December 9, 2004

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The other side of the mountain Visitors to the Bhurban area of the country bask in the holiday atmosphere of comfortable hotels, restaurants and the invigorating mountain atmosphere redolent of pine needles....		Death before dishonour The girl’s white shirt was clogged with blood. Her attacker had broken down the bathroom door to get to her — the floor was slippery with her blood — he’d set about her with such ferocity that the tip of the kitchen knife had broken off, stabbing her 11 times and then slitting her throat. She was 16, and he was her father....
Fighting for a cause It was five years ago that 27-year-old Samia Sarwar was gunned down in her attorneys’ office in Lahore by a hit man recruited by her family. Her mother, father and paternal uncle were all suspects to her murder....		Lighting up the world Candles are the oldest means of supplying light. Although a number of changes have been made in the method of candle manufacturing, there is no basic difference between candles made in the past and modern times....
Colonial heritage The Jewel in the Crown exhibition charting the history of Karachi under the Raj, opened to the public on the 1st of December. It has been organized by the Dawn Group...		Marching onwards One often hears women and sometimes men, raising issues that are of prime concern to women in Pakistan. But one rarely gets the opportunity to discuss their problems at a forum attended not only by top names in the media industry locally, but also from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka....
A day in the life of a florist Each time I visit my mother’s grave, we stop to buy flowers and the sweet-smelling sabza (known alternately as niaz bo, tulsi or basil) from an old man sitting on a raised platform outside the graveyard....		The rainbow lives on Rainbows have fascinated me since my childhood. I don’t know what it is that draws me to them. Is it their beauty, simplicity, vividness or the fact that they come and go as they please? But what I do know...
To steal or not to steal? To steal or not to steal? That is the question when it comes to intellectual property. Should one be a contemporary Robin Hood and steal from the intellectually rich countries and...		Blood sodium levels Q: My blood sodium level dropped, and my doctor says it’s because I have antidiuretic hormone syndrome. He has limited the amount of fluid I can drink and...
Eight days a week Against the backdrop of renewed amity between India and Pakistan, Veer-Zaara seems like a timely arrival. The movie, about a star-crossed love affair between an Indian Air Force pilot...		A different experience Karachi now has its own “little Italy” with the opening of the Italian restaurant Pompeii on Zamzama. This small bistro offers a variety of home-made pastas and pizzas as well...