Stories by Faizan Usmani

Innovation gap in governance

Creative thinking is required to solve endemic problems

Published 17 Aug, 2026 05:15am

Sifting through the good, the bad and the ugly of Urdu slang and colloquialism is an uphill task

Updated 26 Mar, 2025 10:31am

Countdown to freedom

Pakistan Day is a moment to reflect on the numerous sacrifices made by our founding fathers and look back on generations after generations who were lost in the hope of a better future.

Published 23 Mar, 2025 01:27pm

Story time; Guddu and the ATM magic

Living with the motto of leading a happy, carefree life, Guddu finds no reason to worry. For him, life is nothing ...

Published 01 Feb, 2025 06:01am

Quaid-i-Azam and his relevance to our times

History is commonly devoid of the verity and probity that may best characterise a man who is surprisingly as ...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 10:01am

Story time; Guddu and his tall claims

Guddu sat down on his study table, picked up his pen and started writing in his school notebook. On top of the page,...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 07:35am

A paradise not lost

The people in power and the citizenry en masse must come forward to restore the depleting confidence of the younger generation in their ability to chart the future course of the system along the right lines.

Updated 14 Aug, 2024 04:26pm

Story time: Guddu and his art wall

Painting is fun. The bigger the canvas, the more the fun. However, Guddu presently found himself at his wit’s end....

Published 03 Feb, 2024 06:10am

Story time: Guddu and the yummy toothpaste!

“Haa, haaa, haaaaa!” Guddu jubilantly made an elongated, humming sound with an open mouth, exhaling a fresh,...

Published 02 Dec, 2023 07:02am

Story Time: Guddu, the inventor

In Guddu’s dictionary, there is no such word as boredom

Published 22 Dec, 2018 06:02am

Story Time: Guddu and the burnt roti

Since Shiza baji has officially joined the kitchen, something weird is happening every day.

Published 23 Sep, 2018 06:41am

Story Time: Guddu and the head seat

The best moment of the day comes when all family members gather and sit at the dining table together over lunch or...

Published 25 Aug, 2018 07:21am

Story Time: Guddu, the hero

To become a hero, what else does one needs other than an immaculate ‘hero-like’ hairstyle.

Published 07 Jul, 2018 06:55am

Story Time: Guddu and the chicken burger

If there is something in the world which is eternally enjoyable, irresistibly tempting, as well as deliciously edible...

Published 15 Jun, 2018 07:06am