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namesake of Imran Khan the cricketer, not d1e po li tician. There's also Wasirn, Javed, Benazir, Zia, Zulfikkar, Navaz Sharif and Yabya, among a colourful array o f characters. \Y,/e see t he v1oha!I" mrough Tmran's musings from jail and one can't hel p loving Vanity Bagh d1e way he does. The authot uses tl1e right teno r of optimism and resignation; clack, but wry humour that we are lull ed into thinking th is is a 's lice of life' - of families, neighbours and the community.