page 163

....I have a daughter  I want  her to get married  and settle down   before my life ends,  nobody is more suitable than you,  he explained 

  He has never before seen roshni in this  light , in fact he couldn't even remember her face  how did she look  

  This is a statement of your decency  chacha said  because I know you so well I brought my daughter with me,  he gestured to wasif  who stood up to walk towards the inner rooms  as the chosen groom waited 

Few minutes later wasif  entered the drawing room with a rather tall and dark girl,  the ordinary looking girl had nothing  in her personality to draw attention  specially of any man 

Come on inside  chacha spoke inviting wasif and the girl 

The groom was selected  he tried to  decline the proposal  but  chacha was a shrewd man of the world and waved off his  refual saying it was sharia law, chacha left with wasif leaving the two  alone together in the drawing room 

He for the first time lifted his eyes to look at the girl 

She was  certainly dark but very attractive,  her big etes were beautiful and prominent 

Say something he started  the conversation 

She was playing with the hem  of her dupatta  her etes lowered 

What about, sge looked up

Anything  about yourself or as something about me  any doubts about future  Anything  his voice was very low

I know so much about you  that even you don't know about yourself 

page 12

... ,look outside,  new year has  arrived with  new colors,    fantastic and flawless , thus color remains always in , all the brands  use this to highlight their products  , dresses,  jewelry,  makeup,  , in a way  this becomes the  color of the year , and  the color of this year is reddish maroon,  she shifted the mobile to the other side 

are you listening  what I mean,  reddish maroon,  and I plan to  appear in reddish maroon sgarara in mahi  s Henna  function , now your suggestion is needed here  whether  silver or gold lining  will look good 

What , golden 

I also believe it should be golden to bring out the reddish maroon   to its rich  get up , I have already selected a neck design from the net ,   golden fancy buttons in row,  so now you come along with me to the bano bazaar,   a huge variety of buttons are available there 

khudkashi

...he is asif, he had only one brother  wasif , first their father died  later their mother also left for the heavenly abode,  his grandfather had two sons,  his father was the elder son  and razwan chacha younger,  they owned  lands in the village,  but razwan chacha  moved to the city during  grandfather's life time,  he  opened a factory there,  his father  chose a life in the village  and became active in local politics,  grandfather was already established  in  the province in the assembly  , but father  rose higher and entered  the national political assembly 

Dada kept on changing parties during every election,  father was totally different from grandfather and was a loyalist to hus party , he was pressed to change his loyalty but he knew better  his own father wasn't respected  for  his  not staying  with one party , father  was ashamed of grandfather for losing credibility,  father was labeled  the son of  unstable  container 

Dada  s argument was he joined the ruling parties because he wanted to serve  the people,   power was priority 

Father's  priority was   the working people   who were the real wealth  of the nation, to distribute a small percentage  amongst them

weekend

Namaste 🙏 

I don't watch  videos uselessly  anymore 

Had my morning butterfly pea tea 

Saturday is one of routine 

Buying online 

Because  it's the best option that fits well into my  current schedule 

Malls 

Superstores 

Vintage old-fashioned shops with their owners sitting on the wooden platforms 

All are not easy to reach 

Crowded 

No parking 

Ola Uber one sided rides

Three wheelers slow

Roads bumpy

Private car owners unknown 

Women driving alone 

Men drive without families 

Children bike or hike

Ahmeq qatil

...Mr Cameron Richard  died of poison,  postmortem reports had arrived,  inspector southi  informed the congregation present in the room,  all of them were  family members of dead Cameron,  his wife Mariana  , his eldest son Shelly,  his wife Cathy,   second son John   his wife saira daughter Jonah,  everyone was in mourning  listening to the inspector  , their faces sad and sorrowful,  the inspector gave them the detailed explanation   with assurance   the killer will be  caught  soon enough 

Daddy  had no feud  spoke Shelly  his voice was  low 

It's really shocking  father was murdered,  there was no reason   rubbed his eyes John 

Police will find out that  all you family  please stay calm and cooperate with us  declared  southi  closing the file and handed it to his  assistant 

What cooperation  asked Shelly 

Mr Richard was found dead in his own bedroom,  in his own house  speaking   he carefully looked at everyone sitting in the room   and left his statement  incomplete 

Inspector  finish your  statement  spoke  Jonah  daughter  of the victim  tearfully,  her face and nose red

chaupat raj

...it seems nothing has changed nor ever will,  he had   heard it from his elders fools don't need any reason to poke their nose in  others affairs,  the whole world  changes but fools don't,  they enjoy picking up arguments on small matters,   bringing others down to their own level  and trying to win the  battle  n the  the  times of yore   it was a common  practice  and acceptable but in this progressive  modern world   the briadminded  find  street brawls  weird and uncivilized 

After this  preface  he comes to the  main story 

It was a pleasant morning  in spring,  he reached his police station   punctually as was his daily routine,  at least a group of twelve  persons  were waiting fir him  in the  corridor,  a couple of men were visibly injured,  one was  bleeding profusely,   the constable  informed him there was a fight between  two sides

Malik sahib had already noticed   it and the constable confirmed it,  he had himself  dragged them to the police station,  Rashid on his way to the police station  witnessed the brawl and  brought them  with him m he intervened  and the villagers helped him  ,  much damage was done  to both,  

Who are the men and women  with them,  what about them he asked  the inspector 

Most of them are passengers of the tonga 

from previous

...year 2020

Russia  vladi vast ok

  The night was spreading out itself,  winters quickly  shut down  tge city  and it would   become secluded,  residents of Vladivostok   closed  themselves inside 

Joshua landed on the terrace of the highest  super store  , he carefully from there surveyed the entire city,  he was followed by his men , they had become more strong and bigger,  their wings were more powerful,  his passionate dream was to rule the world  with his two hundred  genetically modified men , he decided to  increase his army 

He got down from the roof top of the super store and entered the store,  there wasn't much rush inside the store,  suddenly a cashier happened to glance at the horrifying figure entering the store,  the poor cashier froze terrified,  the woman  at the counter  making bills standing before him followed his gaze  , scared  to death she began screaming,  hearing her screaming  others  were drawn to look in her direction  and were lead to  see the  horrifying presence  of unidentifiable figure,  every one was stunned and  hysterical  running to exit  from where  Joshua type creatures were  pouring into the store 

umera Ahmed awesome

Enjoying reading  ab e hayat  a sequel to pir e qamil  by umera Ahmed of zindgi gulzar hy fame

my story

morning tea

Morning  tea with cyber  I sit watching  outdoors,  I saw someone  throwing  biscuits to my labrador in the patio,  I quickly put my empty cup down  on the small tray and rushed to confront the culprit who was an elderly man  scattering grain to the chirpy birds on the entry wall of tbe society lawn on the other side of the parked cars , I folded my hands in polite namaste,  introducing myself as resident  jyotsna Pathania single aging live alone , I asked him his name and failed to catch it, he argued marie biscuits  are not sweet enough he had three Rottweilers he knew better,  he noticed my dog always sitting there by the gate so he pitied him, I explained he is waiting for someone to walk him

routine

My routine  is watching the world go by  , the view from my  lobby  shows me  people walking  on the street  , bikers  noisily  driving past, scooters, three wheelers, cars of every unimaginable shape and size  silently  at great speed  whizzing past, for a few  consecutive days  an electric  slim vehicle  new upgrade version of three wheeler constantly  would stop at my gate , nobody was seen getting in nobody got out,  one evening  I was watering my potted plants  and this electric vehicle stopped and the driver walked out to  reach  a neighbor   several houses away,  I was still busy pruning when he came back  to noiselesly drive away,  I asked what were his charges,  he was a supplier  didn't take passengers 

A few days later I ordered home delivery fruit from a shop and this electric vehicle delivered me the fruit  , there are mostly two options of payment  , online or cash on delivery,  online again is prepaid or post paid

I handed him the cash  , for the fruit  and for balance he was short of money  , he had bigger denominations  

Two months  passed  again  I was busy in my potted garden  the electric carrier stopped the man  made eye contact  , graciously he offered me his telephone number  , he dictated it as I keep my mobile on me I obediently punched his number  gratefully,  he didn't return my leftover balance  but it was good to see another familiar stranger  again

page 110

...Andrew and Sophia were dropped before Sophia's flat , she quickly  climbed up the stairs,  he was with her,  Andrew was trying to tell her something but sge gestured him to remain silent,  reaching her flat sge checked all rooms  and picking up one bag sge carried it to her bedroom 

    Will you explain where have you been  and what's going on,  I thought you were  seeing  Harry,  even your parents didn't know of your  activities  and where is Harry,  he hasn't been to his apartment for two years  and what's the  army connection with all, this,  Andrew   shot a round of   questions 

   First of all  promise  me you will keep it secret , she spoke  unzipping the bag , she was now packing up her cameras and other recording equipment 

  What are you doing,  why don't you explain Andrew plucked a camera from her hands 

   Alright then listen carefully,  our government is working on a special mutant gene formula  , the experiment went wrong,  the vaccine  was given to the army   and it is gone out of control  now antidote  to it is   being  researched,  she explained  briefly 

   Oh so the situation is quite dangerous and impossible,  why aren't they  all killed,  where are you taking this bag of equipment,  he was irritated by her noisy hustle  

  They can't be killed  because  weapons are not working on them  and I am not going alone you are coming along 

murder

... eyes of the  s h o were shut,  cigarette   pressed between lips and legs stretched out,  his fingers of both hands tapping  on the table,  his chair  was pushed a bit backwards to accommodate his paunch,  there was a bottle without label under the table,  a wine glass resting next to the unlabeled  drink,  the bottle contained  red liquid half filled,  perhaps  it was honey,  because it was a police station it was certainly honey and nothing else 

Suddenly the phone bell rang shrilly  in a parrot  s sound,  the attitude  of fun from the  s h o jamshed s style  quickly changed,  that  air and mood of fun was the result of the honey and  nothing to do in office,  constantly shrieking phone  was disturbing,  scowls appeared on his face,  cigarette was crushed into the ashtray,  he glared at the  noisy phone  and a few undesirable undescribable words escaped from his lips,  modify swinging his hand he picked up the phone,   within one minute tge he shut down the call,  he was stripped of his  enjoyment and the fun mood , he was  blabbering 

He called out roughly   hey you  chaprassi sitting there outside 

Yes sir,  the peon stood before him 

Where is inspector shakil

In his room 

Send him here

A few minutes later  shakil was there  

Who is Ronald 

Footballer sir, very popular and world famous 

page 85

....oh yes 

Are you aware that she entered the  industry through someone in the underworld 

Everyone knows that 

Actually now it is important for every female worker in this industry to keep  a weapon to protect herself,  you too ought to,  I think  maybe many others are armed  , 

You are saying that because of kamran  got murdered 

Right,  these days  self defense is the only safest security factor,  shoiba has personal contacts in the underworld,  that is certain,  probably shoiba herself has  illegal weapons on her unlawfully , , you can ask her to provide you with one unlicensed revolver,  don't worry about its price at all because I shall pay  for it 

As you please 

When you receive the revolver I will be present,  you will introduce me to that person    , give my fake identity,  I shall  appear  with a face mask  , he won't know me as shaima

Excuse me madam,  do you have some specific scheme in your mind 

from previous

...it's not easy to maintain relationships,  it's demanding  and sacrifices of personal interests  is  important  for the happiness of the loved ones one must be forgiving  and sincere,  whole life is spent  to build up  trust,  a little bit if uncaring  attitude  spoils every relationship,  almighty disapproves of  the uncaring  people 

Pain of the  wrong doer  who breaks trust  has to be buried  silently in the depths of the mind to strengthen the string of relationships  but it is not appropriated by everyone  , but only by the very correct 

page 83

..everything in this world  shatters  when smashed  

.except man who  becomes experienced  after he stumbles and is smashed 

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Society doesn't accept  sinful activity easily  that's why  they are taught spirituality to become strong  and know what is sin 

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The battle of good and evil is consistent and constant  

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People don't change they are just exposed 

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Consequences are the result of actions , the righteous remains unshakable 

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Remember if you never failed you never really  did your best

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.perfection is conditional 

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from previous

....are you mad or something like that 

I don't have spare time to useless talk she spoke abruptly  I have  a prior appointment  fixed with mustard ware , I hope he proves a good attorney 

Mac kept staring at her unblinking  Gloria  s voice was ice , he was reminded of the shoes at their first meeting 

If you refuse to return my credentials  this is my last option to report you to the police and other authorities,  her tone was deadly icey 

Mac s  eyes widened  with sheer surprise,  you will  make  a complaint against me 

Yes , certainly  and  if you don't return my papers  stricter action will be taken,  lawyers can cheat and be dishonest but you have crossed all limits of decency 

Akhari tohfa

...he began  washing his blood stained  hands with soap and water   that  started flowing down the washbasin in pink foam fluffy

At that moment hus mind was filled with only  the thought of the first kiss that sparked off his relationship  with burning desire 

That moment  that emotion soft warm breath  was enough to lose himself  it was enrapturing 

Before this  he had never experienced such  enchanting  fire pass through his veins 

He could easily  think of this magical moment anytime anywhere  because it entirely soaked him into its  intoxicating  sensuality  , he enjoyed savoring 

from previous

...a young man was trying to say something  nervously and shyly before a Seth sahib  

Sir it's,....ike...this,,...

Smiled the Seth sahib and said he had understood what he was saying  you want to marry my daughter anila 

 You have my permission and consent 

It's not that  added the young man  mustering courage,  I need a loan of fifty thousand from you 

What exclaimed the Seth sahib  a loan of fifty thousand,  he was furious  screaming and said was he mad , I don't even know who are you  and you expect me to give you a loan 

page 51

....two  young men  friends completed their  modern education and   joined  multinational  company,  jobs were great,  their boss gave a party and all the staff was invited,  wanting to know  the interest of the staff in literature  the boss asked  one of the young men  what is your opinion about omar khayyam 

Sir, it's a great place  but I personally prefer going to KFC  answered the young man  enthusiastically 

The boss looked at him  disagreeably and turned to speak with others 

Returning home after the party was over the other friend rebuked the first one  you fool if you didn't know about omar khayyam  you should have changed the topic  instead of boldly giving wrong answer you idiot omar khayyam is not a   name of restaurant  it's a perfume 

page 39

...husnara s newly found courage  made her decision for her 

She would give divorce to shah Murad  Anita was her messenger 

Papa , mamma says she is leaving home 

Where he was startled 

Anita returned with the reply from mother that is none of your business 

Why not 

Husnara  made  her entry here

i want a divorce I have made my decision 

Is this your decision 

I want a divorce 

He gaped at her not really understanding,  do you even know what are you saying 

Absolutely 

What about our children 

Divorce  is what I want her tone was decisive  

Never  he spoke  in a tone of finality 

I am leaving anyway 

You fool

Don't dare teach me  lessons on intelligence  I have decided to separate from you 

Children will not go with you 

Husnara called all the four children by name  and they all came to stand before her

It was an incredibly distressing evening 

page 39

...he who has  clarity and presence of mind  is bestowed with knowledge  power  and wisdom 

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A sharp mind  is  an active mind 

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Insight  is  a foresight  full of enriching  experiences in every life moment 

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All evidence  is openly present around  , only  the seeker finds them because  they are guided through  their investigative mind  and others are not interested 

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Speak the truth to  stay positive 

Help the needy sincerely 

Do your duty honestly 

Respect your teacher 

Take care of your parents 

page 35

....do you have any idea what all  women have to go through  when they step into the world of movies 

But I am not eloping  I am your legally wedded wife  husnara was  ready with her reply 

Yes of course that's why I will never like to see you   embracing  unknown male strangers,  or getting close to men and cling and dance or tolerate  the makeup man  touch you,  will you let others come close to you  will you like that  and remember it I have seen many a heroines  packing up after just one film, all the girls are dumped and forgotten forever  nobody cares  , you aren't just my wife but also a descendent  of a cultured family,  you are definitely decent and nice,  you are expected to retain the respect and reputation of us all 

from previous

....I don't want anything 

First of all I have to tell atrat something  but what 

Just tell him  husna wants to marry him,  too cool, how easily you have said that,  atrat is a  man with  a solid background,  he won't even notice  us

Why not 

In good families  girls are disciplined  unlike you they will never speak up their mind  specially  about their choice of groom 

I think he is a decent cultured man so I will  go with him,  let's see what happens 

Alright as you please 

Alamara spoke to her husband  ,  he replied  ask your sister  she will jump up three foot high 

But why 

Because both are not equals,  age wise  shah Murad is  quite old and   his looks are may God bless his soul 

But it's his decency,   that day the poor man didn't even  glance once  at any woman 

Definitely  his decency is unsurpassed 

Man should always be decent 

He doesn't even have a house of his own 

So what,  wife and children will  push him to build one 

page 29

...shah Murad  and husn Ara were branded odd couple,  both  were   nit equal  nit compatible  not  made for each other,  husn Ara was exceptionally beautiful  and shah Murad  exactly  opposite  of what good looking means,  she was well dressed well groomed  and  properly presentable  , he was uncaring of his appearance,  she believed   their wealth and status  influenced others,  his belief was their brains intellect and qualities  attracted others,  sge was liberal  he was conservative  therefore  both  were  absolutely different from each other in all aspects,   yet they were life partners and  parents of four,  though  their thinking and vision  were not same 

Shah Murad was a highly educated  and aristocratic person  most courteous and decent,  find of movies from his childhood,  his father was a strict man,  he tried to stop him from   going into that line of glamor,  he would  even  physically  slap and box his ears, shah Murad rebelled and reached  the city of movies  and  sighed , he began doing small petty jobs,  he then turned his attention towards the directors m hardwork and his intelligence   made him a director  , his luck was  with him  , his first movie  became a super hit,   movies for his direction  started pouring in  , in a few years ge was an established famous director  sought-after and rich 

wahi rastey wahi manzilein

...it was  a most depressing evening  , frightening and strange,  such sights were unpleasant experiences,  on one such depressing evening  she had  witnessed her parents  getting separated  and going their own way,  perhaps their ways were already different from each others  but were tied up together  helplessly  because of their common interests,  they lived together like  rail tracks  running side by side  but never  really connected 

Depressing  frightening  dusky evenings  were like  hooded reptiles ready to  attack,  posing dangers but quietly rolled up , these evenings  were  heavily  etched on her mind  as scary,  sge couldn't remember if she had ever  laughed out openly  after that 

Who is going with me,  husnara was asking vaguely looking at the four of them,  shah Murad  cursed his fate and showed  annoyance on her ugliness,  he rebelled by screaming and shouting,  husnara decided to leave him home alone and go out by herself 

Anita was the eldest of the four   most favorite of mother  quickly  leaped forward to cling to mother 

page 21

....why do you  call that criminal  colonel 

Because he looks like one,  elderly  cropped haircut,  always  an eyeglass  on his one eye,  even when he doesn't wear the eyeglass  he constantly  presses his eyes to convey  wordlessly  Bob  winked  explaining  the gesturing  of  the colonel  

Don't try to get overclever  Elia shyly smiling spoke  you don't look nice  doing that 

So what  the colonel also looks ugly  laughed  Bob 

But he is a confident man  but just by this one  gesture he can easily stand out in a crowd 

You really mean he is a confident  fraud   he us a confidence trickster  and ribbed someone  of his  diamonds worth billions asked Elia 

No , tge idiot  in his life fir the first time  instead of using his head used  wrong means  explained Bob 

Did he kill someone  she shuddered did he stab or cut the throat  , she looked at Tommy  still listening  to the zkull music,  ber gaze turned towards Bob who was shaking his head 

No nothing  that painful end  happened to anyone 

Then what exactly has happened she was not totally captivated by the  suspense of this case 

chhutti the holiday

....Christmas was just three days away, families were seen   celebrating  Christmas  in a festive mood  in London,  streets were crowded,  the rush and  pressure of their    moving together  was pressing them  helpless,  on the shops waves of customers  stampeding each other's grabbed  items on sale 

, Oxford Street super stores were horribly  congested, sunset was round the corner  yet the stores were   surrounded with  people  outside,  light spilling windows  casted darkness outside  and  puffs of soft fresh snow was falling,  Christmas hymns were  playing on the speakers,  inside the stores  the halls were tightly packed with  people  who desperately wanted to buy  gifts fir their loved ones  pushing  and shoving  others to reach  their  favorite  items,  it was an incredible  flood of colors and lights 

from previous

...this is the world of internet  spoke Irfan,  whatever amount I have  earned you can easily  check it out in  the royal courts  of Google  the emperor of internet if I am wrong   you may behead  the culprit  in me 

I don't doubt your intentions  sir, replied  ejaz quickly  I have already checked  out everything before  reaching here 

Irfan asked then what is troubling you,  your fees is nit too high  three thousand  Durham  equals to simply  ninety thousand rupees 

Your  calculations are absolutely correct  Irfan  explained  slightly shaking his head,  when foreign currency is exchanged to local  rupees  it becomes a huge amount in pkr, right now  Durham is  defined  but just imagine  instead of Durham  dollars  euros and crypto currency  are involved 

bebak

....seeing the condition of  raja  rani prepared five cc hormonal injection and gave him the shot , free from this task she rang up her family doctor  and spoke to him   nervously 

Doctor sahib  I am fazilrani 

Yes madam  he asked  urgently  is everything alright,  you sound  so worried,  

Raja sahib isn't well at all 

What happened 

I don't know  sge spoke  anxiously,  he is simply slipping out 

What's wrong with him  doctor's  voice was serious  just tell me all about hus symptoms and condition 

First he said he was ravenous  rani explained,,his whole body was shivering,  he was also sweating  those  flushes of cold sweat  kept him weak , he turned  very pake , his heart beat  increased,  his vision blurred  by the time I returned with his food tray  he had collapsed on his bed

Oh my God did you check his sugar,  all these are symptoms  mentioned  related to low glucose level 

Yes I did quickly check his sugar level 

What was the  reading on the meter 

Twenty 

Oh this is too low,  raja sahib is a patient of glycemia 

madava

....after  a long  time he was putting his foot on the ground of his motherland,  so many  changes  had taken place   on illuminations,  it was a city of lights,  eight years is a long time,  unfortunately he had spent these eight years in a jail in emirates,   though he was absolutely innocent and nit guilty 

When ejaz was sent to prison he was thirty,  now he was thirty eight,  but he looked fifty,  prison life had  completely broken him down physically  mentally  and  in spirit too, his positivity and spirituality were negatively affected  ,  it was Irfan siddiqui  was behind  all this happening 

Thinking of  Irfan  his throat  choked on something bitter , he was  virtually   set on fire of hatred  his mind  sent sparks of  revenge,  he would never forgive him  never,  how could he after all  Irfan was the person  who stole his vest time of life from him , his precious youth  , it was a  devilishly  dishonest  trap

 He quickly controlled himself m this wasn't the right moment ejaz to  become furious,   he thought to himself , he must  keep his mind and  emotions   in restraint,  to  teach  Irfan a lesson he must  be patient  so that  Irfan will never again break anyone's trust by fraud and learn and remember the lesson to the end of his life 

winds and mosquitoes

..an emergency meeting was  quickly  arranged by the  mosquito clan  in  the garden , the agenda was  their survival,   everytime the wind started blowing the mosquitoes had to evacuate the area

They decided to take the matter to the judge  hazrat Suleman,  the  mosquitoes  approached the hazrat and presented their problem , the winds blew them away , 

The hazrat listened to their  problems and  explained  the accused should be present in the courts and only when both sides  have said  their  side of the story  can he  decide 

The wind was called,  the blowing wind arrived and the mosquito clan  flew away  because the presence of the wind blowing  is the  retreat of mosquitoes 

The case of the mosquitoes vs wind remains  unsolved , both can never face each other 

page 157

...my wife is murdered  and perhaps  the house is also robbed,  his answer  c made the officer  sit upright  straight  all that  boredom of his was ended  , he spoke sharply 

What do you mean by perhaps,  something has happened in your house   for  certain and you are speaking vaguely  , you haven't yourself killed your wife  have you   , why are you  confirmed certain of her murder and uncertain of the robbery  why do you doubt it

I saw my wife's dead body with my own open eyes  therefore ger death is confirmed  , robbery is suspected because of the scattered things around but I didn't  try to  check  if cash and jewelry  are stolen or not he explained  confusedly

Weren't you present there at the time of  this happening his eyes watching him  carefully 

No sir I was on my night shift duty , only when I returned home in the morning did I come to know of it,  for the first time his eyes filled with deep emotions  fleetingly,  he was one of those who never showed their emotions and always held their tears in check 

Pighaltey rishtey

... this time  when  the  van driver  pressed the horn  as if he just forgot to lift his hand back,  the sharp  and harsh sound of the horn  visibly  was irritable  all the  residents   for whose children the van had arrived remained unaffected 

The driver himself was impatient 

Wait a minute uncle,  let me get down  and I will  ring the door bell,  we have a very important paper today  the eleven year sitting  in the front seat with the driver requested tge fuming driver who was ready to drive off

Alright  be quick then 

 I have to complete  my regular round and pick up other children also  every time  I reach late  both the school management and  the parents of children  blame only me

page 130

....now what do you want from me 

I only want to locate rukhsana he pleaded  I am in double danger

How so the lawyer  asked 

Of course he explained  on one side  rukhsana is mysteriously missing  is extremely  worrying  on the other side her brothers doubt me 

Her parents died long ago  her father  nawab ali Muhammad was a gold merchant  , they had a big shop in Lahore  on temple road  nawab jewellers,  after their father died  her brothers  took over their family business,  nawab Muhammad was five years elder to rukhsana  and she was three years older to nawab  Ahmed,  sge was their only sister,  the lawyer knew  several facts  already  the other  facts he came to know after taking the case 

What are they suspecting you of  , Malik sahib asked  his gaze fixed on the face of the chaudhary 

He  explained the brothers of rukhsana  believed he gad a hand I mysterious her disappearance   and that  Laila was his accomplice  and he was faking everything,  he was also threatened  

Right, this was really    not good for him  the lawyer became serious  but asked him his opinion 

It was a simple  question  with a    light tone 

He asked  what opinion  about what 

I mean  he asked  stressing each word  are you really involved in her mysterious  disappearance 

He became nervous  what are you saying why would he   do that he was really madly in love with the chaudharine

Thruster marriage  they  became estranged  it was temporary  but in reality they were   together he couldn't even think of harming her

rah guzar

....Asad was moving  forward towards his destination steadily and  with speed, summer heat was killing  and suffocating,  everyone was waiting impatiently for  monsoon  to arrive quickly  but it was still a week  away,  this  burning  sizzling heat is  only  removed by rain falls  therefore  rainy season  is eagerly awaited  

In those days he was posted at gujarawala  police station,  he clearly remembered it was the tenth of July  morning,  he was routine busy in his desk job when a constable   informed him  , Malik sahib  the chaudhary  sahib is here to see you 

This was constable  Nawaz hasin  a local of gujarawala  

He asked him  Nawaz which chaudhary are you referring to  , because  that areas is full of chaudharies , gt road crosses through  gujarawala  starting from Lahore to end at rawalpindi,  this stretch  on both sides  is    lined up with factories and mills  and  is a hub of manufacturers,  its an industrial area  seven decades have passed but gujarawala is still a  traders and  manufacturers  district 

page 119

....put some  slogans in a beaker  mix them well with promises,  add brubeß and  corruption  in proportion  pour acids to  soften them into the mixture  and cook  it on someone's  fire of life problems  and  the product   is ready   it's a perfect candidate you can   use in elections  either independently or  with a supporting party 

.

.is it possible  in this modern life  that a mother in law and daughter in law  can happily live together  ever after 

Of course  if the senior is  deaf and junior mute

.

.a boy  wrote a passionate love letter  in his own blood to a medical student  

The following day sge handed him  an envelope  it read b positive 

.

,

Woman to the shop keeper,,how much for the broken eggs 

Fifty rupees a dozen 

And the whole eggs 

Ninety 

Give me  freshly broken  whole eggs a dozen 

doosri muhabbet

....editor mahin qureshi contacted Zahir on his cell phone,  the bell was ringing  , fir quite some time he waited for the call to be  answered  but then it was not received,  he pursed his lips and screwed his  scowling  eyebrows,  he was in his office  then  so he put down his cell phone on the table  , thinking  something he stretched his hand towards the telephone set and  punched the number of Shahin advertising company 

His hopes were answered on the first ring  the call was received 

Hello sgahin advertising  may I help you  a pleasant  decent female voice asked 

I want to speak with Zahir sahib 

The meeting is over I will connect you ,,would you like to introduce yourself  sir 

Yes of course I am  mahin qureshi from shena jalrarang

I see please stay online 

A little bit later  a serious  tone asked him to speak 

Sir did you recognize me I am mahin 

Certainly  keep talking,   his manner  business like  this was the owner of the Shahin advertising company  Zahir afaqi

page 42

....sheza was sitting in bed at night  playing games on her lap top,  her phone beeped , she turned to pick it up , there was a message from shah zeb,  asking her to submit his leave in the morning in the office he was going home 

Why what for are you going home,  you recently  came back from home,  sheza texted him

Some important work  his reply was short 

What sort of work  she typed and sent the message 

It is some matter and please stop messaging me, last time fauza had seen your message,  what a chaos rose,  it's final don't text me ever again,  I will come  and  explain everything 

Sgeza read him and became  completely confused 

How can he speak to me like this she couldn't believe  it was really happening 

But shah zeb  what has happened 

Again you messaged me

Don't message at all nit even single time,  his answer was annoyed 

Why not I will   I will  whenever I like  she was stubborn 

Shut up

do bol

....where were you yesterday,  I sent several messages and called up so many times  you never replied to any calls and messages 

Sgeza paused for a moment  to breathe  , shah zeb  lifted his eyes to look at her,  his face expressed he was slightly  exasperated 

What happened  are you  worried or upset about something,  sgeza forgot her argument and showed her concern for him 

So kind of you  to remember I too can get upset 

Was he teasing or sarcastic she couldn't know 

Should I take it as a taunt  she looked at him annoyed and asked 

No, don't worry about that at all  for the time being  at least  spoke shah zeb  busily picking up the papers kept before him 

Shah zeb  you are very rude,  sge became angry 

What's rude about picking up papers,  his hand stopped moving as he turned to look at her  , all she could do was stare back at him  rudely 

Sgeza for heavens sake leave me alone for now,  I must put this file on sir s table right now,  more pending tasks are waiting let's talk later  in fact after office hours 

chabi

...it was one hour past midnight,  everyone was getting out from the  subway station,  destination was city hills , it was a project of small township,  tallest man Harry was the last to emerge 

Cap on his head  close coat  and a hidden knife inside his coat,  he always carried these three things on him,  he never wanted to lose a chance,  it could be tonight  or  weeks could pass before he got a chance,  he always  found a chance  when  he  passed through without being noticed by the night watchman,  he didn't want to spoil it in a hurry 

Harry had a flaw less plan , the key to the plan was patience,   three years had passed with marry, it was just  a matter of a few more  days weeks  or months,  marry was doing a part time job,  she gave her weekly salaries to Harry,  he was also  earning  a good amount  but he spent most of it on himself 

farebkar

...he moved to New York in 1958 and  got used to  seeing new things,  real life celebrities,  suddenly coming across  television show artists from his weekly favorites,  life was completely changed  and he himself became big 

Is this the same I think he is I think he is a goanese answered Richie 

Oh yes, that is Harvey 

His  manner was absolutely  ordinary  and simple  , his own  voice rose with surprise 

What is he doing here 

Passing time  I guess 

He was a regular here before becoming famous 

Harvey Albert a regular customer at New roses 

Why don't someone tell me 

It's an emotional  shock to me 

It wasn't that important  besides  he again shrugged  

You have been here just a month  It's not necessary to tell you everything 

He dropped the idea of carrying on the conversation with his chef  and walked towards the booth 

deher

...when  jasim opened his eyes he found he was  in the  midst of an incredible place some part was desert  some patches  forest  other areas  lush green 

The first thing he felt  was somewhere  lying  on something hard and rough he twas urned right his knees  pressed into his stomach,  he tried to  move  and  cried out in sheer pain,  a sharp pain shot through his left side,  his hand  unintentionally touched the spot   and a flash of  lightning  passed through his mind  and he remembered  what had happened 

Jasim remembered clearly  he was with Olga aboard a cruise ship,  third October morning  Olga and he after breakfast   went on the deck,  both were  deeply engrossed in discussing their private matters  seriously,  one rascal  tried to flirt  with her , Olga did not know who the man was , Jasim tried to overlook  the incident and ignore the mischief maker but the  intruder stubbornly  refused to move away,  finally  Jasim had to fulfill  the rascal s wish to fight  like Bruce Lee soon enough  jasim got the spirit of Bruce Lee out of the rascal s nostrils,  the defeated sinister   man quickly  shot three times at Jasim,  Jasim tried all his best to save himself from being hit but one  bullet pierced his left leg and got stuck in there, he touched his  injured leg  and felt  it was tied up in bandages 

from previous

...DNA reports revealed the body found in garden view society was of kalshom , it was  late evening at seven and the four of them  sat huddled  together discussing the case 

I have a feeling  Adnan or the two girls must have another mobile,  without a mobile  it's impossible to move around in these days,  Danish  spoke up 

No sim is registered in their names m probably they use unregistered Sims explained  jawad

We should get their dara  dump 

Right I agree, if any of the three have another mobile through geophysics technology data dump can be used to locate them danish   supported jawad

Hashim here talk to cyber cell get data dump  of three days ago

page 62

Danish, what exactly do you want to say 

Probably  both  fauzya and Adnan together  robbed the bank , some meddling  they did  and ran away  , they played a game  by kidnapping  nursing and killed her   and then burned her body , then the ring  locket and wrist watch was  found on her and the police was milead into thinking it was fauzya  s ashes, they thought  police will go on an endless  chase of finding  the nonexistent killer of not dead fauzya  , and both fauzya and Adnan would be having  the best  of times of their lives 

To give it a flawless finish a scapegoat was wanted  , they found nursing,  he said he was certain it was nurin  and not fauzya dead and burnt to a heap of ashes 

DNA reports arrived  m hawad read it very carefully,  it wasn't fauzya  s 

Hashim asked  does that mean it was nurin 

Now they needed  nurin s parents  d n a fir testing  they were called they still were in town,  Danish  phoned them  and gave them the address  to reach quickly 

Within twenty minutes they were  before Danish 

I think  we should  pay a visit  at the green bank to see the manager to find out what Adnan and fauzya have been up to , jawad left for the green bank 

aisa bhi hota hy

....there lived a hakim sahib who decided to serve the backward  areas with his knowledge of herbal remedies,  he climbed up and down the hills and when the sun set he reached a cottage to spend the night m the host asked curious if his name was hakim or he was really a medicine man the hakim pumped up his lungs and claimed to be one of the best around,  he was led to see an ailing woman  , the hakim gave her some  medicine and she died,  the natives surrounded the hakim in rage and  as punishment he was given the task of digging the grave of the dead woman,  the hakim spend the next whole day digging the grave in the hard rocky hill by the evening he was exhausted 

Next day he reached another village and was asked to look at a sick man , the hakim said  of course he would readily  see the patient but the natives must dig the grave themselves 

page 30

.... it was some  unknown  hour at night  when  aisha  banged  the door of sanbal  s bedroom,  he quickly  got out of bed  to open the door where ammi stood crying 

Hurry up bring the car round  your father  gad a heart stroke,  her voice was shaking,  he rushed outside  , father was rushed to the emergency  cardio ward ,  it was the first day of his life  when he gad reached the hospital alone with his father,  his elder brother used to    take up all the family  responsibilities  who was just a month ago was transferred  after that all his responsibilities were shifted onto sanbal  s shoulders,   waiting in the hospital  he prayed for his father's life  and   dropped the idea of going abroad  for studies,  he gad suddenly realized old parents needed  their children with them in their last days as much as the children needed  them in their early stages,  they need  to taken care of  , , the decision made that night totally changed  sanbal  s life forever 

dhul

.... the moment  she  regained consciousness  she lost her senses,  she was all alone in a dark room, the room was lit dimly by a dim  bulb she was sitting in a chair she wanted to stand up but wasn't able to,   she was tightly tied up to the  chair  , her arms and legs  tied to the arms and legs of the chair 

She pressed her mind  how and when she reached here , a few minutes later she remembered it all  she was devastated,  at that moment the door opened  a shadow of a male  was nearing her 

Who are you she stuttered 

Your death,  he began  strangulating her life out , she did her best to save herself   but she succumbed  her soul left her body  she had failed 

It was a dry hot July day  , the time was  seven  in the morning ,  inspector jawad was  having muffins with tea , he had reached his office  before time  quite early,  his wife was gone with children to spend  summer vacation  at his in laws place 

page 51

..,.carry became suspicious , last night she gad felt dahlia was trying to   switch off  Martha's torch lights,  but if  the old man had already stumbled down from the railing   he couldn't have  prevented their line of sight  they should have seen  twin lights 

Stunned sge was rooted to the spot,  her mind hyper active  tried to sort out things,   half hour before Martha left for her walk  incessant rain gad started,  the flowers were pelted and fallen down  so why couldn't  the torch lights be  seen , sge increased her brain power to double check on the  events   , she realized  the distant  lights beyond the green lake  appeared    unusually far apart,  , was that the reason  those distant lights were not reflected in the lake outside her property,  if the lights were   far away  it meant the man  holding the torch was  rather tall,  the  torch light was above   the line of being reflected,  reflection was directly  below it , Martha couldn't take her dog out for a walk that night,  this man was her husband 

Carry  s heart was pounding insanely,  her mind  gripped  in unthinkable  scares 

page 37

... just one day later the residents of the apartment building learned  there was going to  be movie shooting in the  building's garden, the opening scene  would be  a wedding scene and almas was playing the main role,   it wasn't  a surprise for them that sge was in the lead role but what came as a surprise was another resident  Raza ali was the hero of the movie  everyone was excited about the shooting  and the atmosphere  charged with  anticipation and thrill 

Two days later tge film unit reached the shooting spot , tgey began fixing up lights according to their plans  all around in the garden,  a wedding stage was placed for the bride and tge groom  in the opening scenes  

Almas  s apartment was turned into a makeup room,  all cosmetics were  brought there 

Minai  wasn't liking it at all,  firstly her working in movies  secondly  the nan whom he had humiliated was going to be in the male lead role against her

Minai wasn't ready to give his consent  but tge residents were in the majority  and pressed   minai to  allow them  

Residents in majority wanted to see the film shooting in their block but then  everyone couldn't be fitted inside , they were to remain out if cabut faridi faridi  came up with a bright idea  tge residents could appear during the shooting on camera  as wedding guests 

suragh

...

suragh

...carry grey could see the world go by, her cottage was located on an isle  facing the  lake  a river flowed down westward  the green waters  reflected the greenery surrounding the lake,  tall trees stood by its sides,  the distant view was directly  out of sight but it was clearly reflected in the green lake,  the  road that circled entire landscape  lead to the general store , one old berry tree that still stood around ,  a street that turned a corner,  roses growing in profusion  in wilderness  covered part of the  bridge 

People walked their dogs  , some people  walking towards the store to get groceries,  she could see  just the natives  during off seasons 

Carry believed  do your own business  live and let live,  she was a non interfering person,   she became  blessedly aware of her location when her knees failed her and  an exercise bike was given her , forced to work  her legs  , she tried her best to escape her physiotherapist  but  quickly she discovered  joint problems  if once settled in they  are painfully settled for life , she didn't want to be crippled for life,  she became active,  she obediently  followed his instructions of doing her bike exercises three times a day  for fifteen minutes  in the beginning  to  stretch  her timings to half hour 

Carry  s neighbor Gloria worked in a local pub

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...a robber was using a piece of wire to unlock the door of a house  , after some effort he managed to open the door,  right at that moment the owner of the house also reached there,  seeing him the robber became nervous,  he was ready to sprint but the owner put his hand on his shoulder and assured him he was thankful because he had lost the key 

from previous

...little one found a picture of abbu  in his early youth,  he carried it carefully to ammi and asked whose picture it was 

Ammi  affectionately spoke it was abbu s picture 

Really,  the little one  asked in surprise  then who is that wrinkled  bald man who lives with us 

anmol rishta

....psychiatrist to patient,,,, how did you reach this point 

patient....I married a widow,  she already had a young girl  , my father married that girl,   so that girl became my mother,  a daughter was born to them  I was the new-born daughter's  granny's husband so she became my granddaughter,  my son became his grandmother's brother and I my son's  nephew my father my son in law  my son  his grandfather's  brother in law  and...

The psychiatrist  screamed just shut up you are driving me crazy 

page 25

....zoha got down from the college van and crossed the street  and reached the other side,  where basic stood waiting for her with his car,  zoha had called him,  she was to go to with him to the fair hall , there was a shoot for tiktok ,she without any hesitation she boldly opened the door and sat down in the front passenger seat,  basically quickly started the car and turned towards the main road,  sge frequently  bunked classes to go on driving with him , she was not at all bothered  about her parents,  she was  aware that nobody was interested in her going out with him ,  the most they could do to her was show their  annoyance,  her attitude had become   uncaring,  they were driving on the main road  suddenly her glance happened to fall on   the signboard of a shop  , a wedding card on display reminded her of  pareshe, she decided to speak about oaresge with basic

Basicm why didn't you respond to my messages yesterday,   sge asked Saucony

What message  he looked at her in sheer surprise 

The message I sent to pareshe for help,  she  turned the car  air conditioner  to high

That was risky,  I would suggest you too stay out of this 

page 23

...more  radiant than stars and moon it was 

So  ethereal  that enquired  all celestial  beings 

Where is that  enchanting face that lights up entire world 

I would get away from his  embrace 

His slow drawl    would simply say 

Dear stay safe 

His whole being from head to toe magic 

Incredible  unbelievable  wonderful 

Setting in my breaths

Listening to lovers tales

But never saying it's your romance 

Killed my love

He who resides in my breaths

Mesmer lover is tearing apart

As if heart is scooped out

But he is my  majnu

Whose all world I was 

If his  thoughts arise  it feels 

He is speaking softly again 

Dear stay safe take care 

Forever  take care 

from previous

....rest of the day  almas  spent teaching  baby and then thinking about  minai whose wife gave him a divorce  and whose daughter was murdered in the flat,  police still was trying to solve the case,   she wondered when did all this happen  , almas had forgotten to find out the details from  him 

She was feeling sorry for minai, how  he managed to  hide his  sorrows behind his smile,  finally he burst out emotionally  before her people say the dead never come back  but he was certain tabanda shall come back to him one day,  his love for her will  bring her back  to him from wherever sge gad gone 

It was  a sentimental statement of an unhappy unfortunate father  but almas couldn't  tell him  sentiments don't help anyone 

She had supper with baby  in a restaurant  and on her return she met minai 

Dear girl wherever have you been 

To have supper in a restaurant 

I realized  as an afterthought  about your supper,  I didn't see any kitchenware with you,  I had come to invite you to have your meal with me

But you have   sent away the cook

Minai smiled gently  and explained he cooked  for himself,  minai  extended the invite to have their morning   breakfast at his place  instead of at a restaurant 

from previous

....go and play  said almas  before going to her own room,  she lay down and kept on thinking about minai, his feelings for Sofia  and then telling her to stay away from him,  it sounded  so weird to her 

From the following day  advertising agents began calling her up , sge was invited  everywhere,  sge understood they all wanted her to work for them,  but sge was still reluctant  and didn't want to mix up with anyone,  her mind was heavy with the black mailer  who was  bothering her , sge could  only  work  with a free mind after his arrest , her ficus was shattered 

Three days passed,  baby  again started going to school,  she  came to know of a restaurant located on the  first floor of the apartment complex,  she   became upset why minai never told her about it, he laughed  because sge would be getting several more surprises about the apartment complex,  there was a garden  too he told her but he wanted her to explore  things for herself 

Almas spent  most of the time reading American   writers ,  twice sge went to the restaurant,  once she took baby with her,  on other times she went on long drives  her old passion 

from previous

....appi, baby's voice rse from one of the rooms 

Yes it's me replied  almas  going to the kitchen  , she had to cook something 

After the meal she thought of going out on a long drive  to pass time,  it was then  the mobile phone rang,  she noticed it was an unknown number,  thinking it must be a promotional call  she picked up the phone   but hearing the voice on the phone her breath was taken away,  it was the same mysterious caller,  sighing he spoke  she gad broken his heart  by going so far  away from Lahore  he will have to reach Karachi as soon as possible or  execute a scheme  so she would  herself come back to Lahore 

You will never escape the law  she was enraged awfully  now besides the police in Lahore  the Karachi police was also looking for him 

I know you have  filed a report against me everywhere  but I am beyond   that,  I hope you quickly  give your consent to get married to me  and withdraw all your baseless complaints 

Shut up she screamed and  disconnected the call,  that call had knocked her off  , she fell  weakly on her bed and stayed there 

page 9

...   almas spent money  like water  on her parents treatment  but with time  their condition  kept on falling,  her late father  had  stored her dowry  and  in the bank  enough money was   kept for her marriage  but all was used on mother's  treatment  , amma didn't  survive and almas  failed,  nature was absolutely working against her,  then she decided to  take up a job and support herself,  from her early childhood days she was attracted to movies and acting world, she was quite attractive but  her parents  objections  never let ber dare  but now there was no obstacles  but nobody gets acting  jobs easily,  she wanted a job to be closer to baby and raise her and also take care of her ,,  fortunately she git a job from morning eight to afternoon two 

Baby was attending school,  sge would drop her to school in the morning and  on her way back from  her job picked her up too

Sge didn't  sell off the car when all her savings were  finished  because  it was ger practical daily necessity,  it was ged wise decision 

During  the  following days  she began  calling up film industry  people,  everyone  wanted her for their personal matters  , she had to  see industry people  to develop  her professional career,  for three hours sge would  go about  seeing  new people  after baby was home after school  but very soon she realized  tge evil intentions  of such men , sge would quickly escape  promising to return  , ger mobile number was with all of them,  she had  to choose to  drop the idea of making a career in the film industry or to go on seeing  manipulative people 

page 8

....almas  driving her car looked into the rear view mirror,  the car that had been following hers was still there

Her younger sister was with her in the passenger seat,  she angrily asked  appi what's wrong with you why are you driving so rash 

You play with your dolli am in a great hurry 

Baby was holding a rather  large sized doll in her lap,  baby's real name was different  but in her parent's house sge was affectionately called baby , now real name was forgotten  and sge  was simply  known only as baby 

Their journey had started from Lahore,  they were  stopping  on their journey  in cities,  they spent the night in a hotel  now they were headed towards Karachi from Hyderabad 

That chocolaty colored car started following them from Lahore  but it never came  closer and always maintained the same distance 

Baharon ke musafir

...just look at the video  it's amazing  and you look awesome,  parishes was being shown tge video on mobile by zoha, it was made just the day before  by them both  at zoha s place,  but sge became   suddenly worried  after seeing it and quickly asked zoha to delete it  and don't upload it on the Facebook  at all 

Are you mad  asked zoha surprised 

I won't upload it on Facebook you stupid fool,  it's for tik tok   zoga finished her statement with a laugh 

Nowhere  not on tiktok nor on Facebook  it's my video  I don't want anywhere online  pleaded parishe, I am dead scared of my family  what if someone sees it , then you know them well enough what they will  do with me , her tone was  frightened 

But why are you so afraid of your family,  zoha was really surprised  

Zoha  comforted parishe nothing wrong with her will happen  but anyway  I won't  upload it on tiktok  but on a special app where your family can never reach and find out 

What do you mean where do you want to upload  asked sharply pareshe

On snack app zoha replied with relish as she took a deep swallow of Coca-Cola 

page 40

....   less than one month's time was left for Iman s marriage,  it was a Sunday  she decided to visit shamin  and along with her also  go to Iman  s house,   to see what all  developments  were made,  , so she left early from home,  when she reached shamin  s house  she found her busy on her washing machine 

It's like this  my friend  by the time I get back home  from work it's so late and I am so tired  nothing  can be done then , how much  work  can  amma  do alone by herself,  that's why Sunday is fixed for laundry  besides  cooking and other household chores,  amma also needs rest , she explained  busily 

So it means you can't come with me to Iman  s  she asked disappointely 

Lots of apologies  she added apologetically  she had  just one Sunday to spend with her ailing abba  perhaps sge won't even get time to attend the wedding  also 

page 101

....In the  magical land of the queen  the  Taya sultan decided to select someone like him for his only daughter Maria a groom  who was  quickly married telephonically  with Maria to the  greatest pleasure of his family  and  to the  full   envious  objections of other  young suitors, , he  stepped on to the lands of his dreams  to join his wife's family 

Life unfolded  the unfair secrets of the fair  skinned,  the  lucky star of the rulers had set and  so was his own  good fortune  set , Taya didn't need a son in law  at all,  he wanted someone to run errands  to  be the punching bag whenever the bride was in bad temper  and she was always rude , Taya expected  his son in law  to run his eatery and also  obediently slog and remain uncomplaining,  there was no  escape  no return,   heads had changed  but the  power   game was played on the same rules 

from previous

...one fine day carl reached  the theater to see Antonio, she was already  there happily    talking with a good looking young man,  they were both laughing and  having fun time,  for some unknown reason carl  didn't want to spoil their fun, he decided to not disturb them, he thought of  speaking to her some other time and was ready to turn away from there  without meeting her, suddenly a thought flashed into his mind and carl st down to watch the  young couple  engaged in  their enjoyable moments 

His focus shifted to the handsome youth  and watched him very carefully,  he was trying to recognize him, then he was startled,  tge young man was none other than Nathan his school mate his class teacher  s only son

Where had ge been all this time,  was he aware how famous carl had become 

page 94

.... this is absolutely right  that Antonio is my first and last choice  but I shall never  let her know of my feelings for her,  I have  loved her  but  love doesn't mean  one should take advantage of it and  impose one's  incomplete  personal individual   broken  identity on someone  to bring  shame to her  before the ridiculing world,  no matter how much famous I may have become I should remember  the missing arms  make me sn unwanted unworthy man fir my love,  therefore I will never again speak of my feelings 

My love will remain  silent 

Our  sentiments   stringed in words will never be heard 

When eyes opened regarding awareness 

Surrounded I was with the same  hollowness 

Same was myself  sane desiring heart 

Next moment his attention was drawn towards softly approaching footsteps,  Antonio was coming closer smiling at him,  both of them looked at each other respectfully  and politely 

Antonio spoke in a sweet gentle tone 

Good morning Mr Carl 

Very good morning delighted to see you 

Fir some inexplicable reason  Carl had stood up  either to impress her or in respect for the lady

page 93

.....one  wealthy elderly man was admitted to a private hospital for his heart  problem,  a few days he was  discharged  and the bill of over eight lakh was presented to him,  he paid the bill and  when the doctor  came the rich man broke into tears  loud and noisy,  every one around stopped  just to look at him,  he showed the doctor his bill it was  stamped  paid , so why are you crying so loudly I can give you some discount if you want,  the patient explained  he was sixty five  and in so many years  almighty took great care of his heart without ever charging him anything  what a merciful creator  He is 

page 91

....that was a  beautiful evening in March  1968,  city music hall   was radiant with  illuminations,  there in the hall were held  music programs,  sometimes  gatherings were arranged,  on several occasions  famous  artists were invited,  multi talented  attractive personalities  mesmerized  their audiences  , people  enjoyed such enthralling  entertaining recitals by the performers,  high standards were maintained   and selected  audiences were entertained it was a prestigious place to be  but today something  upsetting was to take place,  he was to give his debut performance,  he gad studied music at the conservatory 

By now mist of the audience  knew Carl had no arms 

page 35

... all of them were  extremely busy studying  for their final exams  starting next week  when  a  news   created great commotion amongst them 

I have married barhaan 

Was this an information or bomb blast over their heads,  all three of them shocked turned to stare idiotically at darya

, today darya had   forced them to come to the campus  and every one was stunned into unbreakable  silence,  it was unimaginable  , incredible 

What do you mean you got married, are you mad  Dari, don't you know what have you done,  shamina was the first one to shake herself out of that state if shock  and demanded  an explanation rightfully 

Of course I know but there was no other option for me , somehow agha ji came to know about Barham  and  my marriage this week with babar was fixed  so I left home  in a panic,  her tone  from  uncaring had changed to a sober note , others became even more worried 

So where are you staying now,  sgamin looked at that foolish girl  in amazement  , that darya had left her luxury home in the defense  colony to move into a two room apartment  with Barham,  in his home,  darya s face  shone  deep satisfaction 

page 30

.,,,for me   shamin just  having money is not  that much important,   if the man  sincerely cares foryou and you too love him life gets along easily,  darya  spoke  sentimentally ,  ger eyes glued to her mobile screen  as she was scrolling pictures 

What an impractical  approach,  you say that because you already have enough money  , otherwise every hungry person sees round ritus in round moon  because hunger pangs don't let him see straight,  shamin s tone was saturated with sarcasm bitter and  hurting 

And have you never   lived with someone   without being in love with him,  I have seen my mother  lead such a miserable life,  she was never had a moment of happiness with my father who had an ordinary looking personality,  both could never  like each other,  they were  matchless  ,  both were cousins  married to each other and they obediently  stayed together for life to please agha ji, but I won't let that happen to me 

page 87

....Carl was rapidly being recognized in school  as one of the most brilliant students,  he was working  hard on doing hus routines himself,  whatever others did with their arms and hands he used his feet and toes to perform them , doing simplest of daily tasks like changing clothes,  bathing brushing his teeth,  buttoning up his shirts and trousers  and jackets,  combing and grooming,  polishing his shoes  that were easy for normal children  proved an impossible task for carl,  his soul  silently screamed  but he was determined  to overcome his  problem  and  decided to accomplish  every task by using his other limbs 

He was persistent never giving up and finally he mastered the art of doing everything on his own independently,  he could  touch all his body parts with his ties stretching them bending them  , he learnt to pick up soft and heavy things with his toes,  he could lift and balance things , he found it was satisfying  doing his own work by himself 

from previous

....you can become  big and famous man 

You can  become  popular 

People will follow you 

And then he began hearing these  whisperings  every night  in sleep,  during the daytime these whisperings  kept on echoing in his mind,  these whisperings became  his soul mate  and  confidante,  time was passing by,  new experiences  were  surprising every one,  those who saw him first time  always were startled,  he was pitied and sympathized   and then he would  surprise them all by his extraordinary intelligence  his dynamic  attitude and daring acts,  then their surprise would change to love  and love to pride 

Time  passes off and was passing along and carl was making his own achievements,  he would go out and play with children,  every team liked to have him on their side,  he never lost  , his amazing  strategies  always helped his team win 

page 84

,,,,.though..the house was quite small yet so beautiful  and that family was also  compact  consisting of just three  members  Mr farathan Mrs farathan and little carl

Apparently the family looked quite  blessedly happy but it wasn't entirely so,  the deadly silence  in the prayer room was wordlessly  speaking volumes 

Mrs farathan sat with tears in her eyes  and Mr farathan  controlling himself  sat  watching his one year old son  Carl who had a modern  attractive face  bright looks,  intelligent eyes  tiny ringlets in hair  healthy body, this child was their only  child  but he was born without both arms 

It was  unbelievable  shock Mr farathan had got on Carl s birth,  he  couldn't  express himself  so far but he had decided his son Carl wasn't a cripple and he would raise him like a normal person and not pity him his condition,   Mr farathan  didn't like people showing sympathy for carl  

Today  Mr farathan  noticed   tears in his wife's eyes  and one year old crawling  and dragging himself reached the prayer room and managed to get up ton the chair  without his  arms to   support  him  ,  in his  several  earlier attempts he had fallen  , his loving mother  would rush to pick him up  but every time Mr farathan  rebuked Mrs farathan  and stopped her to  let him learn for himself  how to make things happen for him 

from previous

...in the office a new girl shahida  joined as desk officer Ahmed was overheard telling sayyad she is a useless  stupid girl 

You are right buddy she completely ignored me too 

from previous

....a young man packed up his traveling bag  and carrying it on a shoulder he announced  rather sentimentally  before bidding adieu,,,daddy I want to lead my life my way,  riches and fame luxury and lifestyle,  I am leaving in search of my life,  surrounded with beautiful girls,  for heaven's sake don't stop me 

What fool is stopping you  spoke his father getting up

I am coming along 

from previous

...one young boy didn't come home  all night,  next day he told his father he was with a friend at his place 

Father rang up ten of his friends to find out all the ten answered  uncle he was with me  

page 69

...a funeral  was moving forward  lots of crowd followed,  one pathan  joined the end trailing part , someone said kalma shahadat, the pathan said zindabad

Some time later again  someone prompted kalma shahadat, again the pathan said zindabad

Someone explained look  khan sahib this is a funeral 

Oh really  pathan  spoke he thought it was a procession

page 67

.....that night the constable  gave him  a most important news,  Malik sahib sent sheikh Muhammad   to gondlawala  to gather information about  chiraghdin and Bashri  in the village,   , he was to roam around and then bring back the information,  this  task was a secret mission,  he was  instructed  specifically last night in the sahib  s quarters  and now again they were present in the same quarter,  for the staff s knowledge he was upset about his ailing ķhala in gondlawala 

So  what's up sheikh Muhammad  asked the senior looking at the enthusiasm on hus face,   what information do you bring 

Not information but lots of informations  sahib,  his voice was rustling,  hearing my adventures you will be mighty pleased 

Then what are you waiting for 

Malik sahib   asked showing  deep interest 

First thing first  he began 

Bashri has no links in the village,  she used to come from gujarawala

page 31

....did you  ever try to explain it to  him 

No  never,  I don't argue with him,  we are not so close  she quickly   denied  it 

Then you must do it this time,  what you should do is simply show him the newspaper tomorrow  , our company  s advertisement  ask him to apply  without telling him that the company's owner is papa , thereafter leave everything on me I will take care of it all smiled tasmina,  matter us solved shamin was happy  but worried  what if he  comes to know of it

Don't you worry,  he will not know  it because this time papa has appointed me to assist sarmad sahib  for interviews,  it will be easier than you think  tasmina was very confident 

But he knows you 

Yes but he doesn't know I am the daughter of the MD Reza Rehman,  anyway  you just  need not take anymore tension,  prepare for your exams instead,  let me handle this case trust me

from previous

....she had to attend her mamu s party last night,  perhaps she couldn't get up early to reach the university  reminded tasmina  , Iman merely grunted 

Anyway half the day is over the other half also will pass off quickly,  come on let's eat something  Iman git up followed by tasmina 

From next day naming started coming to classes  but she  wasn't her usual cheerful self,  her silence was felt  strongly by both Iman and tasmina  but on asking her her rexcuse  was  to simply  change the topic to approaching exams 

Darya came back  unexpectedly looking very happy,  everyone was surprised because  they had  expected her to get a scolding from agha ji  fir failing  but there wasn't a trace of  regret on her smiling face 

Are you good,  did you find a hidden treasure  darya what makes you give that broad  grin,  they all surrounded her in the campus compound 

page 25

....stop your nonsense,  my daughter isn't any grocer s child like you  just a middle class girl overworked and obediently following instructions,  Reza Rehman  rebuked them  indirectly  dragging their backgrounds  in the  argument,  Sofia s face suddenly changed expression  looking  sorrowful 

She is tasmina Rehman the daughter of famous industrialist Reza Rehman 

His voice  soaked in self prejudice  and pride , Sofia couldn't find anything to say like always 

Aslamalekum daddy,  entered  tasmina into the scene or he was ready to shower sparks  but now his attention was  drawn to her 

Wallekumsalam, his  taut facial  expression quickly relaxed his expression became soft and gentle,  how is my child 

I am fine daddy,  she reclined next to him in the sofa,  fir a while  was at tasmin  s  and dropped her there 

YOU need not  to give anyone any explanation , she us backward  what does she know of upper class lifestyle 

from previous

Hazrat  luqeman  the wise spent all his life  without having a house of his own,   , once he was asked  why didn't he have a house built for himself,  the wise hazrat explained  one who is constantly under watchful  eyes of the almighty  is forever protected  

Khidmat khalaq

....once  emperor sikander was at war with  his own brother,   a  darvesh appeared in the middle of the battle field  , he held the hand of the badshah  and spoke  you shall  be victorious,  irritated the great Alexander  snatched his hand away from the clutch of the darvesh,  darvesh said  I predict good  tidings for you   that  victory  awaits for you  but why did you free your hand 

The sultan explained  when two Islamic  camps war never take sides of any  nor decide  in favor of any instead  pray to almighty for reconciliation and peace  so they could   spend  better life in service of God 

daghabaaz

...staying  away a week from the police station  he found a sensational case waiting for him on his return,  , he  was off duty  granted  leave to attend his daughter's marriage,  being a responsible person he quickly  accomplished his  family   responsibility dutifully and was back on his job professionally,  khudabaksh was  substitute  in charge in his absence,  khuda baksh was  a trusted  police man,  he was not disappointed by khuda baksh  s efforts,  but  it was  a shock to see an old man  kept behind bars in the police station 

He came to sit down  at his office desk and asked khuda baksh   why was he  arrested,  the poor man was so old  ,  he ought to spend time  praying but this man instead 

You are absolutely right Malik sahib, nodded khuda baksh agreeing with him  seriously,  actually  reaching  that point in life  one must  spend the rest of the years  praying  but this man was  trapped by the devil himself,  it is for a reason I have locked him up , when you will hear about his crime you will  definitely get goosebumps,  

Malik sahib   became thoughtful 

tajmahal

...fountains  at tajmahal are significant  for their complex design anesthetical and functional,  copper pots were  used to maintain pressure based  operating system 

from previous

..the lady of the house  angrily   told the new young domestic maid , every time  she came to the kitchen sge saw the maid doing nothing but read magazines 

The maid accusingly  said  she should not walk in  noiseless shoes 

page 51

....a man  reached  the director of health department and complained  they were four brothers  and lived a terrible life in one room  apartment,  one brother  had kept six cats second brother had his eight pet dogs  living with him  the third  lived with his  goats and it was so suffocating  inside  he couldn't breathe  properly , he was   longing to feel the fresh air  and breathe  morning  air so he needed help from the department 

The director asked if there were any windows 

Oh yes of course 

Then just  open the windows  and let the fresh air in 

What !!!screamed the man and let my one dozen pigeons fly away 

page 29

....I know very well what you mean  inspector  spoke up Hamid, everyone knows shumaila was getting  threat mails,  we also know why are we gathered here,  if you want to investigate  further get straight to the point instead of going round in  crooked manner  and  please  be quick 

Thanks Hamid  , I really intended to ask  things  in pretext of playing games  so let me start from you  , now do explain why did you  prepare  fake papers  , what was the purpose behind   it

This is absolutely  untrue,   both sikander and shumaila  signed tge papers 

Inspector sgehaz turned to shumaila  did you sign tge papers 

No

Sge us lying  shouted  Hamid 

Sgehaz asked sikander  what he had to say about the matter 

I never signed those  papers 

Hamid flared up  sikander was  lying too  but why

Perhaps  he was trying to hide his relationship with sonia

Sikander screamed it was   a terrible lie 

What kind of relationship asked shehaz  from Hamid 

Illicit  relationship,,,,one day,,,

Sikander cut hum short  

Don't stop him sikander  spoke shehaz, he gestured Hamid to go on

One day  I reached sikander  s place without telephonically informing him 

page 21

...it's okay,,,you are so tired today,   even otherwise  a long time  that  I didn't see aunty,  come along please sit down with me,  tasmina  s tone was    insisting,  she  took  a long thoughtful moment to decide before sitting down 

Sarlat appi has arrived home too , she spoke sitting by tasmina  s side , the car a c cooled her   temperature  soothingly,  what a blessing ac car is  in such sizzling heat  in summers,  thinking this  she suddenly experienced her self esteem falling low 

That is really good,  appi  has not met ne for several months,  tasmina  turned the car from chaurangi  happily expressing her wish to see aunty and appi

What do you say,  let's  buy cake on the way 

What for,  whose birthday is it today  at my house  , namin  spoke nit understanding 

Fool, we both have passed the exams  so it is imperative we  offered both aunty and appi something sweet and nice to celebrate  laughing happily tasmina explained her point 

Allright then get one 

Coffee cake  ,,,

No she shook her head  because appi loved chocolate cakes 

page 19

....where have you been since morning , you know b .com result has arrived

, she reached college after missing one full period,  tasmina stopped her in the corridor 

What,  really,  this was unexpected 

Of course   miss shamina,  sahiba,  we thought  you were scared to come to college,  in fact   darya should be under great strain fir getting one supplementary, 

Poor soul,  , now she will be court martialed 

Ever since this bad news was received  she is  crying  constantly 

Where is everyone 

In the library 

She slept late last,  in the morning could not get time to see the news paper,  forgot all about the result,  anyway,  we other four folks have cleared all the subjects haven't we

Right,  by the way,  why are your eyes  so unusually red curiosity asked tasmina walking along  with her 

I just told you,  I slept late last night,  all night  I was  sewing  a new suit 

What was this emergency that you had to stay awake all night to stitch your suit,  just look at you 

I have to put it on today,  we are attending  a party at mamu  s  tonight 

sabab

....naved bought a brand new car,  in the evening   he drove off on the highway enjoying himself,  he was thrilled  speeding up,  when he was going over eighty  he noticed a police car chasing him flashing red  blue lights and honking  and  screaming sirens,  he increased his speed,  he thought he would make it and easily escape from the police  but instead the distance between them kept on  closing in  finally  he was stopped on the road side 

The sergeant  quickly  seized his license,  scowling the sergeant  spoke it was a long tiring day  he was doing double shift  , it was a weekend and he didn't want to spoil  it so if naved  gave  him one good excuse for speeding up he would let him go without fining him 

Naved  stroking his chin explained he was well speeding up because last month his wife eloped with a police officer,  thinking it was him chasing him to return him his wife 

The sergeant rolled out with laughter and both happily left to have good weekend