  in their  dreams  tgey walked together holding  each  others  hands,   her mind instigated  her to  see him,  she  the rebuked herself  for   scheming naughty  things 

from previous....

.....she was disappointed  and returning home  after college  thinking  how could she discuss  asif with her  newfound friends sonia and  hena,   she wanted his number,  , one by one  she  counted  on her new schemes  , sge was not very far from  her   flat when  he appeared before her, ge asked her where had she been all this time,  , her heart  skipped a beat, she got scared someone might come and catch her speaking to him, she began to walk  away as he followed her,  

Page 25...

......     she sighed deep and  fell silent,   how could she say that they didn't meet regularly every day,  six  days a week  she  remained  spinning like  crazy in her balcony  all day,  and  each Sunday he revolved  round   the balcony,  hoping to  see  her,  to catch  just  a glimpse of her,  but Sundays abbu remained home and she wouldn't dare to be seen in the balcony 

from previous...

....she began to clear up her  mess in the  cupboard,   she had worn  a rose pink  in her college function  last year, she was admired  for her  looks, she pulled out her pink dress,  though she didn't  wear any makeup or decorations,   no jewelry because ammi didn't allow  it,  but something changed suddenly today,, the moment she stepped out  ammi took out her ear tops and put them on hers,   then  praying  for her protection  against evil eye

from previous...

.....she stopped midway going to her room, turning to look at ammi in sheer disbelief,  ammi  explained  yesterday  the girls had  come to invite them,  didn't sonia  speak to her,  sonia  had  spoken  with her about it but abbu  certainly won't allow her  she had  known it, ammi had taken permission from him,  he  didn't mind  if she went  nearby 

from previous....

.....abbu  seemed to be  speaking  to himself  because  he didn't  ask  her opinion  nor looked  for her support,  she waited a while and   then came back to her room 

Locked rooms  in which  if the  window wouldn't open  the suffocating  stale  air is choking  but  she felt  alive and breathed  life  on  that spot  alone,  she  would find  herself  restored,  anyway  when next  day  she returned from the  college  her ammi   instructed  her to not go to bed after  her meal  as usual  because they had to attend  melad

page 23....

......where  do  these  girls  live 

Well,  they were telling  they lived  somewhere  around in a building 

All her confidence  evaporated  before  abbu

It was a good  thing to have  flats  system  that was  completely  compact and allowed  residents to see each  other  without going  out of their locality 

from previous.....

....life  again  became  exciting,   both  sonia  and  hena became  her friends,   the two  sisters  would  often visit  and  invite her out but she  refused  making  excuses  knowing  her father  would  never  allow  and grant her  permission  to go out , mother   in  quiet  tones expressed  them father did not like  giving  girls  too much  freedom  to go out so  the sisters  came  home  one  Sunday,  she was absolutely scared of abbu who might not  say a word  before  outsiders but later she will have to face  his wrath 

(from previous.....

.....mother introduced her ...this is my daughter  khushi,  one  if the  girls  who  was  quite  talkative and  quickly started  up, she was hena and with her  sonia her  sister,   they  lived  in the apartment  on the  right,   then  turning  towards   mother  she continued  they  were  planning  for  many  days  to come to  see  them  but  the  days  were  quite  hot and  evenings  kept  them  busy  at home,  the two  sisters  invited  them  home 

page 21.....

......a  beautiful turning point  had  completely charmed ger life,  it was like  being in a story book , so many  colours of  joys  showed  on her,, she who was accustomed to afternoon  naps now  sat up wide awake  for  her mother to  go to  sleep  , the moment  mother  began dozing  off  she  started taking rounds  to her  balcony,  but perhaps  he was doing  some  job, the reason  he  was not  seen during  the day,  yet she  was unstoppable and  constantly  revolving,  she had a hope  a hidden  hope,  praying  to  almighty  he would  catch  fever, something  terrible  should happen  to him  so  he won't  be able  to  go to work,  oh, God, what awful   influence  he had on her that her peace  of mind  evaded  her

from previous....

.....never  break  a loving heart

Don't  leave  someone who needs your help 

Don't  shame  someone  who shares his problems  and trusts you

Never forget someone  who always  remembers  you  respectfully 

He wishes  if only the girl he admired  was called dua

So everytime he met her mother he would  ask  only for her dua

Page 17....

......they  moved  into  the new apartment,   the  first month  proved a little  bit difficult  because  her college  and abbu  s office  route no longer  was the same but  changed,  , gradually  they   adjusted  and  set  a new routine,  early morning  abbu now  would   take  her with him  to catch her college van,  then  read his own office 

She started  returning  home after college on her  own,  , she became quite an active  student  but before her abbu  remained  silent,  , she was  good in studies,    always  participated 8n extracurricular  activities,    though  it was another  thing  she never  discussed  nor disclosed  about her  life  in college  at home 

from previous....

......five  years is a very  long  time,  abbu had booked  the apartment  but thinking  of five  years to  go  before  they  owned  it made  them  disparate,   in fact  past  two  years  she  forgot  about her apartment  completely,  but when abbu  informed  ammi a few minutes ago  they  now could  take  possession if the apartment  it made her extremely excited,  a shill  shriek  escaped  her lips, her heart burst and soul exploded  with  joy

from previous....

..... abbu  had got  the possession  of the apartment,   it was a dream  come true,   because it meant   owning their own  house,  in a nice  decent place    a beautiful  apartment abbu  had  booked  without  telling  them,  though  financially   not so  well off  he had been  paying  regular  installments  finally  the day  had  arrived  she anxiously  had been waiting for  , going to the college and coming back   she would see  long lines of flats , how  wonderful  they  looked,  she  would think  how  lovely  it would be  to  live  in one such  apartment,  high above  perch  from where she would  enjoy  looking  around  the distant  sceneries  , how  interesting  it would be 

sherbet in mausam Sarma

.....come winter  and the burnt faces   recover  their glow,  good food  and good digestion   and seasonal  fruit and vegetables  bring  back tbe lost  shine  restoring  the energy,, honey added  to smoothie   and dry fruit  and  nuts  quickly   prove   beneficial for  health 

from previous....

......    the hazrat  declared  those who shall   possess  three virtues  shall  alone  get to enjoy   the results of honest  conscience,  first  of all he will get  blessed  for the love of faith , second  association  with  other  like minded  faithful,   thirdly  when one  realizes  he was saved  from sin  he must  refrain  from  it  like getting burnt from  fire 

from previous....

.....    the day  is not far away  when  the faithful  will   possess  goat herds   and  become  nomad  leading  a  homeless  life to protect   his faith  Residing  on mountain  tops  and   hiding  from rain  running  around   looking  for  new pastures

gunaah..

.....  hazrat  salallahwaleallasum spoketh,  obey and follow  instructions  never to sin deliberately  by believing in any other  form besides  Allah, never shall you steal,   nor shall  you kill,  always  be helpful and  do good,   those who are faithful  shall be rewarded,  sinners shall  be punished,   only Allah can pardon  because  He alone  is merciful , 

zara si khushi...

.....narrow  mind  is rigid  and hard,  sua mind set poses lots of problems  in life for the person  and hus surrounding  circles,   life is difficult  but rigid thinking  makes it even  more impossible,   in this modern day world  man desires and longs to become  rich and famous,  fulfilling his dreams  remains  out of reach distant point,   every  destination  achieved becomes a stepping stone  and happiness  seems evasive,  happiness  is linked  to everything  one wants, status, wealth  house, marriage,  children,  job, education  , those who have all this already find  themselves  unhappy  because  happiness cannot be  bought  with just money 

khushiyan....

.....   life is absolutely not  a bed  of roses,  this statement  is repeatedly  hammered into  every  living  being  as he grows up,   ,all children are  scolded  by their elders  , this is true to an extent  that  life  is not  really  a bed if flowers for  every one,  just for  some  it is,   everyone tries to make his own  life  comfortable,   it is said  joys are  like  white puffs  of floating  clouds  that for  a while   give  cool  shade  before  dispersing,  sorrows are like harsh  cold  winter  night  that is  makes you  most uncomfortably  unhappy 

namaaz ....jismani fitness

......   like  it used to happen in the royal vintage times the badsha  would  allow  his  commoners to  visit him and  be able to  discuss  their needs,  interests  and experiences and problems  in family life and outside,  this would  keep the emperor  updated and entertained,  socially  this gave access to everyone  to tbe courts and the  emperor  also  had  a glimpse  of ordinary  people  and  their  lives 

Nanaaz is performed  in the  public  free of cost,  no tickets,  no stamped official  documents  nor visa or any other law or government  instructions  are needed because  namaaz is only fir those who have  dutifully  reacged there without intent, all that one has to do is wazu

mehnaz arfan...

.....mehnaz  arfan is a celebrated  literature writer dramatist,  in her compositions  romances  also  are emphasized with  spirituality,   she grew up in a  culturally  rich family,  her grandfather's  library  was a great  treasure    enticing her  to become  a rapid  reader  and fast  writer  with  great imagination,  she  is established popular  writer,  all her novels and  shirt novelette are  recommended  she actively  was involved in television  serials  and  her  scripts were  in great  demand that delighted  the viewers,  her themes are wide ranged from  all aspects  engaging  tge curious minds of  the reader community,  

Page 144,

......    Aftab found  himself  in a tight corner,  he was an employee  salesman  working for ali  in his jewelry  showroom,  saba was arguing demanding  a receipt  fir sixty thousand  she claimed  she had paid , she rang up the police  and called them to reach  the shop, the proprietor  ali when came was surprised  because  it meant  the reputation  of his business  and hi personal  image was  at stake,  saba asked ali to open the cash box to find her brand new crispy sixty notes  of one thousand  rupees  sge gad made payment  which his salesman was denying,  Aftab on the other hand  claimed  she had not made any payment and was demanding  for a receipt and  put the jewelry  boxes in her bag

from previous....

.....tge accused in the case  was Aftab his  client,  , he was around forty,  he is using   the term  client for the accused because after talking to him in the prison  the lawyer was satisfied  of his  innocence  , it was a decisive moment  and he took up  this  case,  with lots of hidden  challenges  for  the  prosecution 

page 139....

.....    he said  there was no need for her to go  to  anyone else,   to Shahid ge spoke  decisively,   he was touched and  impressed  by her feelings and sentiments  for her husband , all she had to do was to  inform him about  the case details  and  all the happenings 

She understood and nodded  and began her narrative 

Shahid Aftab arrived in his office  on 27th feb evening  and told him  next hearing was on 8th March 

from previous....

....khwala was his cousin,  he began joining  links, the result was startling,   if khwala  and azgar were so close to him they didn't know of his proposal  he made to zara , he remained silent  and watched  intently  the three women   trying to  consol shehrin  wipe her tears if sorrow,   he  was still watching  them when walked down  the corridor  azhar sahib towards  them declaring  God s will all will be well  the doctor  says 

from previous....

.....Akuma seeing her was stunned,   she had seen that girl some days ago  with zavi,  , recalling  azhar and khwala mention  his name  made her  rethink,   there could  be  several  people with  the same name,  but now  shehrin standing before  him proved his  fears correct,  so zaci was rejected  and now in tbe ICU ,  swinging  delicately  between  tge thresholds of life and death 

page 61....

.....  the house was full of guests  so  nazhar sahib and  saira  beghum  naturally  couldn't  visit  the hospital  so zara, azhar and khwala did, Ajram was with  them,  , after parking  his car when he  stepped into the reception  shehrin  stood with her head resting on khwala  s shoulder,  , azgar had apparently gone looking for the doctor on duty, though  khwala, s heart was sinking  she tried  to encourage  shehrin  promising  nothing  could  happen  to  him, 

page 60....

......the nurse  checking the pulse holding his wrist  said  zavi was still  unconscious,  next twelve  hours  were  critical,  her tone was  professional,   shehrin,s eyes   became  tearful,  unknown  fear  settled down deep in her heart, the nurse rather  mercilessly  asked  them  all to get out of the room,  the corridor  was  vacant  right outside  the ICU, , she was  instructed  to pray  , crying was no use,  , she  was uncertain  of zavi ,s life,  will he ever  get better

from previous....

.....   he quickly took out his rough  notepad  and questiongly  asked her to reveal  her problems so he could  help 

She explained  the problems were  related to not her but  her husband,, in a sober tone  she added  her husband was sent to  jail , Aftab her husband  was in prison  for ten days,  first he was arrested,  left on remand, presented in the court and sent to jail,   bitterly  she continued  sge would have  left him  for dead in prison  if he had committed tge crime but he was absolutely  innocent,  her conscience  didn't allow  her to  remain silent,  Aftab needed  help 

from previous....

....    the criminal lawyer  welcomed  shaida in a professionally pleasant manner,  asking her to take  a seat in his chamber,  she was a dusky complexioned thirty five year old , she was asked  customarily  if she wanted  a cold drink or tea, she caught  his point  and  began  unfolding  her  events in life 

from previous....

.....Shahid was  such a type of woman,  an unfortunate  incident   completely  shattered  her dignity,  reputation  and image, , she longed to restore  her family, s lost status  so sshe reached  out for expert professional  help  and guidance 

page 136....

.....    ego and self respect are both  two  different  aspects of tge same feeling,   if someone, s ego or self respect is   under attack  or his dignity is shattered  the victim  begins  to react aggressively  on the subject matter  losing  all his sensibilities    stubbornly  to average  the act of  feeling  humiliated,  , helpless yet ready to  take  extreme  step 

from previous..

.....  padrino  stepped  into  a bar to  kill his  time,  selecting a corner  table he ordered  a drink  for  himself and  began thinking of the events,  the  first  suspect  on his mental  list was  Dimitri  but padrino  logically  rejected  the idea of a man  with that built  could  knock  a large heavy weight  man  of pomaris  s stature 

Next on his  suspect list  was teth followed by Gloria  who were  regular  visitors  to pomaris  s house hold 

from previous....

....just one day before pomaris was found killed  he spoke to Dimitri  that he had  tickets to  selvio concerts,  he enjoyed concerts,  but in the beginning of  the  year  he had contacted  pneumonia and fearing he might get  a relapse  he on the last minute  canceled his  attending  the show,  but he was not so weak as to get killed  by an aggressive  attacker,  most certainly it was a hidden  attack 

He was scared of a relapse  of pneumonia  but he wasn't  weak  or bedridden,  Dimitri didn't know Gloria gallard  who gad sculpted  those huge  sculptures  because  Dimitri  remembered  the sculptures  but he was not  interested  8n sculptures  so he didn't know  who was Gloria and other sculptors 

page 133....

....Dimitri  slapping  his forehead  screamed excitedly  he had just remembered last Christmas  Angela  had asked him to get her a bottle  of sandalwood   oil so he got specially  for  her r that perfumed  oil Sofia,  no he didn't  get any for pomaris,  Angela needed this perfume for ger old fans, 

The last time he saw both  pomaris and Angela was  two months ago,  she used to phone him when she needed to sell off something,   she  avoided  meeting people  and didn't  like  mixing up 

gazal.....

In animosity  they got crushed and destroyed 

Their  high palaces  turned to ruins

Till yesterday who had no problems 

Became  obstacles in  the  social world 

Residing home they  enjoyed  peaceful comfort 

Leaving home  they became homeless 

Value of time  enlightened them 

Losing all theirs became nameless

As  he began moving forward towards hidden destinations 

With  him  accompanied his feelings as companions 

from previous....

.....padrino remembered  Martina had mentioned  tge sandalwood  perfume  if teth knew  who could be  it,  was it pomaris who  wore it,  no he didn't like perfumes,  she couldn't help him  on that but she suspected  strongly  someone  and padrino knew who she meant 

Padrino  existing from pomaris, s house  visited center for surveillance and  protection  tge office  tgat  monitored  central district of Havana,  , but the in charge  had left office for home,   it was barely  quarter to three 

Ge returned home and turned on the internet, he began searching  Cuban art  and  sculptures,  he was shocked  to find out  the information,  many users had  registered as artists 

page 129....

    ....didn't he have a family  and children 

No, sge explained  he liked  women  just for fun and never got settled  down, she never  met them,  but she was aware of women  were present in his  life,  , she added  when asked  if she  observed  something  suspicious  on the  day of his death,  she was kept very busy that day, there was a meeting  in the morning  and she returned  mid day  one o clock,   she had not the slightest of the idea  who killed him, whoever  it was must have come  while she was away,  he was quite popular and had no enemies as such,  but she faltered  that American was the last person to have met pomaris 

page 129...

....teth said  it was the  statue  of   saint Liza 

 She explained  she believed  the young  woman  who had told that to her, padrino  asked what  more  could  she tell  him about it,  teth gad nothing  much  to tell,  she used to call her snall  woman  with a karge bag,  , she always  carried the bag around  her waist,  , she appeared  a good woman though  her art wasn't  good enough,   

Padrino  noticed   three square  frame  prints  on the  wall behind  the statue,  faded yet visible,   he asked teth to explain this,  her face  turned red and she remained  silent  for a  long while,  then she began  she had been  just  once  to his bedroom when he had  caught  pneumonia,  now  she  was stammering,  she could not  remember  clearly  the evil faces of those little    ugly devils,  she did not like  seeing  such faces  going to bed ,saying  so she shut the   door and stepped into the living room,  when she saw pomaris  he was cold to touch like ice,  she could  hardly move him because he was so  heavy 

Padrino  observed  it was strange  a man  like  pomaris  lay there  cold like ice and she found  no traces of struggle 

page 128....

.... the   house  of pomaris was painted  blue, padrino  noticed  security  screens  and a couple  of  window  grills  when  the detectives  picked up evidence the area  was cleared up,  t teth recalled  the scene  vividly,   she pointed  where  the blood stains were  on the chair, on the covers of which  still dark spots were visible  seeing  them  she  fainted then her foot hit an iron rod that  she picked  up and  put  it aside,  

the furniture  of the  living room  was  old but clean,  , there  was a sofa,  a  round coffee table and a showcase  displaying  pomaris, s trophies  he  had won 

Lowering  her eyes she added  she  was  a fool  because  now  her fingers  prints  were  all over the  crime scene 

page 55....

    Amina confessed  manal had opened  a restaurant,  , sanawar looked surprised,    she had invested  all her  savings  into the restaurant  on partnership  with  her friend's  father,  in fact manal was showing  lots of  enthusiasm  into getting  into  this business,  she was considered  innocent and  stubborn,  sanawar  sunk into  hus deep  thoughts,  he asked  for the address,  , he would  meet her there along  with ,namel  carrying  the child  back  from Amina who gave him  instructions   to tbe restaurant  he keft

page 52.....

..... manal woke  up  with  a jerk out from her sleep,   , her heartbeat very fast and her body was sweating,  what a strange  dream  she was  seeing,   namel fell from a great  height  on to the ground,   she shuddered,,she must be fine,   it was merely a dream,   she tried to convince  herself  but it was useless,  , she picked  up the mobile  near her and phoned sabawar  , on the fourth  ring the call  was  received 

Ten days later  he stood  with namel at the door of the bungalow, the  ten days were very hard to pass, no more video  calls just letting manal hear namel,s voice,  now that namel was better ge was there, the watchman  said manal bibi  had left, she had shifted to a friend's  house, seeing nanel in his arms the guard  quickly  gave  him  her address 

from previous....

    ....teth  proudly  explained  pomaris during  his lifetime   had been  to many foreign  lands  and  he enjoyed collecting  paintings,  statues and  much more   , and that  American  was  showing  lots  of interest  in buying  those  artifacts,  she personally  didn't  trust  Americans  and would  get rid if tgem quickly,  padrino  saw ger  shouting  slogans and leading  a massive  crowd  right  outside  the American  embassy  in the  picture 

from previous....

..... she continued  coming  back  from  the  porch,   everyone  was surprised  he lived in such  a place,   expecting  a celebrated  player  like  him to  reside in a better  area, but he refused to move  out because he   liked  being  surrounded  with  his  own  clan, in posh localities he would   be chased by foreign  admirers  in long cars

Padrino  asked  who were  these people  in long  cars

Well, she explained   Jones  followed  him in Mercedes  for some  business 

What kind  of business 

from previous....

     .....how  long  did  she  know  him 

For thirty years, tgey were  quite  close to each  other  then,  she  used  to visit  him  at his  home  every day,   he also  used  to drop in sometimes  to greet her,  she would  cook for  him  when  he was ill,  she was like  a sister  to him

Children  were  playing  baseball  on the  road,, gearing them shout noisily  she got up to see  them from  the  porch,  scolding  them sge  shooed  them  away 

from previous....

.....padrino  sitting  down  8n a chair  spoke  to her  asking her  to  tell about   pomaris, she argued  what could  she  tell  on her personal  level  when tge whole  nation  was in love with h8m, , he was a  very wealthy and  well-known  popular man,   but he didn't  like  to be  socially  active and  mixed very  little,   but he never  stopped  anymore  from  approaching  him  for autographs and  pictures 

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.....teth was a slim sixty year old woman,   she welcomed   lieutenant  padrino  in the  porch and  lead  him inside to the living room, expressing  hiw awfully   shocked  she  was still,   it was terrible  and unbelievable that  she wasn't  to be  able  to see her dear  pomaris  ever again,  she  fluttered  her eyes  and they were  flooded with  extreme  tearful emotions  , then  asked  softly  to  be excused  and asked  him to take a seat,  how  could  she  be  of a help  to him, ready to cooperate in  any way  to catch  the  killer  who killed  the heart throb national  hero

from previous....

.... Martina  had been  in the Havana  police  academy  under training  with  lieutenant padrino,, he was retired  from  tge police  and working  as a private  detective,  , but still  both  of them  stayed  in touch  with  each  other,   now  they  were  meeting  in Martina, s office which  was  inside  the  Havana  ,s  important t police  stations 

It was a high  profile  case sh said,  the  dead  was a  famous  boxer heavyweight  boxer poemaris  who  had participated  in 1980 Moscow  Olympics  from  Cuba, lieutenant  had seen  him perform,  , though not as famous  as his Cuban predecessor   he was very much  popular with his   admirers 

zener ki botal....

.....in the picture  the  man was  fallen  at the feet of the statue,  , his face was covered in blood,   the life-size  statue was of a woman wearing a crown  on her  head,  in  her  right  hand  she  held  a sword,    in her left  hand  she  clutched a golden  cup.

  Was he killed  here on the same  spot asked lieutenant  padrino

Martina replied  no  , he wasn't,  the streaming  line  of blood  started  from the living room 

from previous....

..... it was striking ten  at night, asif humming  went to his room,  changed his clothes and lay down in  his  bed and turned the television on butit seemedhe  had left his heart with Kandi in therestauran at the table  they sat together,  , he had started  to  feel  that way every  time  they met,  , her magic had completely  charmed him, her spell was very powerful,  , now he was   in an impatient hurry  to include  Kandi in his  life  routine,  he gad got the rooms renovated to welcome  Kandi after they  got  married,   asif picked  up the remote  to change  the channel when  his attention  was distracted  by tge call bell, grumbling  he got out of his comfort  zone  to go out to find out who was at the door 

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...some eight months later  Kandi and asif were sitting in a  posh restaurant  talking to each other, looking  into each  others  eyes  affectionately,   he asked her to quickly get rid of the chap, he gad  long forgotten the past specially  sgehla s chapter  which was absolutely  removed from  his mind forever  like a wrong number, 

Kandil shrugged her hair  falling on her face  backwards, calling him sweetheart Kandil explained  it was not all that  easy  ,  because  she was scared what if the previous man in her life caught her cheating on him  it could be  extremely  dangerous for  them both 

rasta

 ....it was about ten at night,  , the couple was  in a pleasant mood,   shehla was dressed in an attractive attire,   her bangles were colorful,   asif was humming softly,  both of them were unaware that within minutes   what an accident was to occur 

  Asif  occupied  the washroom to change  , shehla cleared the  creases of their bedsheets, , arranged the pillows  properly,  suddenly her glance   was caught by  asif,s mobile,  he never remained  careless  of his mobile but perhaps this time  it just slipped out of his pants pocket  and fell off near the pillows,  she casually looked at the screen  , there just then a text message  appeared  the notification showed  a telephone number that sent her head spinning  and blood  boiling 

from previous....

....there is a very old joke  that  when  afghan  immigrants  began  flowing in to Pakistan  an afghan introduced  himself as a railway  prime minister,  the official in charge surprised asked  how was that possible,   for there was no railway in Afghanistan,   the afghan  laughed and explained  and there was no  prime minister in Pakistan 

from previous....

.... the beghum  handed him two fifty rupees notes instructing him to get onions and potatoes for each note, , 

  The husband returned  after some time  and asked which one of the notes is  for the onions

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.....inspector sultan  showed sympathy  to them,   the door remained open all night of the seth,  he lighted his cigarette  before   continuing  that  it was easy for the killer  to get in, both agreed  in one voice and asked  who could that killer be  because  it was impossible for any outsider  to enter  the premises,  the inspector asked them  cleverly 

The son explained  he was not certain but it was a possibility that he could  suspect  the driver mazhar  because  father had beaten him up with a stick 

  But why did the seth beat Mazar up

   That fool almost crushed father's  brother under the car,  uncle was crossing the road  , the driver hit him, by the time father got out to reach him uncle's  temper gad skyrocketed