for sabiha phuppo

i will miss sabiha phuppo – her wit, her elegance, her wonderful kindness. only a woman of her confidence and independent mind could have raised daughters like asma jahangir and hina jilani. i gravitated towards her lively, intelligent presence as soon as i married into the family and things didn’t change over the next 20 years. rest in peace dear phuppo. it feels like the end of an era. i know many many will miss u here, and in ur beautiful city of lahore.

with the beautiful sabiha jilani, lahore, 2001
with the beautiful sabiha jilani, lahore, 2001