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Age: 59. Vision: 6/60 The problems of Pakistan stem from the fact that the leaders of Pakistan have failed to inculcate the core values of unity, faith and discipline in the masses....		Woman through the ages—II The domination of man over woman is the outcome of hundreds of centuries of exploitation of the fairer sex by men...
Freedom of movement The lives of women in Pakistan are shaped by the interplay of economic and social positioning of their families, standard statutory laws, religious beliefs and customary practices....		Rains wreak havoc Recent rains have wreaked havoc on the rural and urban areas of Pakistan. The damage that they have caused needs to be discussed bearing many aspects in mind....
Road rage About a couple of weeks back, like hundreds of thousands of Karahiites, I too was stranded on the streets of the commercial capital in knee high water....		Get on the bus ... if you can If one has travelled by bus in Karachi, one would realise that the people living in the subcontinent are very wise for not having tampered with the word bus...
The internship experience Time passes by at a brisk pace. Slowly but surely you get to move ahead in life and discover new things with each step you take....		The birds in our lives Hi, birdie! There’s my hawk again. He roosts at night on the open window beside my desk, and keeps an eye on me as I read and write. Now and then...
Limping back to life The town was in ruins with stench of bodies still trapped under the debris of the destroyed shops and buildings. Each person had his own tale to tell about the horrific...		Share and care Mental disorders are generally described by giving references to normal and abnormal minds. Society determines the norms of a certain population...
Hot Seat Khawar Riaz: Punjabi singers stir the soul: The Lahore-based photographer and style guru Khawar Riaz is the man responsible for turning girls next-door into divas that become the media’s darlings ...		A famous speech No. Not the August 11, 1947 speech of Jinnah in the Pakistan Constituent Assembly in Karachi. That has been almost erased from our national memory...
Reversal of fortunes Some of the events that have taken place in history are very interesting and unbelievable, unlike those that happened before or after them. The reversals of fortunes that take place, where...		An end to remember The renowned literary monthly Shab Khoon of Allahabad has been closed down. This closure has come with a bang. The last issue of the journal may be seen as a Dastan-e-Amir Hamza in miniature....
Zoom with a view The world of international motor sports has been by and large inaccessible to most Pakistanis. With the astounding costs involved in furthering international auto racing ambitions...		Decision that saved the day IT was just as well that Match Referee Mike Procter and umpires Doctrove and Llong wasted no time in clearing Shoaib Akhtar and the entire Pakistan team in the wake of...
Glitter, but little gold In the recently concluded 10th South Asian Games in Sri Lanka, Pakistan competed in no less than 19 disciplines and improved its performance that it gave in Islamabad in 1989 as...		Armchair assessment will not do the trick THE World Cup is under way and Pakistan is all set to play later today one of the two crucial games that may well settle its fate in the league stage of the premier tournament....
A butterfly can cause a hurricane When photos become the story, when women are decapitated, shot or dehumanised in the name of religion, why is there a deafening silence from the Muslim populace of the world?...		From Here, There, and Everywhere BERLIN: The model of Berlin’s long-delayed international airport during the ground-breaking ceremony heralding the official start of construction work. Berlin Brandenburg International Airport, due to open by 2011, will be the...
Mosaic Voyage of science and exploration: The Polar Regions are some of the most hauntingly beautiful places on Earth. They are also nature’s early warning systems where issues like human-induced climate change...		Newsmaker Name: Steve Irwin: Claim to fame: The wildlife lover who made deadly predators seem adorable, It is saddening to realize that the exuberant, khaki-clad...
Health Interactive QI am 17 year old girl and from the age of 14, I have been suffering from slight acne problem and I also have excessive growth of facial hair....		From the scrapbook This week we have a photograph from the collection of Mussarrat Ali where Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah is seen alongside Liaquat Ali Khan, during a session of the Assembly....