Junaid Jamshed is a Pakistani recording artist who gained fame as the frontman of the pop groupVital Signs in 1987 with the hit song "Dil Dil Pakistan" and remained in demand through the 1990s. In 1994, he released his debut solo album Junaid of Vital Signs which also quickly became a national hit, followed by "Us Rah Par" in 1999 and "Dil Ki Baat" in 2002. Since then he has focused on religion and concentrated on singing nasheeds. His debut album Jalwa-e-Janan in 2005 was followed by Mehboob-e-Yazdaan in 2006, Badr-ud-Duja in 2008, and Badee-uz-zaman in 2009. All three of his albums have been available for download. All 3 Nasheed Albums]. He also runs a boutique with the name "J.", read as "Jay Dot", which has several outlets all over Pakistan.
EXCERPT FROM A CLASSIC
BY ARK
THIS EXCERPT IS TAKEN FROM “ A TALE OF TWO CITIES “ BY CHARLES DICKENS. DICKENS DESCRIBES IN HIS OWN CLASSIC WAY THE PERIOD JUST PRIOR TO THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.
“IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES , IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES , IT WAS THE AGE OF WISDOM , IT WAS THE AGE OF FOOLISHNESS , IT WAS THE EPOCH OF BELIEF , IT WAS THE EPOCH OF INCREDULITY , IT WAS THE SEASON OF LIGHT , IT WAS THE SEASON OF DARKNESS , IT WAS THE SPRING OF HOPE , IT WAS THE WINTER OF DESPAIR , WE HAD EVERYTHING BEFORE US , WE HAD NOTHING BEFORE US ,WE WERE ALL GOING STRAIGHT TO HEAVEN , WE WERE ALL GOING STRAIGHT THE OTHER WAY.
A TALE OF TWO CITIES BY CHARLES DICKENS