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A Treatise On Terrorism in Pakistan

  A Treatise On Terrorism The recent chain of suicide bombings has raised many questions. Why terrorism has only grappled Pakistan? Why are security forces not able to stop these attacks? What is the government doing to curb terrorism? Why are only Pashto and Pashto areas suffering? Terrorism is not unknown to Pakistan, especially KPK, this province has suffered from terrorism for decades. The Government and security forces have failed to stop these inhuman and brutal attacks showing their failure and commitment. The recent string of terrorist attacks is directly related to the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan. They have a history of providing shelter to terrace groups previously they provided shelter to Al-Qaida and now they are providing shelter to TTP. Applauding the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and not focusing on its repercussions for Pakistan -as some leaders like Imran Khan and Khawaja Asif did- is now watching the demise of people. This highlights the lack of seriou...
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The Diary of Social Butterfly By Moni Mohsin

  The Diary of Social Butterfly by Moni Mohsin Review If you don’t know me then all I can say, baba, is that you must be some loser from outer space. Janoo’s mother is a window, sorry, sorry, I meant widow, and I call her The Old Bag. These are some of the dialogues from Moni Mohsin's "The Diary of Social Butterfly" She wrote a series of articles for The Friday Times and then compiled them in the form of a novel. The Interesting thing about this novel is its unique, creative language and satire.  Mohsin does not write in standard English, rather she writes informal and casual English full of code-mixing because the protagonist Butterfly is a pretentious character and speaks incorrect English.  In its comical tone, this novel highlights various issues of Pakistani society in a nonchalant manner.  On the other hand, there are some drawbacks as well. This novel has no plot, suspense or mystery. It is composed of different articles most of which are unrelated except chro...
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Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Self-Reliance Essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson “To believe your own thoughts, to believe what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, — that is genius.” Emerson in Self-Reliance discusses individualism, non-conformity, religion, and society's role in shaping our behaviour. He argues that instead of following others we should do what we think is suitable. He believes that the essence of life lies in non-conformity. If a person lives a life of conformity it is worthless. Emerson gives examples of famous men and intellectuals whose names are written in the records of history, such as Plato, Aristotle, Mosses and Milton who have not read much but spoke their hearts out. Emerson says that when we read a work of genius we find our own rejected thoughts.   There is a time when one realizes that envy is ignorance; imitation is suicide; and nothing is achievable without toil. A person feels elevated when he puts his heart into something and does his best. Childhood is an era ...
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The Blue Room by Nafisa Rizvi : Short Notes

  The Blue Room Prologue Two  sisters Alia and Rania visit a beautiful country mansion They were mesmerized by its beauty They were accompanied by their cousin Kamal and mother Zebunissa They asked their mother to talk about her childhood and memories Chapter 1 When Zebunissa was born her grandfather took her in his arms He narrates the tale to every one of her birth and how he associated it with a dream Chapter 2 Zebunnissa belong to a prominent family of Jahangirabad There were 26 families living in town, a bourgeoisie town of Dera Murshid The settlements there are inhabited by poor people who face  scarcity of water They were having an ambivalent attitude towards the people of the town The place was deserted after the coal mines finished up Zebunnissa lives in an estate sprawled over 85 acres It had no fixed shape as it expanded with the family. When Zaib was born she was different, her eyes had something strange in it His uncle Asad called her " the little wise child"...
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Music when Soft Voices Die (To --) BY PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY English-Urdu Translation by Abdullah Saif.

Music when Soft Voices Die (To --) BY PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY English-Urdu Translation by  Abdullah Saif Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory— Odours, when sweet violets sicken, Live within the sense they quicken. جب چھوڑ دیا لوگوں نے گانا بجتا رہا راگ اپنی یاداشت میں۔ مرجھائے گل کی خوشبو کا کیا کہیے رہتی ہے زندہ مرجھا نے کے بعد کیا کہیے۔ Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, Are heaped for the belovèd's bed; And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone, Love itself shall slumber on. اس مرجھائے گل کی پنکھڑیوں کا کیا کیجئے محبوب کی سیج پر اسے لٹا دیجیۓ۔ رہیں گی تیری یاد تیرےجانے کے بعد بھی رہیں گی یہ محبت تیرے جانے کے بعد بھی۔
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Explanation of Life of Galileo Galilei | Exploring the Conflict between Science and Church in Life of Galileo.

Explanation of Life of Galileo | Exploring the conflict between Science and Religion in Life of Galileo: Abstract: Life of Galileo is a biographical play revolving around the life events of an Italian scientist Galileo Galilei. This article explores the tension between science and church that was prominent before the 17th century onwards. The church wanted to interpret science according to the Bible but it was impossible due to the fact that religion does not support empirical arguments. Galileo tried to promote theories and ideas which were against the Bible and the church. He faced hardships but succeeded in the end. The critical analysis of significant events is discussed in this article. Introduction: The Life of Galileo was written by Bertolt Brecht in 1937-9, before WWII. He fled his country when the Nazis came to power. Brecht revised this play after WWII, in Denmark, where was living at that time. Background to the play:  The general opinion of the church and commonplace pe...
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A simple explanation of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock By TS Eliot.

A simple explanation of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock By TS Eliot.  The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock By TS Eliot TS Eliot: Eliot is considered one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. He was an American Modernist writer. He was a poet, playwright and critic. He received the Nobel prize in literature in 1948. This poem is written in Dramatic monologue, which means that only the speaker is speaking. Eliot used the stream of consciousness technique to express fragmented thoughts of Prufrock. In this poem, Eliot represented the peculiar personality of modern man. S'io credesse che mia risposta fosse       A persona che mai tornasse al mondo,       Questa fiamma staria senza piu scosse.       Ma perciocche giammai di questo fondo       Non torno vivo alcun, s'i'odo il vero,       Senza tema d'infamia ti rispondo. At the beginning of the po...
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