August 22, 2002

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In the name of development Located on the foot of the Margalla hills, the sleepy village of Sri Saral will soon be one of the most exclusive residential areas of Islamabad. Three new sectors of the capital will replace its houses, barns, fields and commons....		Expressway woes Perween gives a brave welcoming smile as she lets me in to her four walled home. But that’s all there is to her home — four walls and no roof, not yet at least. When the family takes the next installment of the loan, they will put up the roof....
You’ve got junk mail I met someone recently who (get this) hadn’t ever used the Internet and claimed he had no intention of doing so either. For the record, this person isn’t dying of a...		Death as a reward On August 9, Alishaba Yoel, the staff nurse at the Mission Hospital in Taxila, hurriedly left home early in the morning. Not only was the prayer time fast approaching but office work was also weighing heavily on her mind....
Discussing environment in Delhi The Centre for the Science and Environment (CSE) based in New Delhi was apparently responsible for switching the city’s public transport from diesel to CNG. Just imagine the joys of riding...		In a world of their own He sits under the shadow of a tall Eucalyptus, smoking away a chain of cigarettes. The cigarette smoke swirls above his head, moving leisurely along the path that leads towards the...
Women in flux The thesis of Peggy Orenstein's book Flux, is simple. Today’s women are surrounded with an unprecedented sense of possibility. Yet, traditional expectations of women still remain in place, thus throwing their personal and professional choices...		Transforming shy kids Teachers often find it difficult to deal with students who are shy, weak and escapists. Such students are often dubbed as dull and dreary, unable to cope with academic routine, are blamed for procrastinating and for failing to achieve the desired standards....
Victims of fire Seventy-year-old Ramo lay sleeping on the matted floor of her thatched hut. She had heard the unmistakable crackle of a live fire as it furiously ate away at wood and tree brushes outside, and inhaled the acrid fumes it gave off....		Washing hands to death Q :Can you help me help my son? He is an adult who washes his hands till they crack and bleed, and that doesn''t make him quit. He realizes what he''s...
Eight days A week Road To Perdition, based on Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayners’ graphic novel and starring Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, and Jude Law, is a bleak mood piece set in the prohibition era (1931 to be exact)....		Desserts galore Creamy sweet toast Ingredients: 12 bread slices 1 cup sugar 1 litre milk...