A drop at a time
The UN declared 2003 the International Year of Fresh Water, marking this year for creating awareness and taking stock of the disappearance of fresh water reserves and the significance of sustainable fresh water use....
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That time again
Many moons ago, I remember celebrating Eid/chaand raat in the true sense of the word. Two gutsy uncles used to pile us up (a bunch of hysterical girls aged six...
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For art’s sake
Shades of red run across a canvas. Paintbrushes dipped in yellow, all set for creativity, stand in an old jar. Open bottles of paint, destined to draw gold on paper, wait for the Midas touch....
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My childhood: I want it back
My name is Maya. I was born 14 years ago in a poor peasant family. There were already many children, so when I was born no one was happy....
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Tailor-made
For about a decade or so we have seen women sprout up from every nook and cranny of our society, attempting to start a business of designing clothes....
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Cure beyond bias
Zubaida Bibi holds a diploma in electro cardiography (ECG) and is the only ECG technician in the NWFP....
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Dish of the day
There is a complicated emotional language built around how we prepare what we eat and who we prepare it for....
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Wild, wild traffic
Karachi is home to 13 million and just about everyone is fed up with our traffic system, or lack thereof. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the traffic...
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A cozy home
Situated on Stadium road, the Anjuman-i-Kashana-i-Atfal-o-Naunehal, Karachi, is a charitable institution established around 50 years ago, to provide a good life and sound upbringing to destitute...
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Pain in the calf
Q: Lately whenever I take a walk, I get such a pain in my calves that I have to stop until it goes away. Is this a muscle problem...
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Flavours of Spain
“The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain,” famously sang Eliza Doolittle in the musical My Fair Lady. About the food in Spain she had nothing to say — Spanish...
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Chicken dishes
Chicken boti kabab
Ingredients:
1 1/2 kg chicken cut like karhai chicken pieces
1 tbsp salt
1tbsp ginger/garlic paste...
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