Graveyards — a neglected social issue
Among the jigsaw puzzle of graves lie pye-dogs and drug addicts, spoiling the sanctity of cemeteries. While there exists no authority to protect these places from unwanted elements, the graveyards are vulnerable to all sorts of illegal activities....
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A lethal cocktail
Could anyone have imagined that after 58 years of independence, the people of this country would have sewerage water running out of their taps and the unwary not only suffering but...
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A writer with a difference
For 15 years, novelist John David Morley dreamed of visiting Lamalera, a remote Indonesian village. He was fascinated by the fishermen who hunted the ocean''s most majestic creatures armed with just a harpoon and their courage....
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Coming together
To benefit police procedures in honour killings an interactive seminar between the Sindh and Northamptonshire Police, UK was held recently, writes Erum Haider...
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Little style angels
Every mall and market has started catering to the style needs of young girls. Whether it is hair accessories that come in beautiful pastels, all glittery and glamorous, or the...
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Impressions of Ethiopia
Ethiopia has one of the oldest civilizations in the world and has been mentioned in the Bible and the Quran. It is the only country in Africa to have its own...
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The last abode of a king
The hustle and bustle of Lahore’s old city is a sad and sorry testament to a time when the area was indubitably witness to the power and glory of the Mughal Empire. The serenity of the Badshahi Mosque combined with the sheer immensity of the Lahore Fort,...
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Dealing with terminal diseases
Doctors and family members tend to refrain from telling the patients about their imminent demise says Sibtain Naqvi. Death is something that all of us have dealt with at some point in our lives. As inescapable as it is, the idea is still obscure and people in general do not talk about it except in terms of the after-life. It’s a mystery and man fears only what he cannot control or predict....
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Ambrosial scents
Most people like to generously spray themselves with perfumes, so much so that certain scents become a person’s trademark,writes Maryam Murtaza Sadriwala...
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Brain bleeding and strokes
Q I have a friend whose sickness started with a cough. Then she developed a bad headache and vomited. She was taken to the hospital, where it was found that a blood vessel in her head had burst....
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Beautiful flowering bulbs
It is good to see that the range of available bulbs and corms has expanded considerably over the years, writes Zahrah Nasir,
Autumn is here and I am wondering where the time has gone. It seems just like yesterday when last year I advised you on purchasing flowering bulbs....
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Eight Days a Week
If you didn’t look at the credits you would think that No Entry is a David Dhawan-directed comedy. It’s got all the classic elements of a Dhawan feature –– mistaken identities, cheating husbands, suspicious wives, and sex kittens with hearts of gold –– all wrapped in a package with good comic timing and some breezy little musical numbers. ...
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Tasty chicken treats
Chicken Chargha
Ingredients
1 chicken (whole)
1 tbsp ginger paste
1 tbsp garlic paste
200 gms yoghurt
15 red whole chillies...
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