Stories by Wasfa Khan
Zaid looked at the bright red mark on his mark sheet, staring right back at him. He had come back to sit on his ...
Published 10 Oct, 2026 08:10am
It was 2 p.m. on a hot day in the middle of July. The sun wasn’t just shining; it was blazing and the road seemed...
Published 19 Sep, 2026 04:09am
The blue ink on the sticky note was fading, but the words still felt like a punch to the gut. “I copied the first...
Published 05 Sep, 2026 04:03am
Thirteen-year-old Sahil sat on the floor of the gymnasium with a broken heart and his broken project. He had spent...
Published 28 Jun, 2026 07:08am
The second day of Eidul Azha always brought happiness and excitement in Alyana’s household. It wasn’t that the...
Published 06 Jun, 2026 06:17am
The last night of the school summer camp always felt different.
Published 30 May, 2026 06:06am
“Morning Assembly speaker this week: Naeel Ahmed (Class 9)” Naeel stared at his name on the list pasted outside...
Published 25 Apr, 2026 05:08am
Every year, I entered the month of Ramazan with a dramatic timetable, at least four colourful highlighters and the...
Published 28 Mar, 2026 05:21am
Cafés have bloomed on every other corner of the city and are considered small, warm islands of light where the ...
Published 14 Mar, 2026 05:39am
It was not an ordinary Sunday morning. In fact, it was the day of the Pakistan-India World Cup match. A cricket ...
Published 07 Mar, 2026 05:13am
Screens have made reading faster, shorter and shallower. What they’ve taken away is the depth of learning that books once gave us
Published 21 Feb, 2026 06:03am
The day was not turning out to be good for Aliya. She had been running a high fever and coughing with a runny nose....
Published 29 Nov, 2025 04:45am
I was woken up by the sound of sirens on the street. Quickly scrambling out of bed, I looked out of the window. ...
Published 08 Nov, 2025 06:21am
“We’ll be leaving to meet your grandmother now. Are you sure you’ll be okay by yourself?” Amaya’s mother...
Published 18 Oct, 2025 06:46am
Rohan always wanted to open his own restaurant. However, the uncertainty of business always prevented him from doing...
Published 23 Aug, 2025 07:10am
Faris slumped against his chair as he stared at the word problem Miss Ahmed had just explained on the board. To him,...
Updated 28 Jun, 2025 09:44am
Raya was not a bad girl. In fact, she was an amazing person, respecting the elderly, loving to the young ones and...
Published 24 May, 2025 05:43am
Tania was beyond excited as she stepped onto the volleyball court. After all, it was the last few days of college ...
Published 12 Apr, 2025 06:24am
On a chilly winter morning in January, the town square of a small village nestled amongst the snow-capped peaks ...
Published 22 Mar, 2025 06:35am
Zahra’s heels made rhythmic sounds on the marble floor as she made her way into the elevator. It was her big day...
Published 01 Mar, 2025 06:09am
