Paper Marking,Why I Considered Myself Unfit for Board Paper Marking Poetry Mehfil Contract period In 2014, I got my salary regularized because we had been regularized as employees in 2009 when Shehbaz Sharif was the Chief Minister. Before that, we were working on a contract basis. A group of our teachers filed a case demanding that our service should be counted from the date of joining. The case went on in various courts but no clear result came out. Therefore, in 2014, I decided to convert my salary into a regular employee’s pay scale. As a result, the salary became very low because contract employees used to receive a 30% special allowance which was discontinued, and the salary was also fixed from the first stage of the basic pay scale. How i started marking Keeping these conditions in mind, I started thinking about alternative sources of income. Immediately, I decided to participate in board paper marking. Before that, many of my colleagues had suggested that I join them in...
This ghazal, written by Afzal Shakeel Sandhu, captures the essence of profound disillusionment and a deep sense of detachment from worldly desires and fleeting dreams. It reflects the poet's internal struggle and his resignation to the transience of life and its aspirations. Description of the Ghazal **1. Embracing Emptiness:** The poet begins by expressing that despite a lifetime spent in pursuit of desires, there remains a void, a lack of fulfillment. This sentiment sets the tone for the rest of the ghazal, where the repeated refrain is the absence of longing and desire. **2. Worldly Disappointments:** He speaks of the incomplete thoughts and dreams in a transient world, highlighting the futility of efforts and the entanglements that fail to bring satisfaction. This verse portrays a world where incomplete aspirations and scattered efforts dominate, yet fail to fulfill the heart's desires. **3. The Illusion of Beauty:** The poet reflects on the superficiality of b...
