January 8, 2004

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Proud to be Pakistani As a rule, Pakistanis, indeed like citizens of most developing countries, tend to be star struck by phoren ka maal (foreign goods). The general attitude is that a product is bound to be of superior quality simply because it is...		To diet for In order to get a head start on this New Year’s resolution thing, I decided to (drum roll please) go on a diet last October. And horror of horrors, I lost...
Breaking the system Twenty-six-year old Nafisa (not her real name) was 12 when she came to Karachi from Dhaka with her uncle on a boat. “I had a wonderful family of three people and I had many friends; I studied in a maddrassah in Dhaka....		Committed to the cause Sitting in a tiny meeting room on the second floor of the NGO Marie Stopes Society’s head office, I come face to face with Pakistan’s problem number one — population. Dr Mohsina Bilgrami the NGO’s managing director, spread out a fact sheet.....
Endless grief A little more than a week ago, the two rows of mud and clay brick houses facing each other across a narrow sandy track was home to about 50 families. Edalat Alley was a typical middle-income street in the Iranian tourist...		Wedding fever If you are in any way Pakistani (by birth, origin, residence, or association), you will already know that Pakistan is a unique country. One of the most unique aspects of this nation is the fact that Pakistan enjoys not four...
Songs of praise As night falls in Mondar Lakha, devotees clad in thick orange outfits with bells around their necks sit around a fire around the tomb of the revered mystic Fakir Janan Chann. They sit around, almost mesmerized by the bonfire...		Tribute to volunteers The United Nations designated December 5 as the International Day of Volunteers. It is meant to remind all of us of the remarkable services which are being rendered daily by millions of volunteers all around the world and to take a little tim...
Majestic marlins Marlin, the majestic billfish, lives in the azure blue waters of the Arabian Sea near the drop of the continental shelf along the coast of Sindh and Balochistan. Teasing, playing, handling and finally landing a marlin with panache...		War on eczema Q :Could you send me the names of eczema salves that do not require a prescription? Three of my kids have it. . A :Readers often send me treatments that have worked for them. I appreciate the information and save most of it.....
The battles of life A military family’s life poses many challenges. It isn’t easy to move from a city where you have made your home, made your friends, got used to liking or disliking your teachers and got familiar with your surroundings....		Eight days A week In The Cut is an erotic thriller disguised as a psychological drama— or is it the other way around? I don’t think director Jane Campion (The Piano) is too sure either. Meg Ryan has tried at various times in her career to...
Post Mark: Bleak futures I was saddened to read the report on women whose lives have been destroyed because of acid attacks (TR Jan 1). It is hard to digest that this is happening in...		Italian flavours Eggplant and Mozzarella appetizer Ingredients: 4 sliced eggplants 2 tbsp oil 1 clove crushed garlic...