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

km khrch balanashin

... the only leisurely   passtime her in laws have is partying,  whether to attend or not  its a nuisance mostly, what to wear on every different occasion is another

Siema was standing with her head inside her cupboard of clothes  worrying  about what should she be wearing , pulling out dresses and piling them up on her bed, when her dear husband ali saw his beloved wife s  heated appearance  he  like always  slipped out of the room unnoticed, not getting an answer siema turned her head to find  her husband missing, it rapidly doubled her building annoyance and  anger  , she noisily banged the doors of the cabinet shut and collapsed on the floor like a defeated player

page 37

...she tried a little harder and  got reconnected , conversation  was restored and  restarted from the same point where it had  broken off , the moment aman s voice  was heard he was wasting himself and what else was she doing with her life, not accepting to move on rejecting all allainces , even  discarded her first  cousin saifallah  her chacha s son , who was a great catch and  keenly soughtafter by all the young girls , her  refusal turned him crazy, he finds it unbelievable that his proposal was rejected, he is definitely the most handsome youth in the clan , well off and sound financial background , can you tell me whats wrong 

tamasha gaah

..the magical scene at dusk by the sea shore was captivating , harold was enchanted   

Walking on the shores he abruptly stopped, he dug his both  feet  deep in the wet sand , breathing deep twice  he mumbled incomprehensively 

Oh , the same dark shadow

The shadow had   been troubling harold for quite some time , he had tried to find a solution and talk himself out of this situation, that it was merely an illusion  , some error of thought that he felt a shadow  moving around him , after sundown the night fell quickly

Its easy to explain and lecture others but the situation completely changes when you experience the same problem yourself, harold was going through the similar cicumstances

gadhha murda

..third july 2019  evening eight past three minutes lake texas

The lake  was still and the surface reflected sundiwn  crimson bright , vessels sailed  towards their destinations ,  nightly activities had begun clouds were molten gold  amidst them shining shimmer of stars danced , benjamin  stood in his soanish villa valcony watching this scene , this villa was located  one stone away from the ninety years old dam built by the lake, he considered  it was bought at galf the price , he could sell it whenever ge wanted at double the price, it was the best befitting gift he ever could get for serving loyaly  the state for over twenty years

page 49

....office incharge  was  interviewing candidates asked the first one  to tell the spelling of glass

G, L, A,S,S. Answered the first candidate

Fail spoke the officer incharge

The candidate exited his face hung low

The long line of candidates one by one entered and exited with their dropped jaws 

But in the end one emerged grinning broadly and explained he had passed  the easy test

He was asked the spelling of glass

He did correctly  g.l.a.s.s

Fail

He again spelled it right

F.a.i.l.

page 11

...  the following year azim s factory caught fire , it was a garment factory  fuel  to the fire

It happened like this , one year after muhammed sadiq was thrown out of the house,  during winter when the sun was quite dull , the factory was working its routine on threads  , materials, cutting, stitching, sewing, machines clanged noisily, workers bent on their projects focused, , 

Azim looked  around owning the factory  proud and content,  success and  fulfilment showed on his face  but what was really in his heart was not showing

Play of destiny is incredibly unpredictable  by the evening a spark struck the clothes kept in the godown , it kept on moving through the bundles  unseen un noticed, nobody observed , the spark breathed  and the wind blew  it s lapping flames  to swallow hungrily all that came into its contact, smoke started rising , workers began panicking screaming jumping and running for their life , clanging nachines noise was drowned into absolute silence , as strong  whispering flames began consuming menacingly the.  factory

sabab aur hausla

....each and every person who comes across into your life comes with a purpose , from some you learn the true meaning of love and care, from some  you learn how to get along with others , some teach you lessons on becoming patient , some  teach you to dream big dreams ,some encourage you to muster more courage and face life problems fearlessly , i personally believe every person you meet has a role to play in your life 

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Maulvi teacges you to fear gid

Sufi teacges you you are beloved if god

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Real dirt is inside corrupting your tgoughtstream

page 14

...it was fifteenth of june, the country was  suffering from intense summer heat, but it felt a piece of paradise on the river kanhar, the sky covered tightening it with clouds , soon enough the sun disappeared completely amidst the overcasting cloudy sky, every soul was refilled with renewed energy as the air cooled down 

Zartaj  lifted her arms  and stretcged them out on her second floor room in the balcony  and shut her eyes , the winds were fragrant  coming through the forest of flowrrs , she inhaked   seeping in the divine  air 

Zartaj was an ordinary looking woman with common dark complexion , her height was good, what added color to her persona was her honey coloured eyes and hair , her whole family agreed she took these two honey coloured  features from her father azim ali the rest of herself was exact carbon copy of her mother

akhri scene

...nadya stood behind the rostrum in the classroom looking at the sixth standard students explaining to them the importance of hands 

Children, there was a poor boy in a village , his name was ali, he gad no wealth no assets but the almighty had given him two hands  strong and healthy, ali frequently thought what good were his hands , they did not give him foid nor money, one day the village was destroyed in a terrible storm, trees were uprooted, neighbours rooftops flew off , ali saw  the villagers were helpless and miserable, ali extended helping hands tiwards them, rebuilding their cotrages, digging the earth, piling up bricks, removing stones and debris, others followed him, the village stood back as good as new again, his village  rewarded him for lending his helping hands ,  ali had learned  extending helping hands to the needy  was his true wealth god had given him

page 259

...one who gives respect to others is respected because one can only give what one has

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When in distress start counting your blessings , the bitterness is instantly removed replaced by the sweetness of mercies

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Merciful is that almighty who does not let sins  be visible on your face

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Lord wants you to pray so that He can show you his power , just ask and it shall be granted

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Many a times  many die with one dead , on the other hand many start living on the death of someone, its the role of the character and nature of the dead 

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Lord knows  about every fallen leaf , so dont shed tears , be patient for He knows of your pain and the reason of it, the merciful lord  will  remove your suffering pain and distress 

page 256

...children loved him too , he was always surrounded with them , several girls looked at him admiringly, i had mixed feelings for the two brothers, i had taught them in classes, i found them quite likeable and attractive, , they were quite sensitive, specially tristan  was most adorable , but the crime that they had committed was unpardonable

Tristan sighed, the police officer looked at me and pressed the button on the door, two nurses rushed in, within minutes his bed was surrounded with technicians and nurses,  tristan lay there with his eyes shut, he opened his eyes fluttering and glanced about the room  as if searching for something , he spoke  in a heavy  and hard raspy voice surprising everyone  , for he had not spoken for over a week at all, , he asked for a lawyer and then shut his eyes back  again

Kevin  i thought looked more aged than before, he still had an attractive appearance, he had not shaven for a day, brown eyes brown hair  with touches of white , looking at me his eyebrows shot up happily surprised, miss its you

Our respected teacher favourite of all

Kem baker i introduced myself

....

anokha inteqam

...everything was normal, before the victim boy decided to climb up the hill top, actually he was not dead  , he was missing for four days , therefore he was declared dead , in fact he was severely injured , he was there with several head injuries, , his one arm and two fingers on the other hand were broken , his ribs were cracked besides his lungs punctured, one knee dislioated the other ankle crushed, his entire body covered in scratches and  his clothes got torn , his skin was grazed

gazal---wasim bareli

...sorrows in the present evoke  memories of the psst

Life waill pass like an accidental happening

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Dont call me back from any point in time  dear

life will settle down by itself on this point

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The world watches carefully your unhappy face

Nobody looks at my situation any more

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Your suggestion of discarding faithfulness 

Life is not just a night that casually was passed

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.if your constant chain of memories broke

Life will slip off from my sight that i behold

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Wasim keeps going in this one hope

Perhaps some day we will cross each others paths once more

suchi muhabbet

...a young man wanted to marry  the woman he was nadly in love with,

He mustered enough courage and propsed  to her one day, mocking him and humiliating him she refused him because  her daily pocket change was more than his monthly spendings

Many years later he happened to see her again in a top shopping  mall, she proudly explained sge was narrued , her hysband worjed in the shopping mall as salesman , his salary was forty thousand

Her husband arrived and exclaimed  before introducing the woman to the owner of the shopping mall 

pardes

....it was a small folded many times iver piece of paper  clutched in her fust and that thing had started to hurt her, she  unfolded it to find a number on it , it was not really possible to keep that helpless piece of paper with her forever , having it  was giving her hooe, its presence was  full of promises  of staying alive , it was ger lifeline support , , that phone number was her only  chance to survival , one day someone will arrive, ring up amma,  and then amma will free her , , she embraced the phone number and wept , overwhelming emotions sweot diwn her as she held on to the piece of folded paper  with all her leftover strength

That piece of paper was narrating untold stories of past two years , of her endless loneliness 

bharosa

..amma , tea container is emoty,  get more tea leaves, the moment hamida beghum had stepped into the kitchen elder bahu had informed her in complaining mode, holding the empty container she approached her mother in law

Gosh, what are you saying, this month three tea packets were  included in the groceries , month is not over and all the tea packets are finished, both of  you  have  nothing better to do than drink tea all the time, seeing the empty tea box hamida beghum flared up quickly

Amma , you are speaking as if  only we two bahus drink tea ,  by the grace of god ours is a large wholesome joint family, elders and youngers both are fond of having tea frequently,  but the blame is shifted only on us women , banging the empty box back on the shelf  she moaned 

It was the senior woman s experienced  trick if anything went wrong  against her wishes she shifted the weight of  all the blame on her bahus accusing them for doing it wrong

All right then, if we are so much problem we give up drinking tea, what else has this household to offer us except a simple cup of tea , that  pleasure also we give up for your sake

meri eid mubarak kr de

....wait a minute fauz , his steps moving towards the stairs were stopped by the voice  command of his bhabhi, as his daily routine  he was ready to leave for work  in his estate agency  when he was asked to stop , fauz please hand this rent to hurin  , she must be on her way to work too, , shagufta bhabhi  held out the envelop with the ammount inside , he looked  up at her in surprise

You still had not deposited your rent , though we had my brother and me  given ours to you on time

Its so dufficult fauz  , i am always kept busy , as you know just ten days ago  sweet eid was celebrated ,  women  from the committee   did not send their money , i was forced to use the money you had deposited to pay khala who lives opposite  to complete the committee , after that gradual inflow of money  enabled me to save slowly to rebuild the rent money