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Time for a gender shift? Because of its visible work with disaster victims, refugees, children, and the poor, the UN is widely viewed as women-friendly, unlike international institutions such....		A confused lot Haider Abbas had all the reason to be cheerful. He was having his favourite nihari laden with cholesterol — maghaz and nulli floating all over the plate....
A celebration of love and affection Many a time I have sat down to begin penning this article. Many a time I have tried to find the words to express my strong feelings on the subject....		Thank you ... Islamabad is a happening place. Well, may be not in the true sense of the word; but things do happen here all the time. It is for this precise reason that...
The truth about nursery rhymes Some of our earliest memories are those of Kindergarten — or as they were called in my time, the KG classes! Anyway, among the memories that most of us....		Busy Sundays There was a time when people used to enjoy their Sundays to the hilt. They would work hard for six days a week, anxiously waiting for a holiday (Sunday) in order....
Falcons in danger The materialistic approach to resource utilisation often proves harmful. Similarly, our natural resources are being exploited in such a way that they are fast disappearing....		Deja Vu Do you wish to experience a glimpse of Pakistan in Mississauga, Canada? If so, an area in close proximity to Dundas and Hurontario Street in East Mississauga might just provide...
Dreamland and wasteland The motorway route to Islamabad has made life easier for frequent travellers. It is smooth and less hazardous compared to the classical GT Road....		Little hearts too matter “He seemed a happy baby but when he was three months old, we began noticing that he not only cried a lot, but when he did, he’d turn blue instead of going all red....
Hot Seat Renowned classical and ghazal singer, Mehnaz says that her entire family is very artistic in one way or the other and had she not been a singer, she would most certainly have....		Structural violence The list of gender injustices is endless. It begins from the cradle — or perhaps even before that — and doesn’t even end at the graveyard....
The story of the Promised Land Palestine has been the bone of contention between Muslims and Zionists for over a century now. The great land of Palestine has seen prophets, disbelievers, wars....		Under the sway of feminism Feministic deconstruction of literature — that may, in the first instance, be read as the translation of the title of a book, which runs as Adab ki Nisai Radd-e-tashkil....
The real crowd-pullers Former Australian One Day specialist Dean Jones often comes up with some very unique theories about the shorter version of the game. He always discusses things....		It’s a tricky equation I AM trying to resist the temptation of making too much of the recent 4-1 victory of the West Indies over India in the One Day series. Of course, I am delighted at the final....
Time to implement sports policy After becoming the Federal Minister of Sports, Malik Shamim Haider at his first press conference on May 4, 2006 in Islamabad said that implementation of the national....		The ball is in the court of the players THE national hockey camp is already under way where the team is preparing for the hectic schedule that lies ahead in the year. The immediate target ahead is the Azlan Shah...
Driving made easy for dummies! What part of a universal driver’s manual do our policy czars not get? Have they ever studied it? Are they aware of its existence? Surely they live on the same planet....		From Here, There, and Everywhere NEW ORLEANS: Ninth Ward residents and supporters pray against the rebuilt levee wall while honouring the victims of Hurricane Katrina during a Memorial...
Mosaic Hot flashes are major symptoms of menopause, states a recent issue of the Journal of American Medical Association. About 50% women experience this bothersome...		Newsmaker It was the eighth time that veteran filmmaker Ken Loach had put up a film of his in the main competition at Cannes Film Festival. But, unlike the earlier occasions...
Health Interactive Q: I am an-18 year old male I like bodybuilding very much. I have been doing the same. The problem is that my weight is not increasing. I told this to my instructor....		From The Scrapbook Late Umer Farooq Rahman presented a copy of Dr Hamidullah’s Understanding Islam to President Bill Clinton....