I wasn’t so, not so long ago. But after all the chaos pertaining to hatred, intolerance and self-righteousness all around, I have come to believe that the only way to have real ’peace’ is if we donot reciprocate hate with hate or evil with evil. The following words by Kent M Keith which inspired even Mother [...]
It was with helplessness that I read an article in one of the newspapers about how school kids in certain areas of Karachi were not able to attend their school safely because of the ethnic differences. A kid claimed he was friends with the school mates form the other ethnic community and they even played [...]
Just a week ago, arrived Taara, a 9 week old kitten, to our home. We were apprehensive what reaction the cat already present at home, Maaya, would have. Taara was left in the carrying box in the middle of the living room, while we keenly awaited Maaya’s reaction. The kids had searched over the Internet [...]
Sakhiya Wah Ghar Sabse Nyara, Jaha Puran Purush Humara Jaha Nahi Sukh Dukh Sanch Jhuth Nahi Pap Na Pun Pasara Nahin Din Reyn Chand Nahi Suraj, Bina Jyoti Ujyara Nahin Tahan Gyan Dhyan Nahin Jap Tap Ved Kiteb Na Bani Karni Dharni Rehni Gehni, Yeh Sub Jahan Hirani Ghar Nahin Aghar Na Bahar Bhitar, Pind [...]
With a chulha, a few pots and her life….She is me. She is deprived of basic dignity of life, I am of empathy, She is suffering from abject poverty, I am from apathy, She is half drowned in water, I am soaked in luxuries, If she passes away with disease, I should die in shame. [...]
Every three seconds, someone needs blood in this world. Blood cannot be manufactured and there is no substitute for human blood. So the needed blood can only come from GENEROUS DONORS. When you donate blood once you help FOUR people at a time–one of them is you (see below how?) and the other three, who [...]
On 9/11, 1973, somewhere in some remote corner of the world, where too humans live, called Chile and which had a democratically elected President Salvadore Allende in power, the following events occurred: At 7:00 AM the Navy of Chile itself, captured the port town of Velpraiso, strategically stationing ships and marine infantry in the central [...]
In the times when the whole world is going through an era of hatred, intolerance and extremism and Pakistan seems to be synonymous to all these words, what could be a better tribute to Bulleh Shah but to show to the world that there existed a daring secularist on this land almost 250 years ago. [...]
It is, as always, painful to watch the news bulletin which on most days begin with news of blasts, target killings, street crime or sectarian hatred. Following all this, in the end usually come the passing mention of floods, hunger, poverty and other issues that plague our homeland. The manner with which the TV channel [...]
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