Extraordinary Rendition

By: Hakim Hazik  

My name is Farooq Nike. I am a polo pony. In my spare time, I give legal advice to my owner. He is called Senator Goldfinger. He is rich man, though very modest and unpretentious. He has 1.8 billion dollars, but he keeps them under his mattress. He comes from a long line of aristocrats. He is the Wadera of Nawab Shah, Sheikh of Dubai, Count of Surrey, Mayor of West Palm Beach and Sheriff of Manhattan. More...

By Mohammad Malick

PESHAWAR: The so-called grand operation to "protect" Peshawar from the marauding troops of the Lashkar-e-Islami of militant leader Haji Mangal Bagh and others entered its third day today. The government has already claimed victory to the extent of ridding the Khyber Agency of the so -called criminal extremists who ostensibly have been sent scurrying to the farther valley of Tirah. More...

Extraordinary Rendition

By Hakim Hazik 

Your Supreme Royal Highness, Custodian of The Holy Places, Defender of Faith, Guardian of Sharia, please accept our greetings from the Islamic Republic. I and your Bhabi can not forget the time we spent at your feet. I hope they are less swollen now and your rheumatism is better. More...

Extraordinary Rendition

By Hakim Hazik

Did you come to my lanching ceremoaney? It was a histaric occayun. The Shareek Chairman made a revolutionary sapeach, although the book is called, ‘The Evolution of Damo Cracy’. Damo cracy started in England, so the book is in Englush. Englush is sapoken in England. Germany is sapoken in German. The leader in England is called the prime minister. The leader in German is called the Fuhrer. The leader in Pakistan is called the Shareek Chairman.  More...

By Mohammad Ayub

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Extraordinary Rendition

By: Hakim Hazik 

My name is M1A2 Abrams. I was made by General Dynamics in Lima, Ohio, 3 years ago. My best friend is George No Clue (Jr.). He is the most powerful man on earth. He is the same age as me, mentally. More...

Justice Denied 

FAISALABAD: The Punjab Medical College (PMC) Faisalabad on Thursday expelled 23 Ahmedi students accused of preaching religion in the university, following a recommendation by the college’s disciplinary committee. Earlier, PMC students had staged a protest demanding the students’ expulsion. More...

By: Qaiser Zaidi

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Extraordinary Rendition

By Hakim Hazik 

The chairman of the CBR, Mr Abdullah Yusuf has described as preposterous the allegations by some philistines that his electrifying dance performance was motivated by intoxication, ambition, debauchery or pinworms. More...

Extraordinary Rendition

By Hakim Hazik 

We travelled in a cattle truck from the Outback to Canberra, on Qantas to Singapore and First Class on TIA, from there on to the Capital City. We were given immunisation against the yellow fever virus, the foot and mouth virus, the glanders virus and the suo moto virus.  More...

Letter to the Queen

By Asif Raja

HRM, The Queen 

Dear Madam, 

It has been a long time that I wrote to you last. Needless to say, I never bothered to post you those letters that I had written, or made any attempt to email you. I did go back on my promise to write to you regularly. If memory serves right it was to be a weekly affair but like any good Pakistani Muslim it never happened, for which I am guilty as charged. More...

Justice Denied 

By: Shabana Hamad Raza

It’s 14^th May. 7’o clock alarm bells on Hamad’s mobile as it did on every morning. It has been a year since, but that alarm bell still echoes in my mind and shivers my soul.  It was time for him to wake up and go to office. But it was not an ordinary day. Instead of being on his bed, he was lying breathless at the PIMS emergency ward.  More...

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Transcultural Dialogues 

By: Hakim Hazik

Ironside: God appoints and Abdul Hamid anoints. His touch can make gold out of dust heaps and kings out of trash. His magic word can turn charters, manifestos, declarations and case files to smoke. You must be raking it in Brother aren’t you? More...