I first saw this Cricinfo photo over at Pakistaniat. It gives one a view of the large swarm of police deployed at the 2nd one-day international between Pakistan and South Africa, which Pakistan won by 25 runs.
This photo reminded me of how in the past I’ve been critical of foreign teams canceling, postponing and [...]
And Life Moves On…
I Dream’d In A Dream
I DREAM’D in a dream, I saw a city invisible to the attacks of the
whole of the rest of the earth;
I dream’d that was the new City of Friends;
Nothing was greater there than the quality of robust love – it led
the rest;
It was seen every hour in the actions of the men of that city,
And [...]
Another Depressing Development
And there I was, just about to shut down my laptop after deciding that I’d surfed enough for the day, when my sister rushed to inform me of some “bloody incident all over the news”. Benazir Bhutto had returned to Karachi today after 8 years of self imposed exile. Scores of her “supporters” (some genuine [...]
South Africa vs. Pakistan, 1st Test, National Stadium Karachi
I recall with fondness the last time test cricket came to our parts. It was a match of swinging fortunes. Pakistan vs. India, in a series deciding encounter, on a pitch full of grass after a two earlier sets of pitches in the previous tests which might have produced results in timeless tests. Irfan Pathan [...]
Picture Of The Day
This looks like the Abdullah Shah Ghazi mausoleum in the background, which is quite close to where I live. Quite a breathtaking capture this, I thought. In case you’re wondering who these folks are, that’s Ashwell Prince in the middle making his way back to the pavilion after being dismissed on the first day of [...]
“i am man observing fast”
Xill-e-Ilahi comes up with an entertaining summary of the effects Ramadan has on Karachi’s drivers:
one of the easiest ways to die in our lovely city is to venture out of your home on to major road a few minutes before the sirens start blaring to signal the iftar. the way the traffic moves at the [...]
The Virtues Of Being Creative In Education
Aditi Nadkarni’s excellent essay at Desicritics (which I linked to earlier as well) on the theme of job satisfaction and its positive correlation with choosing a career based on personal interests rather then merely its remuneration prospects stuck a chord with me. It not only reminded me of my own struggles with convincing others around [...]
Down The Memory Lane: Of One Legged Crows & Days Gone By
Owais Mughal, over at Pakistaniat, frequently relates with nostalgia tales from his childhood neighborhood. Today he had told us all the poignant story of of a certain “one-legged” crow:
In our neighborhood there used to live a crow. Although the neighborhood was filled with thousands of resident crows, this one crow was special. He was special [...]
Because Elephants Never Do Fly…
A few days back my good friend Hafsa Ahsan had asked me to provide her with some feedback on Karachi’s rains and their aftermath in connection with an assignment she had to compile for her university. I used that opportunity to tell her not only about the wretched state of roads in our neighborhood, but [...]
