Shikayat..huma urdu digest

 ...in the days of yore when the arabs arranged wedding functions  traditionas were followed by showing respectful hospitality to outsiders by giving them more attention and rotis wrapped  with roasted meat chunks inside

If the outsiders were more in number than the roasted chunks of meat   then  the meat was given only to outsiders and the famiky and close knit  clan quietly ate just rotis wrapoed empty 

One occasion is a narrative of  a wedding function at abdula s pkace , outside guests outnumbered the meat wraps , the host distributed the  chunk rotis wraps to special guests and quietly the empty roti wraps to his own clan who began munching happily pretending it was meat

One wicked relative ooened his empty wrap and shouted there was no meat in it, he called the host and demanded  an explanation humiliating him 

The host procured a chunk and politely  added it to the rebellion  s plate who had refused to eat without the meat,  the host smiled genuinely  and apologised  sincerely he had believed he was family but he turned out to an outsider

From previous

 ...he turned to look at the door , avoiding  to lock eyes with malaika, she  snatched the gun from him and spoke going tiwards the stire room  that both brothers  empty riars were inaffective  fully knowing one will kill and the other will be hanged 

Azmat shah intervened  that life was swinging orecariously of the innocent , we are aware  rather fearful his daughter will run away with son

Malaika threw the magazine of the weapon inside the store room  and spoke gurls dont plan to  elope or run away but here its different

Sighing coldly she expressed, our son is innocent and inexperienced, he is extremely shy  thats why only she can  scheme  this run away

 To get legally nikah arranged before returning  with him , what  can we do, we are so helpless

He said of course when our own son is  so useless we cant help him in any way

Innumerable times did i try to explain it to him to  break the spell she has cast on him but he does not listen

Gul bano

 ...everyone in this world  loves ,  love  is open  declaration for some, for others love is a secret  episode of emotions , love does not end with the last breath nor is it everlasting , life is  full of   joy if the heart beats  for someone special  , when one feels his life depends on that love it is seen that the lovers   ignore the world and defy   others  they are fearless  and not scared of death at all 

The  deadly night silence was shattered by a resonating  shot , both of them frightened hugged each other tightly , so tight was their embrace that not even a bullet could  pass through , he softly whispered  mahnoor your baba is here

His statement ended with a second gun shot

Mahnoor spoke oh god nadir your father is following  my father

Page 315 huma urdu digest

 ...both captives were tied up to their chairs, faragh stood some distance away  glaring at them  as if the next moment he would  pass death sentence , the captives remained absolutely calm  as if not an iota  of the matter  was of concern 

Will you start talking spoke faragh a few minutes later

Dont waste our time one of the captives spoke you cant harm us  in any way

I will definitely keep you alive untill you speak up

Keep trying  the other laughed it offcasually

Tell me whats hapoening  riared faragh

Both captives giggked saying faragh  sounded like a wild boar

Faragh removed his hand the captive s head swung down on his chest

The other captive shicked and annoyed at tge same time asjed what did he do

Faragh satisfied  tone explained this is what gappens when the neck bine us broken

Noo, screamed the surviving captive

The rascal called me a wild  boar ,  bad manners , he cant verbally abuse  me any more

Page 90 pakiza anchal

 ...there was anither storm today in the family again,  one roar from rashid and all the children hid scared in a corner in the yard,  their poor mother trembled like a dry leaf   frightened , dadi  was helplessly  trying to  calm down her raging son  but her weak frail voice failed herself completely,   but he alone stood there amidst all this commotion  with his arms calmly folded over his chest watching  the showering bombshelling between his parents , his tiny eyes were piercing  fearless  provoking and challenging rashid  to  lose his temper  , though still agewise he was a kid  but his hieght was  overgrown like a long bamboo  belying his  real age

Today i for the last time   tell you if you again  bunk school without our permission  it will be  quite  bad for you

Rashid was doing his best to  maintain his  dominance , spitting on the floor he left the house, once outside  rashid wiped his sweaty face with his  turban

Page 84 pakiza anchal

 ...i know him   , not exactly but now i know him  ever since i saw him   for the first time like a lesson in life is understood , he looked so pure  attractive ,, no matter what he is to the world but for me he is a soul mate who does not rebuke me like a granny  on silly things , he is a real partner in every activity  of crime and innocence , a partner like him is a true blessing

She was speaking with her head lowered ,  driving  forward she looked at the trees running backwards with no pleasure, he knew this all when he first met her but  this also was true he had never met her before, he was simply aqcuainted with her, they were merely  co travellers who recognize each other on regular  route , familiar yet strangers

Jungbaz

 ...boga s face was a deep expression of serious meditativeness, the three of them   stood looking at him azam perhaps its difficult for you to understand  but this is the reality  that he was experiencing  for oast some time

For instance  , marya questioningly looked at him

Spoke boga  mister saddy is linked to diamond smugglers 

What, marya was startled  while the other two kept staring at boga 

Are you mad , yiu are blaming mister saddy for smuggling  squeaked marya unbelieving

Of course i know  it madam its not proper but its absolutely correct   added boga on the same serious note, his face  an expression of truthfulness  that was unshakeable

Perhaps the next statement will shock you even more but first i have to prove it that i am telling the truth

So do you know something  more about mister saddy that we dont  their gaze fixed on boga

Boga agreed 

Then  explain  it  marya looked worried

 Her complete faith  was  starting to  losen up on saddy and boga , boga s confession was  awaited , it was interesting  but he did not show his reaction 

Boga began speaking, madam  ,  mister saddy has been deeply involved   in  a  conspiracy against  boss henry clark s life

Khufya khel

 ...are you eating well. Freddy enquired edward

What do you mean freddy who was eating slowly put down his spoon before asking

I mean do you feel hungry  now edwards tone was gentle

Of course yes daddy i am improving  my appatite and feeling normal than before  and several times really get those hunger pangs, explaining his point freddy again began eating , edward watched his son with pitying eyes

Daddy you are also in deep shock and  mother s sudden unexpected death has left you  helpless and upset then why me

Few minutes were left fir soccer match to start so quickly finish your meal edward  had changed the topic and and focused his own attention to his own food, sighing  deeply freddy looked at his father and forced himself to swallow his food 

Page 251 huma urdu digest

 ...amar was completely taken aback by sara  s behaviour, he could not believe it her attitude  tone and her nature had suddenly changed towards him  for property, he was completely ignored , he  quickky went back home from his office , when he reached home qadya noticed he looked sullen as if sunk deep in depression

What happened she asked him coming closer

Amar was startled and looked up at her,,nothing  he muttered

You look awful

Its just abiut the car

He  didnt want to discuss his matters with qadya

What about sajjad bhai any news 

Amar sat down in a cirner he had no news about sajjad, amar was tired , he simply wanted to remain quiet

Did you speak to sara

Not today  , last we spoke that day only

, she has no idea either

Let me make tea for you saying that qadya moved towards the kitchen

Amar went into his room when she was still in the kitchen

Qadya s mobile lay in the lounge  on a side

She heard a message tone  and she turned to look at her phone from the kitchen and got busy with making tea, second message ring tone broke her focus again shattering the stillness but she kept herself doing  what she was busy doing in the kitchen

Amar emerged freshened up to again sit down in the same place

Gardab. Huma urdu digest

 ....dusk. was  casting long deep dark shadows, a river ran through the middle of the jungle  some forty kilometers  away from tiwn , it was believed it was not a real river but  a  hangover of floods , it was rather deep and spread wide ,

After the sunset the jungle became quite dark , blinding completely , a car was moving towards that river  very slowly , the headlights were off byt the druver apoarently was very familiar with the drive

The car would stop every time there was some obstacle , a hand holding a tirch emerged from the car  to check the  problem and switching  the tirchlight he would go back to drive along 

The river  had approached

He emerged , he wore leather shoes , his jacket zipped up to his throat, a cap on head and straight collallars stiffly hid his face

Page 221 huma urdu digest

 ..an absent minded professor sat over time waiting for the waiter to bring his check, the waiter politely asked if he wanted something more

The professor said he had already paid him the tips

The waiter agreed wholeheartedly and thanked him  and asked him to finish his food on the plate

...

A man entered a restaurant and ordered the waiter to bring the hottest stuff in their kitchen available

The waiter was back with a burning coal

The man lit his cigarette and left

...

In a school test the question was asked to describe a bride

One child  wrote his life observation

Bride  is a  common  breed mostly found during wediing parties

Noor ka hala

 ...for past two hours tge jeep was running over  hilly roads up and down uneven roads , this hilly road was made  afes ago  through the jungles by the fast flowing  river side , the two passengers in the front seat  were stiff like statues , only their moving breaths   showed they were alive , more dangerous are troublesome ways than troubled faces, , only when one experiences them  can he know of  them, , the sun was silently  giving them company rising and falling behind the jungke outline, though  it failed to melt the iciness settled inside the jeep, the sun instead played with the fast flow of river casting golden lights sparkling  against the dark forest  filtering sunlight

Ahad rafta pakiza anchal

 ...phuphu, papa tells  your childhood  was wonderful  spent in the village, you siblings had a most enjoyable time together

In reality its me who had a great time, your father was raised in restrictions , he was disciplined  strictly,  spoke mahin  laughing sharing her narratives with her nephews and nieces, she was visiting them after five tears in dallas, 

She was thrilled to be at her parental house with children of her five brothers , all grown uo, all youngsters were charmed by their  smart vivacious phuphu, who was a quick wit, family house was full of life energy and  prosperity , they were satisfied with their life

Cousins  argued what channel to watch , everyone held cold rice pudding and sat in the lounge  , why were they all gathered mahin understood , big brother no matter how much you watch deeply the commercial  its useless unless one really works on it vehemently

A mock argument struck amidst them on bathing and cleanliness

One diverted their attention towards phuphu by asking if she watched reels

She herself was worth watching and showed spectacular  shows, because  mother was a ruthless mongol character always ready to hit anyone not in his place

Jungle huma urdu digest

 ...when he woke up from his sleep , dark had descended, both nadim and kashif were not present in the room, he freshened up before going out, both sat in the lounge ! He joined them,

Busy gossiping

We did not want to disturb you, explained kashif 

Nadir shah had phoned he is coming here, informed nadim , 

He also sat down in a sofa feeling good to see kashif was better, his condition and self confidence had imoroved considerably 

Did you meet your abbu and ammi last evening

Yes late night we were able to meet

They are satisfued and send all their leessings to you

, he was  emotional

That is fine but maniz khan was to come last night , what happened

Maniz khan had  involved others in it , the insoector also was accompnying , nadir shah  handed zahir to them  , impressing  upon. them he had saved their son

From previous , huma urdu digest

 ...then suddenly she remembered her cats , reaching the sitting room she looked around she loudly called out for her cats to come , there was a snall store room at the end of the sitting room where the cats slept , but they were not there either, perhaps they had run outside, but the cage was missing  too, she  accusingly looked at benson her husband, , he smoothly  explained perhaps the beighbours dogs had killed them, 

He could not would not ever think. of getting rid of. Them , she swore she would kill him if they retuned, he  sat her  and asked. Her to listen to his  plan, there was a big amount sitting in margrates safe, her grand daughter was dead, the amount was unaccounted for, they could use it if she stopped groaning and moaning about her cats

Jan khalasi huma urdu digest

 ....gardening was hasn s major fulltime  hobby his two room apartment  faced a small ground outside , he  had arranged potted plants around the grassy patch, his wife suzien was fond of  keeping cats,  her cats destroyed his passion of gardening  damaging everything, both husband and wife were completely different in temerament tastes and hobbies , only the  delicate thread of marriage kept them bonded to each other because  no matter how brittle it was, it was  a priceless relationship , they were healthy and young , if they separated the three lakhs would be split  between them , if one of them died  the three million dollars went to the surviving spouse

The amount was a windfall  , mrs margarate was their guardian angel, hasn was rather effaminate and suzine liked rugged men 

Margarate was in her seventies  owned a departmental store run by her employees, one day she called suzine and hasn to take her to the hospital, she was not feeling good

Bhai band

 ...it was  a link road between two towns, old broken yet the only lifeline for traders , office goers and others, allowing the traffic to move over its  soul  surrendering itself  completely 

The road was on its both sides  lined up by hills not  too high yet everyone knew it  was a hyoer smuggling den

 The police every six months launched a formal crackdown , before doing so the authorities  circulared alerts of the official crackdown  the timings and dates and the duration  alerting their contacts through newspapers

Page 101 huma digest

 ...moor had disappeared , three dats later on nine double one a mysterious call was received,  that created panic in the police department , the caller was  extremeky scared , when the call was attended he spoke frantically , his life was in danger, his voice was grave ,  he pleaded his life was in danger he would be killed , he wanted protection, the line was cut, it was a male voice  but he could not complete his call, the police tried to contact him but it was useless , nobody answered the call

The department got the address of the caller  and decided to reach him there, the caller had phoned from a landline , therefore  it was not difficult to locate the address, the caller was  a resident of a small apartment  some blocks away from the police station , the police team that reached the apartment , sterling moor was  one of them

Aurat katha pakiza anchal

 ...the moment one teacher announced in the staffroom  that their headmistress was transfered and  appa kher alnafisa was  to be their new headmistress  of the school, the staffroom filled with screams , chaos followed,  the narrator was recently appointed new  government teacher , absolutely unaware to the situation and the teachers, she had to ask a senior teacher about the developments, 

Oh, its like this explained the senior helpfully, appa kher alnafisa is a senior head of town ,  experienced and successful she has  managed  many schools  , very nice educationist but notoriously strict, extremly punctual who wont allow others to break her rules, she double checks  every short leave application before furiously rejecting them completely ,  now the staff is completely scared  because they are  doing things in easy comfort zone maintaining   slow rhythm

Pakiza anchal page 38

 ...card .?

Not at all, only cash

I dont have so much cash on me, he spoke  flinging his curly long ropey hair backwards, junoon group was favorite of the trendy youth and  their hairstyle was   copied, long curls  hanging on their faces, his bold etes scanned her overall appearance humilating her  ,now nazish felt rage mixed hatred rise in herself

Scared are you mister

Within minutes he returned with twenty thousand  that he had collected from his friends , putting it on the glass stool he heard the moise of thousand spectators rise from the one hundred fifty gathered around the ring

All of them had seen hollywood actors fight but this was real live fight

He stepoed into the ring arrogant , looking at his friends proudly hoping to entertain the entire  audience collectively with his prsence

He was mean  and not treating her as a player but as a woman trying to touch her not  to  play by the rules

She  simply clutched him by his wrist and snapped his wrist

She picjed up the amount

She limped out tired  bruised  

The applause was deafening that follwed her out

Natija khez

 ...the sun was up, morning had begun  but the sunlight still had not touched the ground in the robert park , because it was suurounded with high skyline ,  and the park was nestled amidst  their shadows of majestic high rise constructions, only when the sun  had reached directly  the center point did the sunrays fall on the park , this was just the begining , it would prove a most exhausting day  for sterling

Sterling reached the park fully prepared , he was on his special  mission , the heat and intensity of the weather on one side  and his special mission on the other, he was ready for any type of obstacles in his way to achieve his goal

Sterling came dressed in a costume of shakespeare, his attractive victorian  costume presented him in even more  mesmemerizing personalty

Azad

 ...ruth was five years older than dorthy , ruth was more experienced  in worldly ways , dot more intelligent investigator, both together made a complete team and opened up an agency  helpline to support women victims

Some numbers have cganged oddly in my report, i am a scuentist  spoke laila , my equipment is kept secure , strange happenings are disturbing as their occurance is more frequent , mr collby is annoyed with my perfirmance

Dot swung one leg over the other  to watch the san gabriel mountains out of the window,, mount wilson was nearly six thousand feet  high majestic snow covered peak 

Do yiu work there

I am the only woman scientist there, sometimes  my research takes me through the miuntains but otherwise all my main work is done in the valley, leaning firward laila explained and asked if they will take up her case for investigation , its my dream job she concluded , if i am projected as bad researcher i will be destroyed

Dot looked at ruth

They nodded, 

We will be happy to assist you

Opening her beaded purse laila pulled out  stacks of cash and pushed the money towards ruth, who took it and handed it to dot, dot knew how uncomfortabke ruth was to handle big money

From previous

 ...one minth passed, during that period every weekend he would go  home , to spend one night with his family to return to jalalpore the next day, , where he gsd buikt a friend group  , at home he had his mother, father and sisters, , he found home stiflung with old ways and strict restrictions, , he did nit like overstaying  , one niggt was enough 

He would hear his mother s raspy voice full of desire for him to be with them mire often for longer durations , she was oroud he was employed   but her happiness  because he could not spend  more time with her, , she even taunted if hus bank would  go bankruot if he stayed two more days

He was alwats ready with regular answers , the bank is over bydened under staffed no leave sanctiins, they have to finish all the pending  work on holidays, but he promised to be with them soon  for three days,

Apparently motger looked satisfied, but he himself was torn  in spirit, he knew he was lying to mother, he was  growingly interested in someone  his sentiments for mother were fading 

Sahil ki tamanna

 ...he was posted as a new bank employee in a remote hilly terrain, month of may had srarted but the area was still not touched by summer heat, this was a  job he desparately needed  after spending several years  wearing out his shoes looking for a job after completing his masters , leaving his family behind was painful , he was still unmarried

Jalalpore was a tiny compact town nestled amidst  hills,  the bank itself was a three room unit, the staff  of ten were natives two of them women, one elderly who  belonged to a good distinguisged family the younger had a sadlooking face,,  now  he was given accommodation in a nearby hostle where outsiders were  given boarding and lodging

Anokha inteqam

 Who are you to stop me from doing what i want he spoke quite rudely

You ought to be ashamed of yourself , am i nibody to you, spoke simon angrily

What  shamelessness  you  speak of , when i am keot in captivity,  you are controlling my movements, do this dont do that dont go there, dont meet them, how can i live my life  now mik s tone was  saturated with suppressed  rebelion

 Mik  i want to keep you away safe from getting involved into matters that dont concern you, all these restrictions are imposed on you to safeguard your interest,

, but why dont you underdtand that, explained simon swallowing his anger

, what benefits do i get, you are turning me into a slave  of your whims, but i  am decided  i lead my life my way

Then you cant stay anymire with me

 Just get out of my house niw and live your life yiur way, declared simon decisively

Page 33 pakiza anchal

 ....that night nobody ate foid  except farhat and mani,

Sons of other people are earning forty thousand and more and you are still deoendent on  mother fir firty ruoees, the conversation was  alight between mother and son having their dinner

Niw mother who are  them earning firty thousand and mire 

Someoneone from shazya nazya s place  had brought marruage proposal for  nazish the evil woman

In the past tense means what

Son learn to listen fully carefully let me finish my stiry before you begin asking stupid questions, i am so disappointed in you

Dont be unhappy mother after shazta nazya only i am your caretaker 

Hiw so caretaker , you come back hime after midnight, you disturb my sleep, i cook and serve foid to yiu after your susters  got marrued, yiu are nit ready to mend your ways,  farhat broke into tears

Ammi you dont have to get up at midnight , i will eat outside, no worries

Farhat gkared at him, you fool , instead of coming back on time, helping me in my tasks and supporting me you are thinking onky of your  freedom, thankfulky sister got marrued because  of akram bhai or sge would gave aged sitting home

What favour ajram did, it was his duty

Mani you are a rascal, you also know it how helpful he has been

, i dont like discussing thus matter befire dadi because  she will constantly nag me for the. Rest of my life the bigfest gossip she is

Ammi where are you taking thus cinversation, we are talking about nazish s marruage

Page 27 pakiza anchal

 ...children noticing they were engaged in conversation  turned to theur vudeo games , he pressed a button to  play  audio very close to nazish

Eyes lifted, love   woke up 

Hearts exchanged  mututually during moonlight

Their glances showed encganting maguc

Heartbeats were stolen  in the first instance

Promising never to break up in life

Tues once knotted never are undone

World us lost no regrets remain in love

Clasped  tight  are if our hands together

Somehow the compositiion  caressed her memorues  as she looked at herself in the mirror  in her golden eyes

Nazish could. Swear he deliberately took that riad which took longer to reach her destination

Lisren, just stop the car some dustance away from here

The car was stopped

Very carefully she sreooed out if the vehicle, he also git diwn from his side

Let me assist you 

Thank you for bringing me up to here

I am ready to go further, he looked  so alive with shining  personality dressed in black, 

Let me tell you, the point you are sranding at is directly  on accurate angle  of my foot one more wird and your knees are broken

Her voice was barely a whisper 

She walked away covering her head with her dupatta not bothering about ruffling her hairstyle

 

Mujboor log

  ..he was a young man found unconscious in the burning sand , malik mukhtyar was  returning to the haveli from the city when he saw him , he quickky stopped the jeep, 

Go and check who is there instructed mukhtyar to his men, two got down to  get near the man , his clothes were soaked in blood, his face and neck wore the marks of assault , they eere recent , the victim was a complete stranger to them all

The men reported to mukhtyar they didnot know the young man, he does nit look native of our area

What exactly has happened to him

Apparently he was attacked and thrown here

Get him in the jeep ordered mukhtyar

The unconscious young victim was placed inside the vehicle  carefully, he was still breathing  though his breathing was shallow, he was still alive

Good morning

Good morning

Tea and gupshup

Later on some blogging from my reading in winter sun 

bhed bhari

.... it was nearly ten at night,  the room was dimly  lit , there was a medium sized mirror  fixed on the wall,  a foot away from the  from the mirror sat Catherine comfortably in a sofa,  she was staring at tge mirror fir the past half hour,  suddenly  ger reflection in the mirror began   vibrating  , gradually  it disappeared completely,  leaving the mirror  absolutely clear,  , the color of the mirror  started to change to white,  the whole mirror  turned to stark white of a  shroud,  she was still staring  at the mirror  , few moments passed and  the sides of the mirror  turned  black like an overcast sky the mirror was now completely  covered with  darkness,  there was no sign of change  showing in her condition,  her gaze still  fixed on the mirror,  the darkness  began to shrink  to the size of a ball before vanishing 

Catherine's etes brightened up , she was  inaudibly mumbling something  the mirror responded  with some  kind of activity to produce  images  finally to reveal a reflection of an old man,    the image in the beginning wasn't clear but some time later it was visible  with clarity and  great  detail,  his lips moved to utter softly   ,  congratulations dear daughter  on your success 

from previous

....party was arranged in the  dance club,  first round of dance was  going on,  mukhtyar was drinking  with his four friends,  an ultra modern  extremely attractive  girl was sipping her sherry  on the  side table,  mukhtyar didn't drink  at all and going home drunk  meat  experiencing  father's  wrath  and  beiing tossed  out of the house,  he would  wait for tge double peg impact to recede 

What an exciting  item she is   , shaukat gestured  glancing at her ,  

What made her sit near us

 Spoke Salim

,  she was  requested  a dance on the first round  by a young handsome man  but she declined  annoyed 

Embarrassed  he turned away  and disappeared somewhere 

She us arrogant 

Then why is she here  yaqub remarked 

page 9

 The auction began,   , forty lakh was the opening  amount,  Rashid bid sixty,  another voice kept on increasing  , finally  Rashid bid   one crore and the three bangs sealed the deal, , some of the  bidders  congratulated  him , one  cynically   smiling  remarked  it was  Rashid  s loss , the  factory was worth  ninety  lakh  , Rashid genuinely smiled back  explaining, he himself  had   floated it , the factory was  worth much  more,  many onlookers cheered Rashid,  when Rashid left the auction house he was in a hurry to reach his father kanal  Rao,   to share the news of his accomplishment  , but first things first he had to go to his office 

There was a road section  with hardly any traffic  and  few people,  he saw some boys  engaged in a brawl,  usually  he ignored and avoided  such  street fights, , but his cousin  mukhtyar was amongst them and he had to   stop his car , he moved towards them,  mukhtyar was one alone  against  the other four,  his one eye was injured ,  

Stop  it all of you  screamed  Rashid  from a distance,  , or I call the police,  three  of them fled hearing  the threat,  the fourth could not escape because  mukhtyar had caught him  by his collar