There have been great men who have inspired me or have had a great impact in making the person I am today. I am very open in giving credit to where its due and have written about the great contribution my grandpa has made on multiple occasions. What I...

3 decades back, a first-time expectant mother in her last trimester arrived at the blessed month of Ramadan. Question to ask herself. Should I fast this Ramadan? Will I be able to? Hope it doesn't harm the baby? I think about it now and realize what kind...

Continuing from the previous post with the same topic, I found one more piece of my poetry which I really like myself also. Enjoy. Khwahish Falak pay pichlee raat toota jo ek taara Mein nay nikaal liya apni khwahishaat ka paara Khuda ko bhee meri...

In the early days when Urdu poetry started making sense and the feeling that the "shayers" (poets) express through words are actually felt, it was natural to start rhyming some words and make out a few couplets here and there. While cleaning up an old...

It was back in Grade 6, Karachi High School and the new academic year starting in August 1992. We had moved to the Secondary section by crossing over from Class 5. It was a very small school hence it shouldn't have been a big deal if a 20 odd children...