July 1, 2004
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Sleepless nights
 The stranger I’m sitting across from looks terrible. Despite his neatly-pressed suit and his styled-hair, he’s got bloodshot eyes that wouldn’t be out of place on a character from a horror movie, and his lower eyelids are so baggy that you could use them to carry groceries....
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Bush’s sunny side up
 A curious spectacle unfolded in Washington in the last week of June. President Bush invited the former President Clinton to the White House and before the assembled press warmly praised him. At the official unveiling of the 42nd president’s portrait...
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Token gesture
 The Punjab government was thoroughly satisfied after presenting the 2004-05 budget of Rs180.021 billion. The Finance Minister, Mr Hasnain Dreshak, looked even more relieved to wind up his hour-long speech to a house whose opposition remained unimpressed for much of the time....
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Bad blood
 The discovery of AIDS cases in Larkana district in the recent past prompted the government to adopt preventive measures, while social workers and doctors spoke of the unchecked operation of blood banks and laboratories where blood is bought and sold.....
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All the world’s a stage
 A new kind of inclusive politics is emerging to challenge the elite-centered governance processes in Pakistan. This was seen in an event that took place recently where people came from all over the district. Industrial labourers from Hattar, tonga wallahs from Abbottabad, women from Jhangra and surrounding villages....
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Neglected tombs
 The Hoat Baloch moved south along the coastal areas due to siltation of the Kalmet bay. They were dependent on the grazing fields of Las, Bela, Kohistan and the valleys of...
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Dangerous liaisons
 You must have all heard the fairytale of the charming prince marrying the lovely princess and living happily ever after. But does the concept of living happily ever after actually exist in marriage? To gauge the answer, one turned to several couples, both newly weds and seasoned ones....
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Misplaced gender
 Zakia was brought to the NICH (National Institute of Child Health), at the age of 14. It worried her parents that the girl on reaching adolescent was not showing signs of female secondary growth. Instead, she was showing indications of male secondary growth - like voice deepening....
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TIA: a stroke warning
 Q: About one month ago, I had a spell where my left arm got weak and I had trouble speaking. I sat down, and everything got better in about half an...
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Going for gold
 The women of Afghanistan have long been portrayed as repressed but during a recent visit to Kabul evidence to the contrary was abundantly available. Expecting to see nothing other than shadowy burqa clad figures darting furtively in and out of ruined buildings...
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Eight Days A Week
 I like romantic comedies as much as the next person. I also like Pierce Brosnan and I’m a big fan of Julianne Moore (I think she was robbed of an Oscar for her performance in Far From Heaven). So I was looking forward to Laws Of Attraction...
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Cool off with juice
 Black grape juice Ingredients: black grapes curd sugar to taste Method: Soak the grapes in water over night. Add a little sugar. Then remove the skin and deseed the grapes in the morning. Add sugar and curd. Mix it well and enjoy....
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