Bradistan Calling

Answers are revealed below the photos:

ANSWERS:

From L to R and top to bottom are

1. Muslim Female Comedian/Media personality Shazia Mirza
2. Novelist / play Wright/ Film Writer- Hanif Kureishi
3. Human Rights Lawyer UK/Europre –Imran Khan
4. Member of Parliament Denmark Dr. Kamal Qureshi
5. British Rock Musician Propa-gandi also known as Aki Nawaz
6. Hollywood-British Pakistani Actor Art Malik

Muslim Rizvi

It was just another ordinary Tuesday evening in a typical suburban Toronto neighborhood, punctuated only by a lively WhatsApp thread where old university friends were logging on to play poker for real money, stubbornly debating the mathematical fairness of the platform’s random number generator before dealing their first hand. That distant, digital camaraderie felt worlds away from the quiet stillness of my own living room. It has been a cold harsh winter and the early April showers were turning out to be cooler than usual as well.

I hate to be whining about the weather. When I moved to Canada from Pakistan, somebody told me

weather is never the issue, the issue is how you dress up in that weather

I have dealt with cold winter days, shoveling snow, sprinkling salt without a whimper. However, a cold April was dampening the spirits a bit.

I was going through the regular bed time rituals with my two and half year old son. Watched ‘wiggles and learn, took a bath, read a story, read a dua and was now cuddling with him in his bed. The room was dark with a dim night light and a lullaby CD playing in the background. Suddenly, there was a loud thunder and my son jumped up in the bed. Go to sleep, Jibran, I said.

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Owais Mughal

This photo is courtesy of S Akif. This vehicle which is seen near Karachi’s landmark teen-talwar only mentions the town of its owner on a tri-coloured number plate indicating association with the ruling Party. Is it a customized plate or is this a license enough to ply a vehicle on the roads of Pakistan?