Stories by F.S. Aijazuddin

Man-made virus

Man-made virus

‘Old sins have long shadows.’ Published 04 Dec, 2025 07:42am
Flying coffins

Flying coffins

Aviation history is replete with loss and poetry. Updated 27 Nov, 2025 09:10am
Pyrrhic laurels

Pyrrhic laurels

Judicial robes have become a distracting camouflage. Published 20 Nov, 2025 07:29am
A prince’s piety

A prince’s piety

Murad Khan’s book exercises the mind at different depths. Published 13 Nov, 2025 07:21am
Slow descents

Slow descents

British royals have routinely acted to guard their own interests. Published 06 Nov, 2025 07:30am
Spent candles

Spent candles

Embedded in books is the effort of millions of minds. Published 30 Oct, 2025 05:00am
Randy Andy and…

Randy Andy and…

How Andrew must wish he lived in Edwardian England. Published 23 Oct, 2025 06:54am
The womb of war

The womb of war

One wonders whether Trump has seen ‘Dr Strangelove’. Published 16 Oct, 2025 06:41am
Alpha males

Alpha males

Humans and apes have the same instinct. Published 09 Oct, 2025 07:44am
Hidden watermark

Hidden watermark

SMDA mimics Nato’s umbrella obligations. Published 25 Sep, 2025 07:00am
A single bullet

A single bullet

On such a single bullet hinges a life, and history. Published 18 Sep, 2025 07:00am
World War IV

World War IV

From 2025, the world capital is, and for the next century will be, Beijing. Published 11 Sep, 2025 07:39am
True South

True South

The ideals espoused by two Pakistanis have been relegated to oblivion. Published 04 Sep, 2025 07:12am
Feed them words

Feed them words

One can count the ribs through the paper-thin skin. Published 28 Aug, 2025 05:02am
Home ground

Home ground

History warns against leaping into ill-prepared summits. Published 21 Aug, 2025 07:06am
Milk and money

Milk and money

Working with ‘watanis’ became an education in itself. Published 14 Aug, 2025 07:19am
Sandy Eldorado

Sandy Eldorado

Few could compare with Dr Krouha for vision and dynamism. Published 07 Aug, 2025 07:17am
Götterdämmerung

Götterdämmerung

WWIII began in 1945. It has been an ongoing affair. Published 31 Jul, 2025 07:32am