Pinglish: What’s a Missing Letter Between Friends!

Posted on April 12, 2007
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Owais Mughal ek nuktay ne mehram se mujrim kar dia hum dua likhtay rahay woh daghaa paRhtay rahay When I first saw it, the phrase ‘Don’t tuch me’ got me laughing for many seconds. I found it written on a Suzuki pick-up while I was passing through Super Market, Liaquatabad, Karachi on the afternoon of […]

Student Parody of Musharraf Speech

Posted on April 4, 2007
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Adil Najam I think that political parody – even when not of the highest quality – is often indicative of the political trends in a society. In fact, the presence of parody itself is a medium of political expression. Shows such as Daily Show with John Stewart, the Stephen Colbert Report, Saturday Night Live, the […]

Remembering Tikanjoo

Posted on March 31, 2007
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Owais Mughal I grew up playing tape ball cricket on Karachi streets. Every evening, I was usually the first one to put a broken chair as wickets in the center of the street, put tape on the balls, mark creases with a chalk, and put a stone as the bowling mark. (Photo to the right […]

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