Adil Najam

Like so much of Michael Jackson’s life, Michael Jackson’s death has come as a shock to so many. Including many Pakistanis who grew up to the shadows of his soundtracks.

Do you have ‘Pakistani’ memories of Michael Jackson? Do share.

I must say I have been surprised by how many ATP readers have written to me saying that we should do a post on Michael Jackson’s death. I was not, at first, sure what the ‘Pakistan connection’ was. But one was made to reconsider as one heard of the MJ memorial set up in Karachi (photos below)and it was apparent how so many were so influenced by the personage of the ‘King of Pop.’

Owais Mughal

Place: Nowshera Virkan, Pakistan
Date: June 26, 2009
Photo Credits: Sheikh Munir Ahmad Azad

Owais Mughal

Few days ago I was taking my ritual stroll after dinner. My thoughts were going astray. In one such senior moment the idea of writing this post came to me. The thought process in my head which resulted in this post below went something like this:

Well Owais mian, these days I am looking more and more like Inzamamul Haq. I need to walk more. OK so today I’ll do eleven walking rounds of our street instead of usual 10. I used to play cricket everywhere. wasn’t it fun? Hey, how about if I write a post about the cricket diversity of Pakistan. I am sure many of our readers will relate to it and they may share their own versions of cricket that they’ve played ….

So here is my non-exhaustive list below:

The photo above is courtesy of Raja Islam