CONTINUED… They were madly in love. Happiness glowed on their cheeks when they faced the colourful world. Mark and Susan were the children of prosperous parents. Although life had been kind to them, only a few, as they would later prove, received God’s blessings in the form of material possessions.Read More →
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Khatija, a robust 19-year-old, had just finished her studies and found a good job. Thanks to her health and her parents’ devoted effort in raising her, she could work long hours at work and at home, earning the envy of her peers. Her life flowed peacefully, but unexpected events canRead More →
Child Labour is a violation of human rights. At this juncture, a poignant story about Abraham Lincoln, one of the world’s greatest humanitarians, comes to mind. At the time this episode took place, Lincoln was a candidate for a congressional seat. And on that day, he had an important electionRead More →
Salman, come and have your lunch,” shouted his mom from the door of their hut in the Katchi abadi. He was playing marbles with his friends and adversaries. His mother was thin, a widow living in a slum in Karachi. Her husband died when Salman was 6 years of age.Read More →
What’s all involved in a taxi driver’s life? physical labour, and not much exercise for the greymatter. One such driver was Anwar. He got his driving licence from the back door. He didHe did not learn how to drive a car, nor was he aware of the traffic rules andRead More →
Very little has been written about the ancient coastal people of Lyari—the irrepressible Makranis—who take their name from the Makran coast of Sindh and Balochistan, which also indicates a common history of the two provinces; the Makran coast constitutes the southeast of Iran and the southwest of Pakistan, a 1,000Read More →
