Owais Mughal
This is the sixth episode in the series of Urdu Press news. The previous five news collection can be read here: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
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(1) Warrants issued in ‘ratota’ Case
Looks like Department of Jungle (Forestry) is looking for actress Saima. But why? She is alleged to have made a wild ‘ratota‘ domesticated and this action has allegedly broken a law of the land (or the jungle?). What is a ‘ratota’ by the way? I know it is some kind of a parrot but an exact definition from our knowledgable readership will be highly appreciated. Don’t forget to click on Urdu text below to see a larger image of this nawaiwaqt special.
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Guest Post by Zamanov
After watching the abysmal and totally demoralizing defeat of the Pakistani cricket team in the one day international played at Cape Town, South Africa on February 11, 2007 it was quite evident that this team is nowhere close to being called a professional sports outfit. How else could you explain a thumping performance a few days ago in Durban, mixed in with lackluster and even downright pathetic performances during most of the other matches played on this tour?
This does not bode well for the Pakistan team being sent as the hopes of the nation in regaining the coveted World Cup 2007 in the West Indies only a month away. But the World Cup should be the least of our worries.
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Adil Najam
Today is Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s birthday.
It is always amazing that no matter what the issue, Faiz always has something to say that is not only relevant but revalationary (often it is also revolutionary).
Something that helps us express what we really feel but are unable to articulate. Something that helps us explain what we could not understand. Something that forces us to confront what we would much rather ignore. Something that rises above our fears and speaks to our hopes.
What, then, can one say about Faiz and Pakistaniat that Faiz Sahib has not said himself:
Nisar mein teri galiyoun pay aye watan kay jahaN
Chali hai rasm kay koee na sar uTha kay chalay
Jo koee chahnay waala tawaaf ko niklay
Nazar jhuka kay chalay, jism o jaaN bacha kay chalay
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