What is an ovarian cyst?
Zaib, a banker, is an educated, confident woman, well aware of many things in life. However, life is not rosy for her these days: she has just discovered that she has an ovarian cyst....
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All in the moon
Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated each year by the Muslims at the end of Ramazan after the sighting of the Shawwal moon. It’s a day of collective rejoicing....
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Dear Marylyn
The American elections are over. The world woke up on Wednesday with the realisation that George W. Bush was in the riding seat for another four years....
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A fort’s cry for help
The famous Pacca Qilla of Hyderabad stands as a monument of official neglect. The condition of most of the archaeological sites in the country is the same all over due to lack of maintenance and renovation....
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Ramazan fever
What a wonderful month it is! Ask anybody, and most of them would respond that there is something extraordinary, or rather inexplicably special about Ramazan that makes it so different from...
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Asthma attacks
For many years asthma was considered to be a disease which was common in the West. But some years ago a research done in Pakistan revealed that asthma cases have been increasing day by day. In the first survey carried out in Karachi in 1996...
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Paid to learn
Tharparkar is renowned for its peace and harmony. The lack of violence is attributed to the large Hindu population of Thar. Here, Muslims and Hindus live peacefully with a mutual respect for each other....
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Bush re-election: hopes amidst concerns
American voters have given George Bush a second term and the Pakistani leadership hopes for a stable US-Pakistan relationship. Republicans have been closer to Islamabad than Democrats have been, though the...
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Lung cancer risks
Q:My mother just turned 66 and just received word that she has lung cancer. She smoked from age 18 to 40. Doesn’t the cancer threat from smoking...
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Creating colour
Indoors or out, caladiums and crotons can make a spectacular display of colour for many months of the year, especially in Karachi whose climate they really enjoy....
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Eight Days a week
Following on the heels of her very successful Bend It Like Beckham, Bride & Prejudice is director Gurinder Chadha’s “adaptation” of arguably Jane Austen’s most popular novel, Pride And Prejudice....
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Iftar banquet
Date delight
Ingredients
250 gms dates
3 tsp honey
1 tbsp lemon juice...
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