S.A.J Shirazi Setting eyes on Maqbool and his mule cart for the first time, one could be forgiven for thinking that he belongs to a working class endeavoring for survival. His shabby dress and toes peeping out of slippers too large for him, do not project an image of a contented and happy man who […]

Owais Mughal Following photo is courtesy of Associated Press. It was taken in Beijing in 1956 on the occasion of Pakistani members of parliament’s visit to China. Clicking on the photo above will take you to its larger size image. Two of the leaders marked with circles in this photo are Shaikh Mujeeb-ur-Rehman and Makhdoon […]

Babar Bhatti I discovered the book Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortensen and David Oliver Relin in my local library. Once I started reading it was hard to put it down. The book is about a bohemian American mountain climber Greg Mortensen whose life was saved in a remote northern village of Pakistan in […]