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Hum azaad hein, khumukktaar hain (Stream of strange Thoughts) - year 2008

Hum azaad hein, khumukktaar hain, hum ney zindagioyoon key 60 saal is mulk ko diya hein aur humarey buzurgoon ney apni jaanein ! ye kitna khoobsoorat ehsaas hei, ye keisa jazba le aata hai keh murda dil mein bhe jaaan parh jaati hei !... ye keisey maooon ki aankhooon mein le aata hai aansoo .. jin ke bachey sarhadoon pe apna seena taaney kharey hein … key aye dushman ko goli to pehla seena un ka ho… ye dharti… is key log … is ke khait … in mein hal chalaaty bail … khirki sey chan key ander aati hoi thandi subha mein sooraj ke dhoop ! is ka aakaash ! is pe chamakta chaand … us chand ke roshni mein kamoshi ka wo samgeet jeisey keh ek thanda ehsaaas … aisey jism key aar paar ker deita hai ! jeisey maan key aanchal taley us ke aaghoosh ! … Phir wo geeli mitti aur is ke khushboo,! wo thandi thandi chuuti hoi hawaaa ! gharoon mein lot janey waley parindoon ke halki halki awaaz … likhtey likhtey merey rongtey kharay ho gaye … ! jism mein bajli se dori hai ! jeisey ye sab mujh ko chu raha ...

Aurat ! - year 2008 (Stream of Strange Thoughts)

Khuda ney paida kiya Hawwa ko Aadam ke pasli sey … key sath dey wo aadam ka aur ban jayee us ke tanhaaye ke sathi … aurat ka wajood mard key zan sey tha shayed aurat aaj bhe mard ke ghulami mein apni izat samjhti hei ! … aurat hei kya ? kiss mitti sey bani hai ? ye, keisey itney jazbaat le key her rishtey ko itni mohabat sey nibhaney mein jut jaaati hei …. Ye itney gham le key bhe phir mohabat bantney ko tayaar kharoi hoti hai ? Aurat ! Maa hei, baiti hai, biwi hai, behan hai … aurat mehbooba bhee hai … ! jab aurat ke baat mard sey karo to tilmila uthta hai hei … kehta hai … Aurat ? be wafa … hmm magar maa ka khayaal aatey he eek muskaan aati hai hoontoon pea ur kehta hai ! Maa ek naram saa piyara ehsaas ! behan ka sochta hai to kehta hai ! mere behna – terey liye kuch bhe qurbaan ! magar mehbooba jab tak biwi na ban jayee us ka zikar bar baar kerta hai … Mard ek kefiyat ka naam hei aur Aurat ek jazba … ek naram sa ehsaas ! aurat ke fitrat piyar karney ke hei … kabhe gor keejiye jab...

Mental Aliments and Behaviour of Society - year 2005

A woman, screaming and shouting in the passage of the mental hospital - explaining something that appeared quite hazy to me. I kept on walking - head down, heart beating faster, a bit nervous and scared. As I approached, her voice became louder and louder. I automatically slowed down as I raised my head. She silently but furiously looked into my eyes, and I looked into hers … I tried to ignore, but then suddenly, she smiled and came nearer, “assalam alaikum baji” she said and extended her hand, my feet froze and with a slight reluctant smile on my lips, I replied - “walaikum assalam” and extended my hand too. Suddenly my nervousness overcame by curiosity, to know her - to know her more. She held my hand tightly and said “baji ! aap mujhey yahaan se leiney ayee hein?” she made me speechless … all I could say was “mien aatee hoon abhee”, then she loosen my hand a little and I walked quickly into the doctor’s office - hiding my feelings, from my own self. Hundreds and thousands of mental...

Taking my soul – from dawn to dusk (Article)

It had been two months that I was suffering from severe skin allergy that intensified over time; it effected me so badly that the clothes touching my skin were even enough to make me feel extremely miserable. It made me cried so much, that I stopped behaving myself. Basically, I already was dealing with extremely difficult phase of life, some were personal reasons some were professional and thanks to our social structure for giving us all the negative feelings for something that an individual is deprived of. Well, you can say it was all jumbled up and my life was, upside down. Deprived of the presence of mother and a sister I couldn’t share my grief with anyone, someone who would genuinely understand. All I could do was to get depressed, cry and feel low. I had unusual appetite, was gaining weight, look ugly, dead eyes and dull soul. I hated myself and I hated everything around me. Since it was all bad, this allergy triggered the remaining bad emotions and gulped me completely. I pl...

1000 mard paida hotey hein to ek insaan paida hota hai (Urdu sarcastic piece, with all apologies to men)

Kisi dost ne mujh sey poocha mard kiya hai ??? mein ney kaha … 'mard' ek moroosi (congenital - birth) kefiyat ka naam hei jo aurat key jisam mein apna haq jamaney ke fitrat ko manwaaney key natejey mein janam leita hai … (meaning: one egg is targeted by millions of sperms and when the ONE wins ... Its the Sperm that decides the sex of the fetous - theory of XX and XY chromosomes) aur phir jab wo is duniya mein aa jata hai to ek anmol wajood sametey, yahan sey wahan mandlata phirta hai … jaisey wo insaan nahen ek aisaa ehsaas hei jo is duniya ki tamaam taaqat ko apni lappet mein le sakta hai … Mitti sey banaey is 'mard' key wajood mein Khuda ney ajeeb sey thoos jazbaat rakhaey hein .. jis pe shayed us ka apna bhe koi bas nahen … phir upper se us ke fitrat … muhabat karey to itini karey key -- dum ghut jaye … (suffocate) aur nafrat karey to itni … keh her jazba mar jaye … Aurat ke wajood sey janam leiney wala 'mard'… ye apney aap sey to ye kehta hai keh wo...

De-Certification of Samina Peerzada’s Inteha … (Legal Analysis)

Target Issue A film ‘Inteha’ that was certified by the Central Board of Film Censors and the superior authority the Federal Government of Pakistan was uncertified without any prior notice, one month after its release. The film was de-certified on the grounds that the film contains objectionable materials which do not measure up to the social values and moral standards of our society and are clearly repugnant to decency and morality. Following is the research on the topic, supported by the laws and analysis. Motion Picture Ordinance 1979 An ordinance to provide for the censorship of films and the regulation of exhibition of films by means of cinematographs whereas it is expedient to provide for the censorship of films and the regulation of exhibition of films by means of cinematographs, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Background of Samina Peerzada Samina Peerzada the actress turned TV Director is now entering the dream world of direction. Samina’s backgr...

Veronica Guerin (A Book Review) - 2003

Author: Emily O'Reilly Title: Veronica Guerin the Life and Death 0f a Crime Reporter Publisher: Vintage Year: 1998 City: UK London No of Pages: 190 “Veronica Guerin” has been written by Emily O'Reilly who is a Political Editor of the ‘Sunday Business Post’. A former Nieman fellow at Harvard University , she has been journalist of the year and woman journalist of the year. She is the author of two books; candidate: the truth behind the presidential campaign (1991), and masterminds of the right (1992). Emily O'Reilly lives in Howth, county Dublin , with her husband Stephen Ryan and their four children[1]. Emily O'Reilly was a colleague of Veronica Guerin. Two movies have been released on this “Award Winning Journalist”. One was released soon after her death “When the Sky Falls” (1998) and the other was “Veronica Guerin” (2003). It’s a true story of an extraordinary, bold but reckless young ‘Irish Journalist’, who challenged to discover the facts behind an increasi...

Osama (Movie Review) - 2003

Osama Directed By: Siddiq BarmakOsama Written By: Siddiq BarmakOsama Cast:Marina Golbahari, Zubaida Sahar, Mohammad Arif Herati, Mohammad Nadre Khwaja, Hamida Refah, Gul Rahaman Ghorbandi This movie is about a woman and her 12 year old daughter (Marina Golbahari) moving through the streets of Afghanistan trying to find ways to feed themselves. The men in the family have all been killed in various wars. Under Taliban rule a woman is not allowed to travel on her own without a male family member neither she is allowed to work for her survival. So the mother convinces her daughter to cut her hair and dress as a boy. The girl gets a job from a friend of the family who then tries to help in every way possible. But soon the Taliban come through collecting boys for religious education, and "Osama" the disguised little girl is taken along. Eventually her disguise dramatically weakens and she embarks on a further torture through the judicial system of the Taliban. The script and c...

Arrest Unchecked (An Investigative Report, Legal Analysis) - 2005

Profile OF Mohammad Yasin (the accused) • Name: Mohammad Yasin • Age: 60 yrs • Resident Of: “Dhodha”, a village near Chakwal • Physical Description: A lean old man with very weak eye-sight. • Cleanly Dressed • Self-employed LAHORE Tuesday 23rd March, 2004 Mohammad Yasin, aged 60, resident of “Dhodha”, a village near Chakwal traveled to Lahore to visit his brother in order to get money for the monthly domestic expense. He was detained by a police mobile while he was crossing the road at the traffic signal opposite Ganga Ram Hospital at 1:45 pm Tuesday here. Upon asking his fault he was beaten up badly and was told later that he has been arrested on the grounds of beggary. Yasin was taken to the “Thana Civil Lines” and the FIR was filed against him on the grounds of beggary under Article 9 of Ordinance XX of 1958. The old man cried and tried to explain his position that he came to meet his brother and as a proof he showed the ticket of the bus via which he traveled and this even...