Short Story "Aakhri Mulaqat" by nayyer mustafa

short story "aakhir mulaqat" by nayyer mustafa from his book "Too'tay Phoo'tay Logo'n ki Factory"
aakhri mulaqat  by nayyer mustafa

Juniad Hafeez gets interviewed in 'Music on Wheels'on Mast Fm 103

Juniad Hafeez gets interviewed in 'Music on Wheels'on Mast Fm 103

Voice of America [VOA] features Sodium Chloride

Fulbright Exchange Program and its contribution to Pakistani education sector.
Tabinda Neem, Urdu VOA News, Washington.

The United States and Pakistan are celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Fulbright academic exchange program and the growth of U.S. -- Pakistan educational cooperation.

An always increasing demand for US scholarships in Pakistan shows the immense respect for US educational programs in Pakistan and is not by any means an attempt to steal the minds of sixty million Pakistani youth.

For watching the whole documentary, follow these links:
Dateline Washington-Pakistan's Education Landscape and US Assistance 1
http://www.youtube.com/urduvoanews#p/u/0/JkFgZAl-o4I

Dateline Washington-Pakistan's Education Landscape and US Assistance 2
http://www.youtube.com/urduvoanews#p/u/1/N9lCql-C6R0

Dateline Washington-Pakistan's Education Landscape and US Assistance 3
http://www.youtube.com/urduvoanews#p/u/2/u1ApJo4KChU

History of Pakisan by Najam Sethi

Click the link:
http://humayun.pk/tonight-with-najam-sethi-24th-march-2010.html

Human Rights

A right is a freedom of some kind.It is something to which we are entitled.

Human Rights are defined as "The basic rights and freedoms to which all human beings are entitled,often held to include the right to life and liberty,freedom of thought and expression,and equality before the law".
There are different kinds of rights.If a person belongs to a particular group,he has certain rights as a member of that group.
Human rights,however,are the rights to which everyone is entitled___no matter who they are or where they live___simply because they are human being.
It wasn't until after World War II,the most terrible was in history,that the leading nations realized they had to create a document to include all human rights .That document is called the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,and it contains the thirty rights to which all people are entitled.

This declaration contains rights like that everyone is born free and equal,all human beings should be treated in the same way .It states that all of us have the freedom to have our own thoughts and ideas


Why human rights are important to us____A long time ago,human rights didn't exist at all.Then the idea emerged that people should have certain freedoms,and after a long struggle world reach to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.That declaration include thirty human rights.On those thirty human rights,the humanity exists if we see.By getting these rights,or by working in pursuit of getting these rights for us and the people,we can say that we are human.
Human Rights are important because this is the declaration by which we can come to know the difference between machine and human,difference between animal and human.

By knowing these rights we can learn to respect people,we can raise our voice against social injustice as it is stated in human rights that "We are all born free and equal" and "we are all equal before the law".
By knowing or getting human rights we can raise voice and work against illiteracy,as today more than a billion people are unable to read in world.We can put pressure on our government that it should take steps to ensure human right of "the right to education".
Human rights are important for all human beings as these rights are there for our protection against people who might want to harm or hurt us.As it is stated in Universal declaration of human rights "Nobody has any right to make us a slave,We cannot make anyone our slave" and the right which states that "Nobody has any right to hurt us or to torture us".

Human Rights are important for every human being , as human rights are there to help us get along with each other in a nice way and live in peace.As human rights grant us "freedom of thought" and "freedom of expression". By getting and spreading these rights, blood shed can be avoided,because if freedom of expression is there every one will tell his/her thought,discussions will take place and problems will be solved by dialogues not by wars.By the right of freedom of thought, we are ensured that we have right to think freely,we can research on our own to make our thoughts and minds.
Human rights have significant importance for all of us because it says that "Don't discriminate".By getting this right and respecting this, we can have the security that no discrimination will be made on the basis of people's color,religion,cast or country.
The declaration of human rights states that "food and shelter for all",by this it means that we all have the right to have a good life

The Story of a Dead Man

'It's my first death anniversary. . ."
I was shocked.
''What. . . ? What did you say?''
''Yes, it's true. . ." He injected confusion into my veins.
"You think I am alive? Huh. . . In fact, it's my first death anniversary. . . I am a dead person, and listen, no body can know me better than myself. Ok? "
I remained silent.
He continued,
One day, she refused to bear me and asked for ultimate separation. . . Yes, for ultimate separation. . . and then she said. . .
'Hey! What can you do for me?'
I can die.
Sure?. . . Then die.. I promise rest of my life would be in your remembrance. . .
I saw her for the very last time, opened the window and jumped from the 20th storey of a building. . . And he became silent.
I was completely dumb found. It was quite obvious for me to find myself in the prison of his presence.
He was looking very tired. I don't know why I felt sympathy for him.
"Then, how are you alive?" I broke the silence.
"I am still dead. . . but she didn't fulfill her promise. huh". He answered in a restless manner. His whispering eyes pointed towards an immense pain.
Suddenly, he entered into something like nightmare.
"Once I was crashed by a car. Many people gathered at the spot. The ambulance driver was in hurry and siren was throwing the waves of fright. . . huh . . .yes. . .siren. . .frightened people. . . and the driver was looking extremely serious. . . probably, he was unable to know I had died because of severe bleeding and, after that, I was killed in a bomb blast.... Many people were spoiled in this explosion, but, Iwas only one who remained unidentified. . . and now I lay buried in police yard. . . the slab on my grave declares me anonymous. . .huh"
................................... "I had died thrice in earth quakes. . .every time, volunteers announced that all the dead bodies had been found. . . but, even after so many years, I am still under the trash" .................................."And times ago, I lost my final breath in the cupboard of a room. . . nobody tried to open the cupboard. . . nobody smelled my dead body. . . and how one can? . . .She sprays a marvellous perfume everyday..huh "
Listen! One day, I died without any accident. . . I thrashed my dead body and hid it under the letters of an old post box. . . I had read at least one letter of everybody. . . but, I never received any condolance for me. . .However, a marriage card. . . a marriage card in which I saw tiny pieces of a broken promise glass and I smelled a dead commitment. . .huh"
.................................." after that Inever read any letter."

-Translation of an Urdu extract from Sahir Shafique's Ek zinda Admi Jo Khud Ko Mara Hua Batata Tha by Nayyer Mustafa

6 june 2008 street theater pictures

Some pictures from sodium chloride 6 june,2008 street theater performance on 9 number,multan