Memoir: Huff Fry
Habib Khan, Quetta: I like the term “picture in picture” not for its function but just for its name as it echoes our “holiday in holiday” –the concept of going
Habib Khan, Quetta: I like the term “picture in picture” not for its function but just for its name as it echoes our “holiday in holiday” –the concept of going
Habib Khan, Quetta: When I was in the first year of Engineering we used to live in a secluded hostel where our spare time was mostly spent chatting in each
Habib Khan, Quetta: Some say that the Scientist and the Poet Omar Khayyam were two different people with the same name, living in the same period, while others argue that
by Habib Khan, Quetta: Within the first couple of years of my joining the Cadbury’s at Hub, the factory manager retired, and the company decided not to replace him. Instead,
Habib Khan, Quetta: When I was still working (or at least dragging my feet to the workplace), a picture during a training session caught my attention. It showed a rectangular
Habib Khan, Quetta: I have been linked to Karachi for the last fifty years and have lived a significant part of those fifty years in the city or its suburbs.
Habib Khan, Quetta: In Greek mythology, Procrustus was a character notorious for his peculiar brand of hospitality. He would treat travelers to lavish dinners and high hospitality, only to then
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Habib Khan, Quetta: The renowned Balochi writer Munir Badini, in his book titled “Shal ae gulen bazar” vividly describes the beauty of Quetta’s bazaar in the 1960s and the 70s.
Habib Khan, Quetta: When I moved to Karachi in February 1974 –to join NED Engineering College, I spent the initial weeks with my cousin Abdullah Khan, who was pursuing his
Habib Khan from Quetta: During the independence movement in the 1930s and 1940s, many of the educated and well-settled people of Balochistan left their jobs to join the political movement,
Habib Khan, Quetta: More than twenty years ago, I was returning from a short trip to Nairobi. I had to check out early in the morning, and my flight was
by Habib Khan, Quetta: Last week, fans of the Tottenham Hotspur football Club in England supported their opponents, the Manchester City, and wanted City to win. This was because, in