What is the first name that comes to your mind when we talk about desi-super-hero characters? Commander Safeguard? Bingo! Today, I am going to present you the man behind Commander Safeguard: “Babrus Khan”. And yes, he is the same guy who made the illustrations of “Begums and Broomsticks”. Babrus is a 27 years old visual … Continue reading
Haste O, come! So that the obscure book of life Open its mystic pages and the unwritten words turn into some verse Of thy love. So that the unopened roses at the boughs of my life’s sorrows open their mouth and shake their heads at the eternal song Of thy love. So that the dreams … Continue reading
Published in Us Magazine, The News Far away, When a glass breaks My heartbeat slows down… Those shards fall Into my feet Hurting me And never letting me Go away – Away from the love That one day Bloomed in the heart Is tearing me apart~ I gather These moments And sit down … Continue reading
` Published in: Us Magazine and Revolution Flame Friday, December 07, 2012 I am well-known among the fellows, So am I quite famous now? I can make the words look complex, But can I make the complexities look simple? I can imagine the impossibilities, But can I create a world of my own? I … Continue reading
Published In: Us Magazine Friday, November 09, 2012 I sit cross-legged by the window wide open and gaze at your portrait that I once portrayed at the faint-white surface of my eyes with the colours of bright dreams and fixed it within the walls of my heart I intently look at your face, that I … Continue reading
By Zunaira Afzal MaanSal Studios is a cocktail of ravishing photography, cuddly comics and giggling videos, and its cameras promises to reveal a lot. “Lol Relationships”, “Valentine Sucks”, “Why I hate dentists” and “Annoying things that women do” and the most recent video “Exams and Shit” have taken our youth by storm. For the media, … Continue reading
Published in: Us Magazine How alike are we, The old diary and me Some smudged words Some blots of tears Some pictures, so dear Some memories unclear Some rhymes unsung And symphonies of love Some scratches of pains And some winter rains Within the pages A dry rose is pressed Just like that cold fellow … Continue reading
Published in: Us Magazine, The News International Friday, December 14, 2012 By Ali Suleman and Zunaira Afzal Pakistan is a youthful country. According to the recently published “Pakistan: the Next Generation” report by British Council, 63 percent of the total population of Pakistan is below the age of 25. This means that in the next … Continue reading
Published in: Us Magazine, The News I love unusual things, The smoke of cigarette The ashes of burnt coal The shards of a broken glass The boiling of eyes, Pregnant with dreams The hollowness of sighs Broken hearts, And faked smiles To sit alone, Sipping black coffee The bitter-sweet pain And the tapping rain … Continue reading
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