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A volatile love in Karachi’s halwa

Sep 18, 2011 - Chitra Rao
Our lady of Alice Bhatti
By Mohammed Hanif
RS 499

Mohammed Hanif’s new book is not a hagiography and Alice Bhatti is not a saint. Not unless you believe in saints who swear, can be violent in defence of their religion, and their holy selves, may be even jailed for attempt to murder, and dabble in worldly pleasures of the heart and the flesh.
We meet Alice Bhatti when she’s waiting to be interviewed for the job of Replacement Junior Nurse, Grade 4, at Sacred Heart Hospital for All Ailments.

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