Written: 4 July 2017 Source: A draft on this very blog Context: I wanted to bring down the number of draft post count, currently at 1633, and stumbled upon this. Nothingness Eid Mubarak, belated! This year too, I didn’t visit home for Eid, due to lack of available privilege leaves and work commitments. It was…
Telefilm Review | Dakaiti Mubarak
2026 Eid ul Azha Day 1 telefilm Dakaiti Mubarak is a comedy-drama features a star-studded cast including Ali Rehman Khan, Yashma Gill, Zoya Nasir, and Umer Alam, and follows a hilariously chaotic narrative Channel: Hum TV Writer: Mohsin Ejaz Director: Ahmad Hassan Producer: Goldbridge Media Cast & Characters (Roughly in the order of appearance) Umer…
Book Review | Khwahish | S. Parveen
Khwahish: A Love Story of Patience and Passion (Romance Fragments Book 4) by S. Parveen Married in name. Bound in heart. Tested by time. Hadid and Shanzey are bound by a long-standing nikaah and forced to live in the tension between tradition and desire when a family wedding throws them together again. One public…
Wordle 1806
Today’s wordle word is: SMILE, 4 attempts. You can play wordle here:
Winter Love | Episode 15
Winter Love is a romantic comedy presented by HUM TV. Writer: Sarah Majeed Director: Danish Nawaz Producer: Momina Duraid Productions [Source: Hum TV’s Official website] Winter Love Episode 15 Written Update and Review Alright, folks, we’re going to keep it short. Zark convinces that Hayat to send messages to both Soha and Mushk…
Quote of the Day #1
I do what any sentimental fool does. I bawl. Shabana Mukhtar: Once Upon a Mentor ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my blog. Find my books on Amazon. Show some love! Shabana Mukhtar
Recovered Pages #001
Written: 8 March 2017 Source: Office Notebook Context: Found in an old office notebook while looking for someone’s passport. Flipped through the pages. There, sitting hidden amidst a sea of technical notes, were these Urdu lines. ہم نے جس جس کو بھی چاہا تیرے ہجراں میں وہ لوگ آتے جاتے ہوئے موسم تھے زمانہ تو…
Recovered Pages #000
These pages were never meant to be published. Most were written years before this blog existed. Some come from old diaries, notebooks, loose sheets of paper, forgotten files, and half-filled journals that somehow survived moves, cleanups, and the passage of time. I’m sharing them exactly because they belong to a different version of me. Some…
Wordle 1805
Today’s wordle word is: CLANG, 3 attempts. You can play wordle here:
Thought of the Day #4
Some versions of us only exist in certain cities. When I’m in Pune, I’m bold, independent, ruthless and rude because I have to survive there, on my own. When I’m here in my hometown, I’m still bold, I’m still independent and still ruthlessly rude, but I need to look at my parents’ face first before…