As I write this, I sit in the dusty halls of patience awaiting confirmation from the postgraduate office at my university that I have indeed completed my PhD. Up till now, it’s been a fever dream of fixes, revisions, and dreaded emails from reviewers. Where most PhD students normally keep…
I remember scrolling through the Apple website in the 90’s, they had a big grey bar at the top, boxed layout, with cool blue Apple Garamond all on white. I remember drooling over the first iMac with its colours, curves, and non-PC-like-ness when compared to my very PC like cream…
The feeling was not new. Often he found himself in need of being away from everything that made him forget what he really was. Being surrounded by false faces full of hideous smiles all day was tiring to say the least, but that was life for him. Day in and…
Horses in the sky
Outskirts of Chilas
We had begun to wander deeper into the heart of the Karakoram now with the wind catching up as we moved towards Gilgit. …
I was born in Dubai, though not my homeland it was home for me. I didn’t have any relatives per say there as the bulk of the family lived in Pakistan; the motherland. Though I suppose your motherland should be where you are most at home, at the time it…
Where do I begin?
The Mall
Deserted, embarrassed, enraged and slightly thirsty but we can safely blame that to a unique combination of the embarrassment and anger. I was early, yet again, and that meant having to do the 4 letter rumble. Wait.
By rumble of course I’m referring to the furrow…
Zah
Weddings are a beautiful thing to witness. I imagine they should be equally interesting to experience for the bride and groom after all their lives and the lives of those attached to them are changing from that moment.
I’ve been to Lahori weddings, Arab weddings and Pakistani weddings outside of…
Babri Bhand
Just off the main entrance to Kohat, a rural cul-de-sac of sorts was our destination. Our transport had dropped us off in what seemed to be the middle of nowhere, an expression I understood quickly—perhaps just to calm myself—was mute as the middle of nowhere would be as far away…
En Route Kohat
Packed together close enough your limbs go numb but the warmth of the person next to you reminds you that you haven’t severed anything yet. The horizon a beautiful orchestra of pink and purple reminds me of the kurta I got for the wedding I’m going to attend so many…
Somewhere away from Lahore
When travelling one gets the chance to meet and interact with people of different backgrounds and natures. You have the ones who leave you with fond memories, interesting discussions, others leave behind a sparkle in their eyes as they ask you the time in passing. And then there are the…
