from previous..,

.....hasham had his hand on the door knob  when he  overheard  Nadya speaking  inside the room,  she was speaking on the phone  about  zayan,  complaining to her brother  zayan must have  many  flaws because of British  upbringing  and lifestyle,  raised  in such an environment he was a little  irresponsible but  never could he be  a robber  on adventurous  spree,  or  he would have  been a registered  criminal  on record   he was a suspect because of the company he kept,  his friends were  to be blamed 

page 130...

.....he seemed to be in a hurry,   so  he quickly and  silently  crossed the corridor  of the haveli,  , not  interested in  meeting anyone,   engrossed in  his  own  thoughts  unaware  he would be  caught  the  moment he  emerged from  inside,  breathing  free  for the first time  he stopped  short  on hearing  a   voice call   out 

from previous....

....ayat explained  everytime she looked at him  she was reminded of her cousin,   zayan was  just a couple of years  younger to her  and naughtily  said that was a comfort  he didn't remind her of her old uncles,  ayat tried to walk off  but he was showing his flirtatious side he enjoyed the most  with  all those women who showed slightest of interest and involvement in his  presence,  she  firmly  asked him to call her aunty,  he jumped up in horrified  mischief  exclaiming what a bad joke it was

from previous....

.....every time  he  visited Pakistan he   felt those  intense  gaze  look at him  momentarily before  shifting away,   those  were  talking  eyes, not complaining,  not gossiping,  not arguing,  , ayat was elder to him,  she was married and had a kid,  worldlywise,  one  day he  was quite confused and one  time  his  wife  Nadya was not around  and he  in a mischievous mood   confronted  ayat

page 128....

......he entered his room and opened  a sidetable  drawer to get burnol , he  then walked  up to  the  wall clock drawing the curtains  aside he looked  at the  majestic  building  where resided  a spirit,   he had seen  ayat  for  the   second   time in his  lawn  with a  child,  he  was  rather surprised  for  she  was merely  a kid herself,   that  day  also  she kept  staring at rayan  unable to shift  her gaze, ger eyes asking  openly to rayan a complete  stranger  who was he  , he simply  understood her and was startled 

from previous....

....he  turned startled  to see who was there  whose footsteps  started him,  ,  looking  towards the  stairway  he ran towards the sitting room,   occupying  the  usual seat  he reclined fixing his  gaze  on the  lLCD  full screen  intently  where  his favorite  cartoon  movie  was  showing,  mummy would  have to  cross  the lounge  to  enter the kitchen  , she smiled  at her son , he was observing  her  each and every move 

ajnabi kaun ho tum..

....today  after several months  he stood  again  by the wall decorated  with  expensive  paintings before the calendar  in a corner,  , standing there he  kept  staring  at the  calendar  for long time,  ll that was interesting in it was the numerical which he had  begun  to understand  now  that he was ten and  failed to catch  earlier  ,  the calendar held closed  inside  it  his mother's  life  he wanted to extract  her from  the  depths of the  calendar   to  his  world 

from previous....

.....yazdan and tabir were  in their bedroom  , he was busy playing mobile games  , she asked  suddenly  what was his opinion  about her looks,  he smiled and teasing  said she looked like a goose,  she exploded  in rage,  sadra next door neighbor had  thought  tabir   was his elder sister,  he lovingly  held her hand  to  express  his feelings  she  was adorable  in all  looks  no matter what,  she felt shy , when the  emotional scene  lengthened  he  instructed her to turn off the lights because  next morning  he was to reach office  on time 

from previous....

..... look  tabir  spoke  hajra on the intercom  who has come to  see you,  she could hear  voices  in lounge,  it was a girl from the neighborhood,  who was newly moved into  the locality  and  brought  her some  kheer , embarrassed  tabir said  in that case  they should  have  invited her , the girl introduced herself  as sadra,  next door neighbor 

from previous....

......yazdan and   tabir sat opposite  the gynecologist  expressing  she felt  heavy  in the body mind soul and heart in a heavy tone, he  yazdan sitting next to her admired  her  performance  played to perfection,  the doctor instructed she must stay  active,  walk, work and do all her routine  as usual,  it would  help her  ,

She asked  if  it was recommended  she visited  northern  areas to get rid of that  depressing mood

The doctor looked at her stunned  as yazdan suppressed his laughter  bending over

page 116...

......hajra  had  just  some months ago  reached  Islamabad to  see her son and daughter in law  when it  was  time to return  she got the  good news  her daughter in  law was expecting  and hajra decided  to prolong her stay  till she  would become  a proud grandmother  , looking after  her daughter in law  and both  of them  spending  more  time together  arguing on a suitable  name  to the newborn ,  if it were a girl  expectant  mom declared  sunheri   kiran she would be called,  hajra  instantly  rejected the  name that sounded more like  a golden edging on  clothes 

from previous....

......so many  efforts can't  help  forget it

What can one do without you can't  figure out 

daybreak to fade away in sundown  yet

Moon of your  memories  doesn't  disappear 

from previous.....

.....she exclaimed  to darmaknoon she was such a crazy fool to have run away from there,  aji bhai was merely  admiring her, praising her, darmaknoon explained  to Annie  she never  liked  such discussions,  , her tone  changed  a hue  bitter  yet she was completely  in control  of herself,  , Annie argued  all girls love and enjoy  and fetch  for appreciation,  wasn't she   different  , perhaps she  always  got so many compliments it meant  nothing to her 

page 107....

the moment she  stepped out  she  came across  azhar sahib who couldn't  stop  himself from commenting  , she felt indignation  rise inside her,  she  flung a  furious  smouldering  glare in his direction,  

...come on  Annie  you  were amazing  today  , though  apparently outwardly his  speech  was  directed towards her but his gaze was boldly  exploring  darmaknoon, s   persona

from previous....

....Annie looked at darmaknoon exclaiming  why wasn't she ready, she was clad in  nice  clothes but it was a special occasion  , her cousin was getting    married,  where was her decorative  jewelry,  she was wearing no makeup,  she  looked  so regular  and plain,  Annie must  reform  her friend  who was forced to change  in those  nice  clothes by  zoha and dadi

from previous.....

.....she sat in a corner  clad in shocking pink  and grey combo a line shirt trouser   suit  with  matching  delicate  lace  veil, Annie, s  arrival  was  a matter if rejoicing,    Annie was not just  her best friend but also  zavyar, s sister,  , a fact she  could not  have  ignored,   it wasn't  Annie, s fault, , her  accused was zavyar  , her  civility  prompted  her to be  nice to Annie,  she  genuinely  smiled at her  best friend 

from previous...

......guests  had  started to arrive,  shortlisting  the list to  the minimum  saira sherazi had finally   managed to invite  an  extra  large  crowd,   , entire lawn and  down stairs  lounge  were  already  full, , Annie  had  had  telephonically  informed  her  of her coming, so she was waiting for her  yet she would reach  so quickly  was  unexpected 

page 105...

....Annie began giggling looking at agha jan who was  silently leaving the room , she thanked her brother  , zavyar  politely  smiled  at her  unwillingly  adding  it was all his  pleasure,, she  chirped she  already  knew  him  how  nice he was,  just for her sake  he had to swallow  that bitter  hurt, but he  must  believe it agha  jan adored  him, in the  past so many years there was not  a single day  when  he didn't spend some time  8n his  room, it was true  brother was annoyed  with  agha  jan  but  he  still  loved him  though  he had  completely changed  , his anger had  completely gone,  , earlier agha jan  used to hide his  emotions  but  not so  now,  he boldly  showed  his inner feelings expressed them properly,  visiting his room more often openly 

from previous....

.... he used to  feel  though  for  some time  relief from his depression  when he was by the  side of Lake  located  at the  back  of the red  hospital building,   it was his  last  day  there,  , his mother was packing  up his  luggage inside,  Mehran was  taking instructions from the experts regarding  his medical condition  and physio therapy 

from previous....

.....Tahira  bano was a psychologist for past two decades  and  just by looking at darnaknoon  could she tell  she was emotionally  shattered,  she asked  dadi who was she, dadi  suddenly realized  tahira was her  lifeboat  who can help  her and the idea  filled her with  new fresh  energy,  releasing a sigh of relief   dadi  promised to  discuss the situation later at length 

from previous.....

.....in fact darnaknoon, s parents were  no more  that's why  muzafar  brought her along  from  Lahore here to stay with us  explained  dadi about it,  Tahiraa bano became  upset  looking at  her sad face,   adding  it was  good in a way because  rawa was  going  away  with  her rukhsati,  another  daughter  had entered   their life  significance  of prosperity  and  joy , Tavira bano completed her statement  with  a genuine smile   that  ade her look  up at her  casually,  Tahira bno had no  girls  just  a son settled happily with his family in  New Zealand 

page 98.....

....are you a student 

Yes

What are you studying 

B.com part one exams are nearing  so preparing for  them 

Too good,  

She had seen her  a day  earlier,  it was her  who was placing  water bowl  in the love birds cage, Tahira bano  spoke after  questioning  customarily  those typical  questions,  she suddenly  was startled and  nodded  her affirmation,  this reminded her of  the door next to  the  large sized cages  in the  back lawn 

from previous.....

.....taking off the phones  from her ears she pleasantly  greeted  him who  also  responded  equally  nicely  asking her after her health,    next she enquired  about zavyar, , his condition  was improving,  he was getting better, , his  head injuries and  leg wound  was healing   , in fact  by tomorrow  his plaster  from the shoulder will be  removed 

from previous....

..... zara was their eldest daughter,   so she  never kept any secrets from her, many discussions  and  suggestions  were exchanged  between them,   zoha was somewhat different,   who was  her second  daughter  and  not  as much  favorite  ,  moreover the  way she   supported  darnaknoon  she  didn't like it,  her thinking  for the first time became clearly  exposed,  though  it was her favor to them that she didn't   reveal  it to Rawa and saif , she  refrained  from  saying a word  to  them,  naturally   sons in law must  not  know  what's going on in their lives 

page 93....

.....saif  ,s  words  for the time being  proved  cool and  soothing  blaming her  hurt, her focus  momentarily  shifted  away  but   after that   his  useless   blabbering  she listened  ignoring  it and made tea  and sandwiches  darnaknoon sunk deep  into  her reverie  his  commitment   she was an angel  tore her emotionally  within scared what if he  became somehow  aware of her reality   of her sinful character  he would  spit on his own thinking and despise her

from previous....

..... there was something  on her facial expression that he couldn't resist asking  if she was alright,  she answered reflectively   she was fine  and nothing was wrong,  ,  so he  insisted teasingly  she was not troubled   nor stressed  shopping and having  appointment at parlors,  , she smiled  faintly  nothing was wrong,  , he added  a comment  that was like a very good girl,  who looked more  of an angel,   who was unlike other  girls her age   spendthrift,  fashionable  unpractical,  wanting to appear  cartoons  to define  modernity 

page 92.....

..... taking out  a water bottle from the fridge he camevto sit with him,   all his worries were  merely  comparatively   nothing  to saif, s so he  usually spoke  little to h8m,, every time she  visited them   saif always  tried  to be friends and  made conversation  but  withdrew because  of her silent response,   now too he  avoided her, and  spoke only  when  unavoidable  to which she also made an effort to reply  in as compact  a word as possible,  

page 90....

....she had  spoiled all their plans,   the  cunning scheme she had  outlined in her mind was  destroyed by her , specimen of helplessness  and misery,  she felt like a lost soul,  , like  a beggar  holding a bowl  before  saira veghum  , listening to her parents takes of shortcomings,  she completely lost her self control  , her sobs were unstoppable  escaping her admirable  lips , saira beghum looked at her lowered  luxuriant  head  with  unemotional  eyes  saying there was no reason to cry because  it  wasn't going to change  the facts of life,  darnaqnoon wiped  her damp  cheeks rubbing her palms , saura beghum  refused to give up, as long as the elder woman  and amma were there alive to take care of her  it was  fine  but what  would  she  do  after  them, it was bitter but reality,  the question  hit  her 

from previous.....

....darmaqnoon  blinked ger eyes to  swallow  her unshed  tears,  her lips  quivering  with  emotions  silently  opened  up, why couldn't she  grasp  it the world  was not  conditioned to  adjust  according to  her  at her disposal,   , showing her sympathy,  finally  one  day  she ought to give up her temporary  abode and  move out,  it wasn't her  home,  she must  remember always  like her parents  left her  so must they all  some day 

from previous....

.....she said  was she not  aware why she had    arranged  a meeting between  zavyar and  her  , it was because  she  wanted them both to  come  closer  emotionally and  understand each other better,   but what ever it was  he refused,  first of all  she  swooned to create  a scene  , somehow  the situation was   handled  and taken control of but again she went back to spoil it all, her tone was now   rather  strict,  

page 87...

.....after all  why is it impossible to forgive    the accused  ,  why  one's  courage  fails  and  narrow  rigidity  takes over,  so much  so  that  those who love you sincerely  and unconditionally    also  are doubted,  one's   deeds are not forgotten  nor ignored,   in fact sorrows inflicted  by  close  friends  give more pain and become emotional  sores for life  , they are not mere wounds  but  extremely  painful experiences  , he saw his papa and agha  jan going out  and blamed himself  for being a brute to  the woman  who loved him , he had tormented her, harassed  her and been ruthless,  he couldn't  forgive himself 

from previous....

..... there was a kind of  heaviness  settled on his heart from yesterday,   a sense of guilt  hanging over,   agha jan was with him,  today they  all kept  talking  with him,  answering them  his  voice  was devoid  of all  hatred,  sheheryar was a  typical father who doted on his progeny,   but  his stubbornness  drifted them emotionally  away

page 85...

..... time was slipped out of his hands and it was  irreversible,  ,  sheheryar was   to fly off to Lahore  tomorrow  where   a meeting was to be held  with  agha jan , today he had successfully managed  to  stroll around  without a  stick, in  the hospital,  so as a result there was a nudging pain in his  legs

page 82....

,.....now  what is she doing,  he asked  with  difficulty,  he had mustered  lots of courage  to allow  these particular  words  fall  out of his lips, 

Well,  for the past  two and half years she has studied nothing  but this year she plans to prepare for  B .,com on every one's  insistence,  this information  brightened up his mind  , could that possibly be a clue to seeing her again, 

Where is she  studying 

The question escaped his  mouth,  he actually didn't want to ask it

Annie looked at him rather surprised  but in this  fraction of  a moment  he  had  successfully managed to control his emotions and  hide  his feelings 

from previous....

....zavyar  looked at  Annie,  on whose face  suppressed  enthusiasm was showing,, this was her old habit,   she would  reveal all that was in her heart  to zavyar,  , she was not so frank with anyone else  not even her sisters,  she was so much engrossed in narrating to him  about her meeting with darmaknoon she missed seeing   his colour change  a shade darker 

from previous...

....night was  getting  damp slowly and gradually,, on every thing was settled  a deep  silent peace,   as if sorrow  was gushing  through the veins , regret  in blood, getting up from his bed he came to stand by the window  with his fingers  combing through his hair,  , it was last hour of tge mid night,  unable to fall asleep  peacefully  in the hospital  ward recalling his disturbing past images of painful experiences,  by gone years  had   covered  them with  dust of time 

Mera sara zang utaar do..

.....  only disaster  is expected in prone to accidents 

Dreams don't belong when sleep  is sold out 

In longing of life,  life is spent  

In part time  relationship  partial  sincerity is  seen 

Every sea has  it's  shore

No end to the unending  night of wait 

 They not belong  to admirers 

There is no  second  chance in life 

page 79....

..... in life's  long arduous  ways

People meet ..to get separated again 

Heart,  s bonding are strange  

With your arrival  they break off

 Remembering baba she also recalled his saying  the gist if which  only now got clear,  , perhaps  it was his scheming  , ammi proved herself correct,  when  new relationships are developed  the old ones fade away burying deep under the dust of time, , her inner self was cleansed,  she smiled heartily,  , from now on dignity was her close constant  companion  that is true and inseparable 

page 74....

......  she returned home from   giving her exam,  sge was scared and trembling,  someone had been stalking her,  , embracing her mother tightly she wept , though college was near by, , she had no company so she was all alone,  ammi gave  her full support to jaya that roadside Romeos flung  same comments on all the girls  believing  they   had a right to eve tease,  but when and if the girl is not  to their  liking quickly  they choose to  unfollow  and change  course 

from previous....

......with  time  baba,s  arrogance  faded  away,  he was convinced and constantly  repeated  it was only ammi who managed to successfully  change him and get along well with him,   sheila  their daughter  once happened to  come across  an old tattered diary  and she  began to ask him questions of his past asking  insisting  to tell her  who was that woman in hi life 

from previous.....

.....every one knew it  that baba had a terrible  nature  quick tempered  and impatient,  careless uncaring and  carefree  fun loving,  his life was  till he was married  merely  funky  spendthrift and wasting  exactly opposite to ammi,s who was caring sweet natured responsible and  gentle soul  who  never  apparently minded  his high handed  attitude  and carried on with her own ways

sham dhaley....

.....  what a strange thing it was, wasn't it,  there was a difference of opinion between ammi and baba  so wide  like  there is  between  earth and  skies  yet they were getting along for years  all the credit goes to ammi,s  cool sweet  easy  flowing  behavior,  she  never  fanned the flames of heat and suppressed  the  arguments  ignoring  her winning points,  baba always  commented  small little  matters  get  together collectively to make a mighty  argument 

page 67....

..... it was last week of December,  this time   the lottery   on Arshad, s name  brought all of them together at his place , all the cousins were in the prime of their youth   divided in several groups,   each member  eagerly expressing his personal views on  welcoming the new year,  zebi and viqar were  showing  super most enthusiasm,  last year zebi was  down with dengue  so she had missed having fun, vicar was rigorously preparing for entrance tests, now  that he had got  successfully  admission in the medical college it was his right to celebrate life to the fullest 

happy new year..

......   family gathering at the annual get together  every year  was celebrated  with  vigor and  joy ,   last evening  of December  they all would  reach  one  of the cousin's  house  , made lots if noise,  exchanged  gifts,  cards and candles,  all night long in tge kitchen  experimented with new dishes  and  busted balloons 

from previous....

......she had become emotionally very strong   enveloped in his love,  though still childless and  partially blind she would insist he remarried  someone  and  expanded the family but he was altogether a surprisingly  different breed of a man who asked for nothing more  except her companionship,  he was fully content  to have her  in his life , there was no space  for anything  more 

from previous....

.....life was showing the  two of them  seasons  change  together,  love filled their  house with a flutter  of a butterfly  settling  on things  with a special magical touch,  she  never  felt  ashamed of her decision in past nine years,, his love  was unending  and eternal  , she could  drink as much as she  could  fearlessly  ,  knowing   he was her personal  fathomless ocean  of love 

page 55...

......tashir Ahmed  spoke to the doctor  who was assuring  him   total guarantee  of a complete success   operation  but  lack of money  kept  them  both  silent  and going  any further,   they began  spending  their  time  in their  previous  manner  happily,   tashir Ahmed  did his  best to make  him  cheer up,  sometimes  arriving with  a story of  shehzadi  on other times  comparing them selves  with others  in similar  relationships  describing   her  beauty  in romantic ode  never giving    Alisha a chance to regret her decision 

from previous....

..... oh my goodness,  when  shah latif was getting  his love  why didn't he  accept that,  

Because he gad received  that love  if someone  or anyone in the world  receives it  he  would ask  for nothing else 

Surprised   she asked what is that love 

Love of God

You mean God of Jesus

It is love for  God  of the rasool

Aah!! Is God of rasool any different , her disappointment was straightforward 

God of all is one  and same 

Then what's the difference 

Difference is mainly in the mind, you call him Jesus  the messenger of God,  he also believed in the same God whose rasool is salallaowaleyassalum

page 51..

......Maria reached home and began quizzing Alisha,  seeing hues of love in her eyes  so many  colors reflected in her own  because its normal to reflect your close loved ones  feelings as it gives  peace of mind and  settles  emotions in a soft corner of the heart,  therefore Maria was also  happy  fir Alisha  but Alisha herself was not convinced that she partially blind  extremely beautiful woman had fallen in love with an Asian  man, she asked hesitantly  Maria to describe the man

from previous....

....   ..Maria maneuvering  Laila  high handedly through the harsh blowing winds  and pouring rain  across the  Cafe into the library asking  someone  trying to  unsuccessfully hide her  mischievous  flirty tone  for how much  were love stories available there  ,  bringing a spontaneous smile on Laila, s face  which she lowered 

page 51.....

....   it was a beautiful  pleasant morning,  rain impatiently waiting to fall and winds exceptionally  eager to blow around  yet  Mariya and others  dragged Laila against her willingness to the  library  to get some fresh love story,  it was absolutely  illogical to be  in such  a weather anywhere outside  one’s  house,  she wanted to say something  and Maria  not ready to listen  uncaring 

from previous....

.....oddly enough  ever since  she  came  back  from  the  church  tge boy's  voice  got  stuck deep into her mindset,  she wasn't talkative but now she  had become  numb and mute, so much  so that  the music she  loved  and was her life  got sidelined 

Maria herself was  getting  crazy enough on her  behavior 

Maria was that person who had been  constant companion to Laila when at fifteen three eye operations    medically proved failures on  Laila 

from previous....

......she was an extremely beautiful woman,  full of youth  and  beauty,  , chiseled sharp features   and  lovely  easily she entered  hearts and minds of  all,  this was  Ahmed, s personal  opinion,   a first hand opinion he made seeing laila, then smiled  to see her holding  a walking stick and  her eyes  out of focus  

from previous....

.....her lips quivered  softly as she muttered inaudibly  who in this world ever would want a  partially blind  woman like her in their life,   their was no response  to her query, she wasn't  disappointed but  impatient if  she was  able to understand his silence for past fifteen years   , she was  communicating constantly  in the  language of silence  so ought not to  at least once  He spoke to her 

page 48..

.....she was  neither a  rain lover nor  enjoyed  solitude  , nor was she  worldly  nor social,  rains were imposed upon her in tears,   solitude  she  was bestowed upon  every since she stepped  onto the threshold of youth   written in ink of destiny,  hope  and positivity   dried out 

page 46...

....and today she was arrested right before her house  ,  for many days she had been   discovered questioning about the residents of the  palatial  mansion  separated from the crowds  and become  suspect  also  because  of her Asian  skin,  so the whole colony  became  extremely  active and alert  , they all began keeping ah eye on her and informed the palatial mansion  family 

azmaish...

.....its awfully amazing when one realizes  he is  stuck in a precarious  situation  , stressed and confused swinging between  two  points  to maintain his balance  , feeling  desperately  he can't hold on and is being tested constantly 

   And then soon enough he sees clearly he was not thrown into that position by destiny but was saved from disaster 

fun e zaiqa....

......fish  seekh kebabs

Chicken in potato cup

Groundnut chutney 

Rice paratha

Bahari pasandey

Chicken olive  cheese 

Achari kofta 

Murgh  alubukhara

Kurkuri fingers

Chicken with veggie rice 

Anjir  sweet 

Cook at home 

Enjoy  good food with your family friends and your self 

from previous.....

......by the time  he changed and emerged freshened up ammi had  arranged  food on the  table,   he smelled good food lifting one of the lids to see his favorite  mutton kadahi, he  began  to dig out spoonfuls of food to plate when  he was reminded  of something,  , his hand  stopped midway,  out of ten thousand  eight thousand  were  slipping out on rents,  thinking  how  mother daughter managed to stay alive in the balance of merely two thousand 

from previous....

.....ammi asked atif to  freshen up change  and  she  will serve  dinner,  she  instructed going to the kitchen,   turning  to ask if he had not already eaten somewhere out,  , he counter  questioned if he  ever ate without her, , the only relationship atif knew in his entire life was of motherly  love,  unconditional,  selfless,  fearing what if she discovered where had he been and  met whom 

from previous.....

.....ammi said  she was  so worried for atif, thankful now that he had returned safe,  she must  offer her prayers of gratitude later,, she was such a type of woman  to  get nervous over  little things,  , she was like  a mother hen with atif brood  tucked  safe inside her wing, for her he was still her  helpless  brood  needing her support 

page 20....

.......when he emerged from the house  night had fallen,   all the way back home  his mind was constantly  debating  , past memories and  scenes etched into his mind  colored with  intense hatred  of ammi ought to have  aggressively  annoyed him but his heart felt no emotions at all of any kind,  there was no love,  no attachment,  no respect  not even  hatred or anything negative,  he reached home to find ammi impatiently waiting for his return 

from previous....

.....he stood  there devoid of all  feelings,  his mind a blank, his heart completely  vacant of any emotions, yet he was confused,  the feeble man  that lay in cot before him was his father,  weak,  helpless  , he had to do it,  

He was in a   chaotic  state of mind,  partly  he wanted to give up all and flee , because  what ever  was happening there was not  of his doing,  he was not responsible at all,  on the other hand  his  conscience  was accusing  him  to show  mercy if he had no  love  for the man his father 

page 17...

....saying she was getting water  she left

Minutes later she was back with a bucket of water,  a  fresh towel,  soap,  mug and clean pair of suit for men, , atif realized it was a pajama and t shirt, long shirts were difficult to put on and  remove without getting them messy, , arzoo came again this time  holding  two  large  shoppers,  , she  had  prepared  all that was necessary  for atif to flee clearing  out his way to escape  , she was gone  and atif left standing  alone there 

from previous.....

....he had  crossed  many houses and several  side streets  on foot finally to end their  expedition on  a white gate, he was feeling awkward awful and  impatient his eyes waited for the gate to open,  the wait wasn't too long,  an elderly woman  opened the gate, the young woman invited him in, there was quite a resemblance  in the two women's  faces, the elderly asked if this was him and began  looking at him  more  deeply intently 

He was asked to wait in the simple  drawing room  he looked around puzzled,  why was he sitting there in the first place,  he got up to leave,  he saw the two women in the courtyard talking  as they stood  near the water storage emptying  the bottles   , atuf stared at the elderly woman in awe,  there was something in her that resemblance  that reminded him of another woman,  he came closer and said you are azama phuphu, aren't you 

from previous......

.....atif in a state of shock asked her who was she 

She completely ignored his question and asked if he wasn't  atif sha ahmed

He felt odd hearing out his  full name  from beginning  to end,  he confirmed he was atif 

She continued  ..tell your amm s name 

He was absolutely taken aback,  who was she and what was this  investigation about 

She repeated her question rather  irritable 

He quickly answered.....,zeher bano

Your maternal  grandfather's name 

This was absurd, he had an identity card  to show 

He didn't apply for any job and no verification was needed 

Suddenly something clicked he gave his  grandfather's name....ahad siddiqui 

She adjusted her head cover and looked  satisfied 

from previous....

.....today was also  one of the regular routine days,  he was thinking of how he used to quickly get  away from  the traffic  jams,  he opened the car door  and heard a female voice  stranger to him,  he turned round to see a young girl  addressing him , atif surprised asked what was it, he  couldn't remember if he had ever met her before,  he knew  there was nobody like her in the entire building ,  nobody like her in the office  or  anywhere 

page 12....

.....month of May is here 

Sweat  flows endlessly  i swear 

Thus couplet was  learnt in early childhood days in school  and  every summer in sizzling May it stuck on his lips,  in the washroom  as he  bathed the summer  sweat  quickly replaced  the freshly clean  pores,  he would  change into fresh  clothes  and found  he was sweaty already, wishing half heartedly to go on bathing and constantly  feel the cool shower  on his skin and he never had to go to work,  but office  was his haven  , air-conditioned that kept him cool throughout the working day  but going back home  and long tiring routes and traffic  moving at snail's pace  and summer heat  were repelling,  now that he was promoted and successful,  increase  in salary  and a four wheel drive  was his status vehicle but always stuck in a traffic jam,  earlier he had a two wheeler and could easily at faster speed  zig zagging  managed to escape  the  traps

from previous..

.....she came to sit with zavyar  some fifteen minutes later,  he was then all alone  because himself,  maula bakhsh was  gone,  zavi  had given the  money he was not  taking  but finally,  she  knew it  that's why  sge asked  zavi to give him the money,   zavi said  maula bakhsh was rather  dignified and  full of self respect 

from previous....

......an  old wise man was asked to define  rehem and Karam 

Simple plain  answer.?when one receives without effort what he desires  is rehem

When he gets things after long striving struggles  is his karam

from previous....

.....the hazrat  declared  one  must  not skip evening meals  , a handful of dares or nuts would also  be good  enough  but empty stomach  is not advisable because  starving at night  invites   faster aging 

page 45..

......   the hazrat  promised  the holy Quran regular recital  will definitely help  them on the judgment  day

Because  recitation and  following it gives  them pure joy and peace that can  not be gotten  any other way 

Getting help in one's favor  by recitation  means tge holy Quran  will be granted  empowerment  to cleanse sins and the clean of sins souls  will  be accepted 

Those who  spent their  lives  dedicated  to recitation of the holy Quran   their cases will be argued  by sura imran  and sura baqr

from previous....

.....shehrin   offered  khaula  to drop her at her bhabhi s place,  but she declined her offer saying  akrama was sent  to pick her up, shehrin watched her intently,  in fact he was  driving  this  side  so  bhabhi  instructed,   nothing specially for her,  she shrugged  casually,  shehrin  observed her and commented  seriously   that khaula,  shehrin and  zavi were  very good close friends,  were not they,   always sharing  each others  experiences  , secrets,  sorrows and  joys, her questioning tone  was making  khaula rather nervous who shifted  uncomfortably 

from previous....

......  shehrin looked at her mischievously  that actively  irritated her,  shehrin was instructed to hide her  smile,  absolutely hateng her  for her teasing,   the veil which was right before her she picked up  to make  a ball out of it to throw  at her, khaula,s annoyance  tickled her , she quickly jumped up to  step into the dressing room, she  emerged from  the  room changed and freshened up  to see khaula shutting off  her mobile  and  slipping it into ger bag

Whose phone  call was it

Bhabhi called 

Is she  inviting you

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.....   she was  not to visit  zavyar in the hospital,  she must  retain  and behave  with dignity,  the beautiful  evening dress was snatched  from  shehrin, s hands and anger was showered on her, through her blazing eyes,  shehrin asked  helplessly  khaula what was wrong with her,  shehrin was told  mercilessly  she was grandly insulted  and he was enjoying himself so royally 

Mera sara zang utaar do..

..... early morning phone call from Australia was disappointing,  even  one including  dadi and Akrama were  quite disappointed  again and his family were not  arriving  for  Rawa,s wedding,  dadi was  being  cheered up  , didn't she already know  agad was a workaholic,  no matter  what happened to the  universe  again was  never known to drop  his  fresh  project,   softly but firmly  she was  reminded