By S A J Shirazi
The twin villages Ucchali and Dhadhar are the place to be for those who seek happiness in being close to the raw nature and to find the most alluring and fascinating places off the beaten track.
To travel as a person interested in nature (as if there were other ways to travel) […]

Adil Najam
I am not sure how ATP readers will react to this, but let me say that I have been totally mesmerized by this music and have had it on auto-repeat play for the last three days.
But, first let me thank Zeeshan Suhail, on whose blog I found this wonderful fusion/jazz band called Brook’s Qawwali […]

What can one say. Lahore, I still love you!
Published in the Daily Times, 21 July, 2006.

Adil Najam
No, these are not the pictures of the planes that will replace the old PIA Fokkers. These are pictures of the new luxury jets that the government of Sindh is buying for its ‘offiical’ use!
It was just a week ago that a PIA Fokker aircraft crashed killing all 45 people on board. It was […]

Adil Najam
Building on my other post today (’Trilingual’) and after Sabizak’s message on our first ATP post on Pinglish, I am no longer sure if I am using the term correctly or not. Hence the question mark.
However, this one is somewhat like another earlier ATP post, titled ‘Lost in Translation’. Literally, the translation is not […]

Adil Najam
Folks, I want to stay on the subject of our elected officials — out-of-control Ministers and misbehaving MNAs — for just a little longer. Rest assured, ATP will come to misguided military-men soon enough.
There is a particular variety of Pinglish that goes beyond simply juggling Urdu and English idom and grammer; it adds a […]