Stories by Mahnoor Sohail
Istill remember to this day that when I was asked to write an essay on a person I admired the most as the final task...
Published 21 Feb, 2026 06:03am
It was a busy Thursday in the week preceding the exams, which meant that even students who were usually not punctual...
Published 31 Jan, 2026 05:40am
It was a most trying period. Things at home were going from bad to worse. Dad could not find a job that could ...
Published 24 Jan, 2026 06:04am
Watching my elder siblings prepare for their O Level Cambridge exams had always made me excited for the day when it...
Published 22 Nov, 2025 06:43am
I shall never forget those terrible days when it rained heavily, and it seemed there was never going to be an end to...
Published 11 Oct, 2025 05:12am
Ahmed and Osama were known as “mischief makers,” not because they were truly wicked, but because they loved fun...
Published 11 Oct, 2025 05:12am
My name is Tanzeela, but people call me “Tani.” I come from a poor family and we live in a small workers’...
Published 23 Aug, 2025 07:10am
It was a seven-story building in Karachi that had caught fire. The lower floors were used for offices and shops,...
Updated 22 Aug, 2025 12:25pm
Younus was a popular teacher, putting his heart and soul into his work. He was the favourite of the headmaster and...
Published 12 Apr, 2025 06:24am
My mother eyed me with suspicion. I dared not look at her. Knowing that I was late from school five days...
Published 12 Apr, 2025 06:24am
Icould see from her expression that she was deeply upset. “Mrs Lim, is everything alright?” I asked, glancing at...
Published 19 Oct, 2024 09:20am
Ahmed moved from a small town to the city in search of a job to support his family. He applied for a position at a...
Published 05 Oct, 2024 06:46am
Maham was an only child and, as a 19-year-old, she often wished that she could have some fun like other girls. Some...
Published 14 Sep, 2024 06:34am
Hassan had always been lazy. He worked on a rubber plantation along with his father and it was his job to empty the...
Published 07 Sep, 2024 06:20am
Marium seemed to have everything. She was very beautiful, wealthy and intelligent as well. She wore beautiful ...
Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:46am
Each one of us wants a happy life, but no two of us want exactly the same things, so, it is not easy to lay down ...
Published 08 Sep, 2018 07:05am
Beside my father and mother, in my family there is my elder brother Hashim, my younger brother Shahmeer ...
Published 05 May, 2018 06:31am
