Adil Najam Sometimes a picture says itself all that needs to be said. This one does so on the billboard at the back of the guy in this traditional Siri Paye (should we say, ‘Head and Hooves’; someone please help me with the proper English term for this!) shop in Lakshmi Chowk, Lahore. Here is […]
Adil Najam This very entertaining photograph is of a warning sign posted in the basement of the Summit Minar in Lahore. Shararti logouN kay leeaye saza ka maaqool intizaam hai. (Appropriate punishment arrangements are available for the mischevous.) I wonder what the “saza ka maqool intizaam” actually entails.
Adil Najam Vehicles like this have always fascinated me. Traveling on any major highways in Pakistan, you always enounter them. Sometimes I think these are metaphors for our national existence. Having to do more than one was designed to do. Living on the edge. Pushing the limits. Feeling overloaded and overwhelmed. Feeling burdened down. So […]
