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October 16, 2005

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The human element
Natural disasters often surprise even the best equipped nations, but countries like Pakistan tend to aggravate the problem by simply leaving rescue efforts to good luck rather than good management...
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Better safe than sorry
Preparing a disaster management plan for each district may appear anuphill task, butthis has to be done whatever the cost...
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United in grief
“Feeling the tremor, I ran to my mother’s room and tried opening the door. It was locked. Not knowing what to do, I rushed to the terrace to break the window...
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The silver lining
THE UNSUNG HEROES: The man on the street as well as the one in Pajero together brought out the very best in human spirit. They came in rickshaws and limousines....
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Right to know
When people’s quest for understanding is not tolerated,it leaves them trapped in doubts, A boy on the brink of entering teens baffled his grandfather with a query....
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A nation in need of team spirit
HAVING remained active on the international scene for a reasonably long time, I guess I have the credentials to talk about team spirit, which is the basic lesson one learns from exposure to sports, any sports....
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You’ve got mail
People who’ve been on the internet either know a lot of stuff, or just a few websites, regardless of the time they spend on the net each day, and how much they’ve spent in their entire life....
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Might and majesty
Breathtaking waterfalls and enlightening museums, Toronto has all that a tourist looks for, Standing at the junction of Queen Street and Yonge Street, our son — whom we were visiting in Toronto early this summer — pointed towards Yonge Street and informed us...
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Binge and purge
Ramazan is not about fasting all day long — it’s about feasting all night long, We have successfully passed the initial days of Ramazan and the no-lunch routine is beginning to gradually settle in. Or rather, our “gut system” is on its way towards detoxification....
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Handling pain
These days, because of tremendous advancement in the field of medical science, any kind of pain can be easily treated, One often suffers from pain of one kind or another....
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Health Interactive
QMy family member has Hepatitis C virus. Kindly tell me about the best treatment available for this disease in Karachi, AYour family member would require a proper investigations to determine the stage of his/her disease.....
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MOSAIC
Children from around the world are being invited to express their hopes and fears about the future of the world’s deserts and the issue of desertification in general in this year’s International Painting Competition on the Environment. ...
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Newsmaker
Once standing tall and housing the elite of the capital, Margalla Towers, on October 8, became the symbol of the greed and apathetic attitude of our builders and the concerned authorities. The destroyed apartment drew the initial focus of attention ...
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Hot Seat
One of the top playwrights of the country, Noor-ul-Huda Shah says she has no time to watch television plays, leave alone movies. States she: “It’s difficult enough to spare time to...
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Science and religion
From time immemorial, the tussle between science and religion has been going on. But it appears that the two disciplines now might find common grounds...
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Manto’s fact and fiction
AN Urdu typewriter, after travelling long distances and passing through different hands, has eventually reached Lahore for being preserved in G.C. University as a precious relic reminding us of Manto....
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The mystery of Nelson’s killer
The British Navy is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar at which Haratio Nelson, Britain’s greatest naval hero, gained a glorious death and a grand victory over Napoleon’s navy on October 21, 1805....
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Freddie on fire
England’s best all-rounder since Ian Botham has become a national sporting icon hitting the ball as hard as anyone in the game today...
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Aussies prove a vital point
BEFORE I write a word about the Super Series whose first half ended in Australia last week, I find it a moral compulsion to first express my sorrow and grief over...
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A heart-to-Heaven talk
Ramazan has come a long way since the Y2K bug. It has cycled into the season of longing, the fall as Americans call it. The green leaves prepare for a stunning transformation of autumnal colours; the coolness of the air mixes with the inner selfness that fasting brings. ...
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From Here, There, and Everywhere
PARIS: People stand outside the Grand Palais prior to the start of US designer Marc Jacobs'' Spring/Summer 2006 ready-to-wear collections show....
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Some safety tips
If you are indoors, stay there. Get under a desk or table and hang on to it, or move into a hallway or get against an inside wall. Stay clear of windows,....
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