Discrepancy: So What Is It?

Posted on May 1, 2008
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Pervaiz Munir Alvi
Previously at ATP we have talked about ‘Redundancy’ and about ‘Naming Names’ in Pakistan. At those posts lively comments by many of our readers made the original post even more interesting. Once again we are hopeful that our loyal readers will come forward and add to this post with their own interesting questions. […]

Fiction@ATP: Rishta

Posted on January 15, 2008
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Pervaiz Munir Alvi
PurDil Khan had been under a lot of pressure lately. Even before the month of fasting had started his wife was nagging him on a number of issues. She wanted his help to stock essentials like sugar, rice, flour and ghee before the prices would shoot up for the holidays. She also wanted […]

Coconut Seller

Posted on January 9, 2008
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Pervaiz Munir Alvi

Traveling on the GT road some where near Hassan Abdal we pulled into this filling station. The tank was almost empty and had to be refilled. A moment later this child appeared at the car window. A beautiful child who could not be more than twelve years old. His face was devoid of […]

The Throne in Islamabad

Posted on November 9, 2007
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Pervaiz Munir Alvi
National Art Gallery in Islamabad is currently showing this art display titled as the ‘Throne’. It is built by joining Lotay together.

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Jack In The Box—Is That You!

Posted on October 24, 2007
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Pervaiz Munir Alvi
Our sixth grade teacher meant business when on the very first day of the school he informed us that no talking or horsing around would be allowed in the classroom. To further enforce the discipline he also declared that no one will be allowed to sit next to his friends but in the […]

Dildar Pervaiz Bhatti: Personal Memoirs - Last Part.

Posted on September 24, 2007
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By Pervaiz Munir Alvi
In Part I, Part II & Part III a chronology of early years of public speaking career of Dildar Pervaiz Bhatti was presented. In this fourth and final part, I will dwell upon the beginning of his stage announcement and program production life, the side of his career for which he was […]

Dildar Pervaiz Bhatti - Personal Memoirs - Part III

Posted on August 28, 2007
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Guest Post by Pervaiz Munir Alvi

Poured in goblet wine gains its luster many fold
But for beautiful faces mirror is just a piece of glass
This is part III in what is going to be a 4-part series on famous Pakistani compere (Late) Dildar Pervaiz Bhatti. In part-I, I gave a brief memoir to Dildar as a […]

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