case

....this particular case gad started somewhere and then soon enough took a different direction all together, and it was considred absolutely normal and not at all surprising, in  matters of law such things jeep on happening all the time , it has to ve handled most carefully

It was the last phase if the mon5h of august, as dar memory recalls oerhaps twentueth or twenty first of tge month, the investifatir sat inside his office cabin , outsude monsoon was aggressively active, , that year monsoon was hyoer active,  it was unstoppable even after  

He pucked up his intercom to speak with his secretary an update on the waiting room

It was cold and emoty perhaos because of the incessant pouring rains

khushrang hua manzar

....nahida s nand s marriage was fixed, sitting at the breafast table  shared nairo bi, her daughter minal doing justice with her food got up mumbling

As if  nobody cares about mushaim  and look they are busy  eating their food, 

Right, mushaim did not complete her  m s c  but you are free for past three months  commented nairo bi as if she was one of their wicked neighbour not the mother , maya  looked surprised her mouth agape  then spoke softly may god  bless all my children , 

Maya was an old veteran lady  sharing one bedroom attached bathroom set  with nairo bi , nairo bi a bank officer found  maya s presence very convenient and supporting though they had different personal   opinions   about matters in life

Nairo bi  had exploded her news highlighting it but felt it was becoming one of the inner page small print line  so she glared at maya for her inappropriate reactions , maya was dressed in light green sari  and grass green cardigan a shawl wrapoed around she was lost in happy thoughts of her own 

That crazy old woman gets ready every morning early  as if she has to catch a train , cant she just forget her officer life is over  she is  retired  ,  nairo bi bitter pressed her lips tight but the words escaped from them out falling out one by one clear enough

page 57

...today it was ali s sister s son s  wedding day, ali was surprised siema was not asking to get her a new outfit, nor did she pick up small irritating  arguments nor was she  showing any signs if bruised feelings , he returned in the evening to find  siema s sari she had wore once on his  brother s function , he was taken aback , how was this possible, it was even more surprising , siema entered the room drying her wet hair  smiled at him saying quickly get ready dear or at the last moment you become so dramatically confused , thinking about her good mood he went in for a shower , he emerged to find her humming to herself  almost ready and putting on her jewellery, her fluffy hair blow dried   looked very nice on her, , she observed his appreciation and asked him cheekily to quickly get ready  my emperor, 

They reached the marriage hall where all the sisters were gathered and noticed siema make her entry in the once before worn sari, quick to be sarcastic a comment cut the air if this was not the same sari she wore for the brother s function

Ali dreaded  this was the moment  which will spoil the whole show

But siema turned never dropping her self composure of course sisters it is tge same but how can i ever refuse to obey the commands of my emperor who wishes to see ne in some particular outfit, ali wanted me to appear like this and gave a pure flirtatious smile of a soulmate to him who smiled back  , the guests suddenly became spellbound their sarcasm shattered to pieces with their thorough wickedness replaced with envy

shaitan nama

...jene 

12 august 1985

 Have you ever noticed  it when you are all alone in your dark lonely room  at night  half asleep in your bed and right at three midnight you feel wide awake your peaceful calm sleep is broken  there is no apparent reason  but your sixth sense is hyper active and alerts you there is some presence in the room not directly visible to you , that you are not  alone in the dark room, some might say its madness but she had experienced this herself during her short stay at elene mansion, her mother used to say , jene elizabeth one day your senses will prove  beneficial to you

Jene would then roll up her eyes  and would  ignore her  predictions  of future hapoenings  not believing it at all that one day her mother s  observations would be realised , perhaps that alone was the reason jene became an investigative journalist , to know the unknown , it shot thrills down her spine , so when she was asked to  write a story on rwenty years anniversary of elene mansion murder case  jene took up the case  wholeheartedly

gazal fehmi badayuni

...more. cautious one should have been

Ought to have cried without tears then

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Now wailing is pointless  remembering  them

That ought to have done  on separation then

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Silence is maintained on my breeching the promise

Rage intense  they ought to show instead  then

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Certainly in dreams  they would have appeared

If only sleep would have descended on me then

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Love gave us all it had to give then 

If only  fabric had lasted and was  maintained

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I am asked how i am

You ought to have known that  already then

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Faithfulness is keeping you helpless

You ought to have been helpless then

ghr ki murghi

...in the center of the  colony  there was an ancient mulberry tree, it casted thick cool shade , under which were   built two rock benches on which sat men of the colony discussing women , low  mentality men s cheap entertainment keeps them occupied  with the topic of females , and it was truly a backward locality, it was a common expected practice that men worked whole day to spend their evenings together after their shifts under the old mulberry tree talking  their favorite  thing on women , these men gathered together  on the benches bringing with them newspaper or transister

shaitani hathyar

...alex reached the fifth floor in the medical center to check on her mother in the cancer ward, her mother lay unconscious still , she took her hand in hers and sat silent for s while , a sad air gripped her tight , was there anything in this world  that really existed as happiness , sge released her hold on her mother s hand , she quickly wrote small note and  handed it to the nurse to read it out to her mother when she woke up , dear mom, i was here, i love you so much, i am always with you,  soon again we will meet i love you always, alex

She left the ward and  walked up to the elevator , she stood waiting fir it to reach the floir, a man in  white ciat already was inside, he stood in the right corner do she took the left corner facing the exit, the the polisged surface mirrored  the man , he was rather tall , bearded, a.  Scar on his left cheek , perhaps a birthmark , in his sixties she noticed he was staring at her