Toba Tek Singh

Toba Tek Singh Two or three years after Partition, the governments of Pakistan and India decided to exchange lunatics in the same way that they had exchanged civilian prisoners. In other words, Muslim lunatics in Indian madhouses would be sent to Pakistan, while Hindu and … Read more

Writing skill development — Paraphrasing news items

Paraphrase the following news item (Source: CNN Meanwhile, Middle East edition)   After Turkey’s catastrophic quake, this could have been Erdogan’s last election. Instead, he’s poised to win    Paraphrased heading .. Erdogan braces for another term as he senses victory despite Turky’s calamitous quake  … Read more

Writing skill building .. Paraphrasing Exercise

 Paraphrase the paragraphs .. What’s Next for Imran Khan? (We thankfully acknowledge the source. Foreign Policy magazine.) A week after his arrest on corruption charges, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan faces an escalating confrontation with the country’s political establishment. Recent developments suggest Pakistan’s military … Read more

Writing skill development -Sentence joining

Join the following sentences in such a way that the single sentence formed starts with the word indicated. ———————————————————.——————————- Example …Miss Nivedita Swain married Mr. Harihar Sahu. She changed her official name to Mrs. Nivedita Sahu. Possible answers .. Consequent on her marriage to Mr. … Read more