Shoaib Durrazai Yesterday was Lal Baksh rind’s fifth death anniversary. Lal Bux rind was a progressive and enlightened person who left a strong footprint on the history of Balochistan before departing this world. Lal Baksh rind joined Awami League, Pakistan’s first left wing progressive party, after partition. He remained in this party till the time there was a split in ...
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Lyari: Who will be the godfather? – Final Part
Author: Razzak Sarbazi Translator: Ahmed Muneeb For Part-1 of this article click here For Part-2 of this article click here For Part-3 of this article click here For Part-4 of this article click here Mullah Sultan was a man of strong nerves. He went to participate in Afghan jihad from Gul Muhammad Lane in Lyari. He joined those groups of ...
Read More »Lyari: Who will be the godfather? – Part 4
Author: Razzak Sarbazi Translator: Ahmed Muneeb For Part-1 of this article click here For Part-2 of this article click here For Part-3 of this article click here Fatah Muhammad gets killed on a land feud by the hands of Hafiz Pirzada’s acquaintance-Salman Brohi’s son Ghaffor in the Dalmiya area. In those days Rehman starts to spend more time at the ...
Read More »Lyari: Who will be the godfather? – Part 3
Author: Razzak Sarbazi Translator: Ahmed Muneeb For Part-1 of this article click here For Part-2 of this article click here Ice: would decrease the strength of wine when put in the cups. The minds tired from all day’s problems would find peace. The hips and curves of the dancers with dark-eyed smiles would make them happy. But this was 1965; Ice ...
Read More »Lyari: Who will be the godfather? – Part 2
Author: Razzak Sarbazi Translator: Amjad Hussain For Part-1 of this article click here “Baloch are extremists, I guessed so, and I guessed I was wrong after seeing you. I have not met a Baloch ever. I just heard so”. “Iranian musician Azady’s mother invited a Baloch banjoo player Ghulam Muhammad Surizai for dinner at her home. She surprised Ghulam Muhammad ...
Read More »Lyari: Who Will Be The Godfather? – Part 1
Author: Razzak Sarbazi Translator: Amjad Hussain I was feeling very down. It was not the first time during the six months, while writing the editorial, that I was feeling this way. I had already faced the same situation before. Who will waste one’s time by reading this editorial, in this very fast and flashy world? We are living in such ...
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