February 12, 2004

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The poverty connection On January 22 Dawn reported the views of the UNFPA Country Representative, Oliver Brasseur, who said that his organization was unable to disburse a grant for welfare projects of $20 million because of the sluggish approach of the bureaucracy....		Gift of life In a culture where most couples are quick to secede all responsibility of producing children to nature there is a large gap to fill before issues of family planning can truly make headway....
Beast of burden It is truly remarkable how as a nation (not race) we are at the height of our piety when it comes to observing traditions and customs; it is almost as though...		Moving beyond the veil As the debate on the Islamic headscarf heats up across Europe, I’ve been thinking back to the two occasions when I was forced to cover my head: in Iran and Saudi Arabia...
A cruel sport In Kindiaro, Sindh, a high ranking police official arrived in his jeep and stepped out with a caged partridge in tow....		A silent revolution President Pervez Musharraf often refers to the devolution of power plan as the “Silent Revolution”. In his recent address to parliament, he termed the plan as one of his chief...
Love me, love me not Adorable teddy bears, mouth watering chocolates, greetings cards with heart-melting poetry, heart shaped balloons and other knick knacks devoted to prove the sanctity of love...		How did they get it so wrong? Let’s start with one truth: last March, when the US and its coalition partners invaded Iraq, the American public and much of the rest of the world believed that after Saddam’s regime sank, a vast flotsam of weapons of mass destruction would bob to the surface....
Primary goals Recently, at a media forum on “Education For All” organized by the Pakistan Press Foundation, in collaboration with Unesco, participants stressed on the need for political will and commitment to promote literacy in the country....		Rowing: the best exercise Q: I am an active, 42-year-old woman and used to be a long-distance runner. I had to give it up. It was too hard on my knees. I...
EIGHT DAYS A WEEK Isn’t Ben Stiller tired of doing the same old thing by now? Ever since he had all sorts of awful things happen to him in There’s Something About Mary (a very funny movie),...		A continuous meat fest Ingredients 1 kg beef 1 tsp zeera 1/2 kg chana daal...