Deeda-i-Beena
They are happening everyday but receive attention only as news of the day. Next day there is a new bombing and another report. Here is a sampling of headlines:
“…..(number).. died.” “Head of the suicide Bomber found.” “President – PM (and other “notable Leaders”) condemn the dastardly attack.” “President – PM issue strict orders to catch […]

Deeda-i-Beena
They were always there but nobody gave them any recognition. They waited patiently and long for their day and at long last when it arrived, they acted. Quietly they arrived in their millions, got their thumbs inked and had a line marked at the edge of their thumb-nails. They went into the privacy of the […]

Deeda-i-Beena

ATP Editor’s Comment: It turns out that, in fact, the said line (husool-e-rizq-e-halal ibaadat hai) does still exist on the new note. Our thanks to the readers who were able to catch the oversight that we failed to. However, we have kept the post live partly because the discussion is itself interesting and partly because […]

Guest Post by Deeda-i-Beena
Yes, that is correct!
They are Blind. They are Team Pakistan. They too are cricketers. They have made the Finals in three previous showings. Now they have won the World Cup second time running.
The last couple of weeks, venues in Islamabad and Rawalpindi have seen cricket matches played by the Blind for the […]

Guest Post by Deeda-i-Beena
For most people in the past, the winter bath would be of cold water, Langotie-clad and preferably in plentiful sunshine. The weaker of the skin would boil water in a pot, mix it with cold in a bucket and do the job. The well-off possessed a Hamam - an oversized Samovar, right […]