The T2F Readers 1 & 2

When T2F started 10 years ago Sabeen and I decided that every month we'd bring out a single magazine that we'd keep for reading at the old Ittehad T2F.

We did two of them in the next  months… and a once-regular visitor, who came to T2F almost every day, said: They are lovely. Why don't you print them and pass them around, free? Not that that would have been easy, what with printing costs. And then to give them out FREE?

I went up to him and whispered closely in his ear: We've done many things and have been called several names, but 'Chootiya' we have never been called.

A month passed and both magazines disappeared from T2F.

We were told that they had been taken away by him.

And he said he had our permission.

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So the T2F Readers ended then.

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For those who remember them, and for those who are new to T2F, I thought I'd celebrate Sabeen's 43rd Birthday by putting both of these as Downloadable PDFs today. The Cover Art was Sabeen's - a lovely designer - and the selections were mine. 

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Click the links below.

Covers and Magazines will be Downloaded

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T2F Reader Volume 1

Cover Art 1

Magazine 1

T2F Reader Volume 2

Cover Art 2

Magazine 2

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Have a really happy birthday, Sab.

I miss the speed at which Sab changed her graphics!

I miss your designs, Sab.

And I miss your improvements.

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One Christmas you sent me a design that you'd share

with your T2F friends.

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You sent me this first.

I thought the Image was OK,

but not brilliant.

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You sent me this again, in 30 minutes.

with a Title that said

"I won't stop until I get it right".

I thought this was OK,

But it wasn't quite you.

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You sent me this in just another hour.

"DONE", I said.

And that's the way it finally stayed.

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Just look at what you did in under 2 hours

The Pakistan Flag

Since many people will be using the Pakistan Flag today (and many use it on their cars and buildings on special occasions) it would be great to know how it is shaped correctly. 

The Green Color Code is #006600

When tied to a mast, it must be tied only at the left (at the beginning of the white bar) and left to fly freely without any obstruction.

Official sizes of Pakistani flags are:

For ceremonial occasions. 21' × 14' or 18' × 12' or 10' × 6' or 9' × 6¼'.

For erecting over the buildings. 6' × 4' or 3' × 2'.

For cars 24" × 16".

For tables 10¼" × 8¼".

(For FB and other Social Media it must be reduced proportionately!)

To draw the flag make a box measuring for example 10.25 x 8.25 piece of paper approximately A4 size take 1/4th part of it on the left and paint rest as green

Now draw the crescent and moon as shown in the figure blow make sure that one corner of star is exactly pointing  to top right corner of the flag and the center point of the circle of the moon is exactly the center of the green part of the flag. 

The flag was designed by a distant relative of mine, Mr Amir-ud-din Khidwai.