karobar

..he  was there  for the first time after his wife s death, the bar was  buzzing with hyper energy, games were being pkayed on six flat screens around when someone showed exceptional  skills he was applauded and admired by the onlookers, everyone was  laughing out loudly and noisily , the noise was  drowning every other word said by anyone , he was sitting on a bar stool  surrounded with  screaming music  and echoing mirthful laughs 

Reaching this place had  melted away mary s memories  fading them  considerably  , the memories which he was unable to shake away no matter what he did , the memorable times spent together  constantly  ran over and over again in his mind screen like a film  replay

besabra

...the matter was quite serious and complicated so  he immediately  started , it was a  chilling  winter morning , , eighth month according to  native lunar xalendar entering  its final phase , according to georgian calender it was december  tenth  and  thursday , he as was his normal routine was ready to reach his police station  , outside his office a group of villagers sat waiting fir him  in the veranda , they looked weary, casting a casual glance over them he stepped into his office

Inside his cabin the  atmispgere was pleasant , the difference  of the mood was  absolutely  opposite from outside where it was uncomfirtably cold and  inside it felt cozy warm like a motherly embrace 

He asked his constable what was the matter why such a big crowd sat outside

Akram explained the chief chaudhary s niece was kidnapped  and her mother murdered

khauf khuda

...noshis abba  arrange  a conversation  with appa today  so long  i have not spoken to her and not seen her  missing her badly, rehmet bibi with that came to sit down near  the hot angithi  rubbing her  shivering hands with her dupatta corner , she had come in after doing wazu from the outside tap water , it was her  diehard habit of  staying  cleansed and wazued

Of course i can arrange a talk between the two of you but  i always regret later that i had helped you to contact your sisters  because your gossip goes on and on endlessly for hours ,  how can you sisters  get to talk over  irrelevant global topics  for so long  my patience is tested  as i wait for you to shut up,  realizing my mistake i  repent , abdul rehman was quite blunt  in his opinion

Come on noshi s father , it is not like that at all  embarrassed rehmet bibi retaliated weakly

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...that is why i have decided  to speak with you spoke shabana looking at him hopefully , please do tell me what to do next in this situation 

Sheraz  became  thoughtful , a few minutes later he asked  if she could show him the relevant dicuments of the plot  because her claim was that she  had all the documents safe with her

Of course, why not , she stood up  to get the important documents  and disappeared inside the house 

They had finished their   breakfast but were still  there talking  about small matters , two minutes later shabana returned holding the files , sheraz carefully  went through the papers  and spoke seriously

Madam these documents are your strength and the  strongest weapon to protect you,  keep them   safe   they are more precious than your life 

I am taking good care of them for over two years   she explained to the lawyer

khudnumai

...he was at home comfirtably percged in his couch watching football match  when his landline  shrilly rang up, though he owns mobile phones yet he trust the old fashioned technology more because its established  and more reliable

Picking up the receiver he announced  private detective  bob right speaking

On the other end it was familiar cooper, what made you call at this ungidly hour, from where did you get this number

I have got all your damn numbers, we need your service

Glad to hear that, i am shutting off , he growled

Just a moment , just hear me out first, there someone is murdered

Now the detective s all senses were put on high alert, where are you  just now 

At curse graves farmers vinery, we found a dead body here

You know i dont work for you, as long as the chuef himself does not phone me up i enjoy my leave watching football match

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..ashar had two sisters and one more brother, sisters were older followed by hafuz and ashar was the youngest of them all , they all were married and settled, hafiz lived in the upper portion with his wife and children, ashar occupied the  lower portion with his mother and wife rashida, they were still childless after two years of marriage

   Ashar s father had died three years.  ago , hafiz worked. In a company and gave allowance to his mother , though he had limited resources, ashar also worked in a company  bigger than his brother s and was handsomely paid  and he had taken complete charge of the entire household 

Rashida was ashar s khala s daughter , this was his mother s choice , he was simply biding his time , he had a personal dream of having a  rich beautiful fair wife possibly a foreigner and  migrate abroad to lead a luxuriously comfortable life

sunhari mauqa

...the airport  entrance was overcrowded with people  waiting there for  their loved ones arrivals, some held flowers bouquets farlands ir nothing at all, amidst them all also was present ashar who was watching  every oassenger emerge  from the airport exit specially the girls very carefully, suzin  his girl friend from america was expected, naturally he was there to receive her, he held a picture and expectantly looked at the females  coming out from the  airport , he would look frequently at the picture to confirm his doubts  before checking  back  but his girlfriend suzin was not among them ,  though several foreigner femal  travelers  had crossed before him , his face was a mask of confusion

Suzin , where are you, he mumbked to himself , at that very moment his gaze fell on a woman walking right behind two men , her hands clutched a tag  in english letters ashar hamid, reaching the  stairs she raised the tag  and started looking around

His imoatience was visible, he was stunned to see the woman holding the  poster with his name, just to make sure he again looked at the picture, he finally consented it was her, out of shape bidy, short, large protruding paunch, apoarently she was obese