Manto was a madman in the grip of the pen which he could not put down, which made all his demons come out. It is to his credit that he was living in a time and society which was less judgmental than the Indo-Pak reality of today, where his fanciful imagination could run riot and […] The post Manto: The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.
Peshawar is a city where people of different races as well as different religions have been living together in harmony, tolerance and brotherhood for many centuries. An example of this religious harmony can be seen in Peshawar’s Sadar Falak Sir Plaza, where Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs do business together in the same shop. Shekhar (Hindu), […] The post A Hindu, Muslim and Sikh Walk Into A Shop… And Live To Tell The Tale appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.
Demands for releasing Sikh prisoners, Bandi Singhs as they are widely known, who are in jail for the past over three decades on charges of supporting a movement for the separate Sikh state of Khalistan or in militant activities in the middle of the 80s and later are getting shriller in Indian Punjab. More so, […] The post Demand To Release Sikh Prisoners Gets Shriller In Indian Punjab appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.