June 27, 2002

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COVER STORY: Empty nest Hamida Begum’s fondest memories are those of her home in an upper-middle class locality in Karachi when it used to be abuzz with household activity. Delicious smells emanated from the kitchen...		OFF THE RACK: Time is out of joint Is it possible to be good in this day and age? This theme runs through most of Fyodor Dostevesky’s work especially in the novels, The Brother’s Karamazov and The Idiot....
Meet Fair Jane Leather folder in hand, sling bag on shoulder, her hard-heeled shoes clicking determinedly on the paved flooring, she enters the austere confines of her workplace, confident in stride....		The je ne ces’t quoi called ‘chemistry’ Many a well-intentioned aunt and eager grandmother of a shadi-shy SWOT has been driven to exasperation by four simple words: “There was no chemistry.”...
In the name of custom Many women in Pushtoon tribal society are still regarded as machines and the obedient servants of men. With a dismal literacy rate of 0.32 per cent, their plight is best encapsulated...		Today’s news Waving the latest issue of a magazine at our rolled-up car windows, screaming away the headlines, urging us to buy a copy — at times quite irritating, at times pretty convenient...
Begum Kaniz Sakina Wajid Khan: A life worth living One of the earliest, and perhaps most painful memories of noted social worker Begum Kaniz Sakina Wajid Khan, was the death of her mother when she had just turned five....		Triglycerides — bad cholesterol Q: My blood level of triglycerides is very bad. I eat healthy, good food and I exercise. What do triglycerides do, and what am I doing wrong?...
Growing cucumbers Growing cucumbers can be fun as healthy plants appear to grow fast overnight, giving their first, mouth-watering fruits in as little as six weeks after planting....		EIGHT DAYS A WEEK On the surface, Frailty, starring Bill Paxton (who also directed), Matthew McConaughey, and Powers Boothe, is a moody thriller about the hunt for a serial killer....
POST MARK Your interview with Jemima Khan was really an eye-opener. All these years I was under the impression that she was simply a pretty face and lacked substance....		Vegetable dishes Mixed vegetables Ingredients: 1 cup tomatoes 1 cup onions...