Owais Mughal (1) A Punjabi/Arabic poem on basant And there is a lot more to this post below – to make your weekend.

Deeda-e-Beena The entire discussion on the so called Kerry-Lugar aid package has hardly touched on its most important aspects: The Money and its “development” Aid implications for the People! Much has been said about the political, nationalistic and mostly circumstantial aspects of this event. Here views are expressed to focus on a few of the […]

Raza Rumi As I hold the recently published “The Oxford Book of Urdu Short Stories” in my hands, I cannot help bemoan the fact that Urdu literature has been almost invisible from the arena of global literature. Admittedly, translation is difficult; the tediousness of translation daunts many a brave heart. Having said that, there have […]