I just realized that writing fiction in English is more difficult than writing it in Urdu. And writing fiction in English, is not quite the same as writing cynic posts about my opinions and feelings. As I continue with my reading challenge on goodreads, I become more and more apprehended that my content is not…
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Writers’ Overdose
Continuing on my May reading spree, I finished a few books that I had marked “to read” on Goodreads. Incidentally, most of the ones I completed, were by Umera Ahmad. The stories I finished were: Man o Salwa Band Kiwaro Ke Aage Hum KahaN Kke Sachhe Thhey Koi Baat Hai Teri Baat Mein Kis Jahan…
A Different Monday
Have you ever so consumed by a story or character that you don’t want to come out of that ‘zone’? I am reading Mann-o-Salwa by Umaira Ahmad, and I do not want to interact with real people. I just want to live with those characters. I feel a little dizzy, as if what I see…
Drama Review: Wo Mera Dil Thha (Ep1-7)
Wo Mera Dil Thha, drama written by Faiza Iftekhar, airing on ARY Digital. It is a clichéd story. I watched these episodes for a couple of reasons. Firstly, I liked the beginning. The opening scene in episode 1 was awesome. One would think that they are a fighting couple. And then there comes the actual…
Uff Yeh Ladki – Episode 1
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Live now – Uff Yeh Ladki
It’s here, finally. My first attempt of writing fiction, a mini novel is now published. Grab your copies and be sure to review it. https://www.sarbakaf.com/2018/04/uff-yeh-larki-by-shabana-mukhtar.html?m=1 https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=I0VYDwAAQBAJ Shabana Mukhtar
Deadly discrimination
Have any of you ever faced a discrimination at workplace? I am sure you have. Some will accept, some will deny, and some will keep quiet. But we all have gone through it. Discrimination comes in so many forms. Oh so many! First there is obvious discrimination based on race, cast, and religion. Then there is…
Every heart has a story, mine is coming on 28th
السلام علیکم! شبانہ مختار کی پہلی کاوش کتاب “اف یہ لڑکی”کی شکل میں آن لائن شائع ہونے جارہی ہے۔ یہ اشاعت سر بکف پبلیکیشنز کے ذریعے اٹھائیس اپریل 2018 کو شام ساڑھے چھ بجے ہوگی۔ قوی امید ہے کہ آپ کو یہ کاوش پسند آئے گی۔ پلیز پڑھئے ضرور۔ کم آپ کی رائے اور تبصرہ…
68 hours
Ah, what a week it has been! I was out for a short vacation last week. I started from here to my hometown on last Wednesday. My phone was making noise for incoming and outgoing calls. I tried restarting it, hoping it would fix the problem. It didn’t. After a few attempts, it started giving…
No room for honesty
Yep. That’s what I gathered from my yesterday’s “talk”. And a few more. There is no need to be honest (because people can’t tolerate honesty). If you want to be honest, do that with your family (but don’t we say that workplace is like our second home and colleagues are like our extended family? So…