Surviving on a measely monthly social pensions from the federal government, many war veterans here have fallen prey to fraudulent transactions mostly done through direct mails by unscrupulous people across the United States. The normal modus operandi appears to be legitimate because the unsuspecting victims would receive mails that looked like their names have been luckily […]
A CATSKILL MOUNTAIN RIDE
TO WOODSTOCK AND WHEREVER… A CATSKILL RIDE By Warren Jorgensen Ah, the best laid plans of mice and men, etc, etc…this ride began as a mid-week brainstorm. I would leave first thing Saturday morning, hit the thruway to the mountains, pick up 23A across through Hunter, cross over to the west side of the forest […]
Fond reminiscences of a visitor from PoK
POONCH, JAMMU, APRIL 17-It was reunion of the body and the soul of a kind. Probably an intoxicating and overwhelming experience for 76-year-old Abdul Majid Durrani, a resident of PoK, who visited Poonch after 59 years and danced to the beats of dhols to celebrate Baisakhi. For seventy six-year-old Abdul Majid Durrani, and hundreds of […]
Kidnap of a young boy by Taliban Extremists
‘Taliban extremists are doing regular patrolling in North and South Waziristan, carrying automatic weapons they do patrolling in main Bazaar area, in tribal area of Kurram Agency once or twice a week they do patrolling in main Bazaar of Parachinar, armed with automatic weapons they walk in Bazaars, in settle area of Tull Tehsil […]
Mr One Dollar
The sun was setting as the Iran Air Jumbo Jet taxied gently down the runway of Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates. I admired the view of Dubai’s modern architecture as we took off into the clear sky over the Persian Gulf and banked eastwards. I was flying to Tehran a day ahead […]