January 6, 2005
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A scary scenario
 The City Government Higher Secondary School No. 3 for Boys is one of the oldest schools in Peshawar. It is situated in the busy Khyber Bazaar, adjacent to the historical Qissa Khwani Bazaar. In the last couple of years the activities of some of the staffers of the school had become the talk of the town. Recently, it came under the notice of the concerned authorities....
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Canine gladiators
 All over the world civil societies have been fighting long and hard to put an end to dog fighting. Nevertheless, in Chakwal such fights are akin to major outdoor festivals held with full cultural zeal. It is practiced by the rural gentry who live in their own world and do not care for public opinion....
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Born under a lucky star
 A strology columns deserve nothing but your disdain, right? When you’re born couldn’t possibly make a difference to your chances with your spouse or bank manager...
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New year resolutions
 Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully Always smile because no one will smile for you Don’t believe all you hear...
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Remedies from the kitchen
 Hair is made of protein. A diet rich in protein can help solve problems. Proper hair care can give you shining, thick, beautiful, and dandruff-free hair. Oiling hair regularly can help tremendously....
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A fascinating fort
 Cholistan has a chain of about 35 medieval forts providing a panoramic view to visitors. These forts are located on, or close to the former flood plains of the Hakra River...
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A day in the life of a secretary
 She is not an ordinary secretary. Annette Menezes is a round-the-clock personal assistant who shares the bulk of her boss’s work-load and makes crucial decisions easier for him....
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Ode to winter
 A moan escapes my lips as the alarm jumps about shrilling and screeching like a creature possessed and I pull my bulky blanket over my head. The woolly abyss is bliss but does nothing to drown out the irritating tinkle of the alarm clock persistent in doing its duty....
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The ecstasy and agony of roads
 The feeling is akin to a man gasping for air being given a generous dose of oxygen! A new lease on life, as it were. In the days just gone by...
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Drugs for osteoarthritis
 Q: I have osteoarthritis, which, I’m told, comes from aging. If that is so, why don’t all my friends have it? I am 77. What’s the best medicine for it? How...
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Cut flowers anyone?
 There is nothing quite like freshly cut flowers to ornament the home or to give as a gift to friends and family....
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Eight Days a Week
 Bengali writer/director Rituparno Ghosh (Chokher Bali) is an honest film-maker. This can be gauged from the fact that while it is extremely common for Mollywood to lift entire Hollywood movies without giving due credit, Ghosh recognizes one of short-story writer O’ Henry’s tales as the “inspiration” for his first Hindi movie, Raincoat....
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Fried feast
 Potato crunch fries...
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Active citizenship
 Every country has its own set of social and economic problems that can only be solved if it has productive, goal-oriented people in it. In order to produce such a group...
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