Irum Sarfaraz

What is a discussion on contemporary Pakistani society without a discussion on the relationship of mother in laws and daughters in laws. Though this unique relationship is a bitter fruit in all cultures across the globe; regardless of race, class and ethnicity; in few other places it is as prominent as it is in Pakistan.

May be few other countries, where the concept of joint family systems still exist, can also lay claim to this eternal tussle. The MIL-DIL (mother in law-daughter in law) configuration is not only the sore of our society but also the core of the juiciest scandals in any given household.

The most hilarious part of this ‘comedy of errors’ is to note is that rarely does any unmarried girl ever believe that these stories could ever be repeated by her. After all she is educated and has the mental stamina to ignore the jahalat her married friends and female family members tell her that MILs are capable of pulling off. Above all she has the wisdom and patience to ignore the usual abhorable tactics observed by MILs to make the lives of their DILs miserable.

Mohammad Ayaz Abdal

In the land of great Pharaohs, under the shadow of the mighty pyramids, there lives a woman who seems to know every intricate details of every conspiracy that went on in the ruins of the magnificent palaces. You will see her on your TV screen, if you are a history buff, detailing the customs and routines of Ancient Egypt’s daily life … and death. Right from their traditions and scandals, she will explain the fine details of mummy making. She has always intrigued me. Her accent was non Arabic. So I searched for information about her and, to my amazement, I found that she is a Pakistani and from Lahore.

Dr. Salima Ikram is an expert of mummification or Egyptian funerary archaeology; she can speak on hours about the ancient Egyptian techniques of mummifying animals and humans. In her own words:

“It fascinates me as one learns not only of how they died and were buried, but also of how they lived and what they valued in their life”

Her command over her subject is fascinating. It is safe to say that if we have to somehow recreate this ancient civilization today, she would be one of the major architects.

Owais Mughal

Few hours ago when Umar Gul got A.J. Redmond out on his ball (c Aamer b Umar: 27), he completed his 100 ODI wickets. He thus became Pakistans 16th and World’s 96th bowler to do so. Before we go into the the table of all Pakistan bowlers who have taken 100 ODI wickets, how about we take a look at a few yorkers from Umar Gul.

Following is the list of Pakistani bowlers with 100 or more ODI wickets in career. Number in parenthesis is their world rank in terms of highest career wickets in ODIs.