Mast Qalandar I must have passed by this place countless times on my way to Abbottabad and back, and was always intrigued by its name. Khota Qabar! Donkey’s grave, that is. Why, I wondered, so much reverence for a dead donkey? Khota Qabar lies on the Karakoram Highway, about 60 miles north of Islamabad and […]
Aziz Akhmad We have been seeing too many dramatic and dreadful images on our TV screens in the past few weeks. It is like watching an action packed Western movie, where, every 10 or 15 minutes, there is a gun battle, an ambush, a lynching or some other gory scene. The only difference was, in […]
Aziz Akhmad Yes, communication is power, that is, if you observe certain rules. Three, among several others, are, and they are pretty basic: Avoid clichés; choose words carefully; and, in oral communication, use measured and appropriate gestures to reinforce your point. A cliché is a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack […]
