March 25, 2004

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It’s all in the family When Saira was nine-years-old, she came across a bundle of love letters at the bottom of a chest of drawers. Assuming the letters belonged to her parents, she handed them to her mother who was shocked to discover that they...		Childhood memories As a person grows older he realizes who he is. During his childhood, a lot of things are unclear about his own existence. An adult doesn’t ever want to lose his...
Faith heals During his visit to the University of Peshawar earlier in the month, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw underlined the need to develop an understanding between the Islamic world and the West. “The need for greater...		Drawing lines of peace He’s a freedom fighter,” said the 11-year-old who had drawn Raphael, one of the characters from the famed Ninja Turtle series. No one, however, had drawn the tanks, missiles, or armed soldiers commonly seen at children’s....
An honourable death? Fatima Bibi who was killed in the name of honour, recently, was married at exactly the same time when people were celebrating the opening of the Indus Highway which passes through their village, Lachi, 77 kilometres south...		Not very Jimmy Choo If you have read any amount of social, fashion, or gossip-oriented publications in Pakistan you might have noticed a new trend in the articles, which is namely to compare an outfit, an event, or even a person as...
The sweat, the blood, the returns As deceptive as appearances can be, the glitz of Dubai may not be all that it seems. Pakistan’s increasing dependence on remittances may or may not be that great a thing. The “Dubai Dream” is just that — a fantasy, a dream...		Out of school Social scientists believe a strong correlation between universal primary education and economic development in Third World nations. They are of the view that education plays a key role in boosting human capital...
Say it with text At a time when interaction between humans and machines is high, more than it has ever been perhaps, technologies are bringing sweeping changes to how people communicate and share information. Just as email, instant...		Breathing pauses during sleep often spell trouble My husband snores so loudly that I rarely sleep through an entire night. When I wake, I watch him, and his snoring suddenly stops for a pause. He kind of...
The Atkins controversy On March 1, 2004, The New York Times published the results of a survey conducted by the clothing and textile industry in 13 US cities to find the average clothing size of men and women in America. The findings...		Eight days A week If somebody came to me saying that they had an idea for a movie and narrated the story of Seabiscuit to me, I would have told them to forget it because no audience would buy it —that there were just too many coincidences...
Post Mark: The golden years In her article (TR Mar 18), Shabnam Nasir painted a dark gloomy picture of old age despite giving it a shining title. I believe old age has more than one silver...		Fish snacks Prawn curry Ingredients: 1/2 kg prawns 1 1/2 tsp cumin seeds...