August 7, 2003

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Managing money Kamila is one of the top fashion designers in Pakistan. She has built a thriving business by believing in her artistic vision and by working very hard. Although she makes a lot of money from her work, she says she is....		Means to an end Do you know which class you belong to? Someone once said that there is a stark contrast between the rich and poor in Pakistan. I disagree. This society is extremely convoluted;...
Teetering on the edge of the sky In the 12 am drizzle in August, her way lit only by airport beacons and imminent adventures, a small, insignificant figure will run across the tarmac and scurry into the belly of a plane that promises to whisk her away from the world she is used...		Policing patients Karachiites would agree that five decades down the road police high handedness continues. But, atypical instances provide a flicker of hopefulness for the future. Six years ago, to lessen the people to police gap in the most dangerous district...
Monsoon pleasures Once every four years or so it rains in Karachi. Cumulonimbus clouds clot the path of ever scorching near-tropical sunbeams, typical coastal winds observe a brief moment of eerily silent stillness, anticipation...		I don’t want to be just like you, Mummy A few days ago, I walked in on my nine-year-old daughter examining herself in a full-length mirror. She was looking up and down at her reflection, with her hand held horizontally in front of her neck. She looked at me directly and said: ‘From here up, great....
Desperately seeking attention When a drowsy and indisposed Mrs Hassan, 65, was rushed to a prime hospital of the city she was suffering from low sodium levels. Although she was fully conscious, dehydration had turned her fragile. She was hospitalized and her....		A charged affair Forget the high-sounding reasons given for introducing charged parking because the concept has still not been stamped with approval by the public. They have come to terms with it grudgingly and unwillingly, and find it difficult...
Attention-Deficit disorder Q :My nine-year-old grandson has attention-deficit disorder. He takes Ritalin. I am fearful that it might damage his brain or set him up for drug addiction later in life. Is Ritalin...		Green cities Urban forestry is a new name for the old practice of planting trees and associated vegetation in and around the urban areas. The alarming decrease of forest cover in Pakistan and the growing concern about the environment throughout...
Eight days A week Identity starts off with the visual equivalent of one of the hoariest of literary cliches: it was a dark and stormy night. After that you move into Agatha Christie land as 10 strangers find themselves trapped in a lonely motel and....		A place in the sun Whether it was commercial acumen or sheer necessity, situating Cafe Aylanto in Lahore at a tangent from the currently “overloaded with eateries” M.M. Alam Road, adds to its exclusiveness. The educated...