January 12, 2006

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The Chinese connection Perhaps for the first time in Pakistan’s history foreign products are being sold on footpaths and public buses at throwaway prices. The reason behind this is high production cost and taxes which make locally-made products uncompetitive against Chinese products....		The vagaries of weather It is like the passionate embrace of a newly-wed girl. Karachi welcomes its friends and foes alike. It never rejects anybody. Not even those who refuse to interact with it....
Underclass act Lee, alias Urban Grimshaw, has an idea: “Let’s take Alexander down the sewers! He’ll like the sewers! See! He’s nodding! Gotta go down the sewers — see where it all began.” He then settles back in the passenger seat and begins prodding his mobile to dial his latest girlfriend....		PROFILE: Nargis Rahman – For the love of humanity In a beautiful white house, in the bowels of Clifton, Karachi, lives a woman, of boundless courage and vitality; a woman with a force of will so strong that she just might change the world through it....
Women in South Asia Following in her father’s footsteps, Aisha Gazdar has made it her mission to document issues of social significance affecting our part of the world. Her recent production, Another world is possible: CEDAW in South Asia,...		PHOTO FEATURE: The ultimate apparel When it comes to the ultimate apparel for the Pakistani groom, nothing can beat the grace and charm of a sherwani. One can see a stylish change in this traditional men’s...
Those elusive recipes My husband is no gourmet and enjoys what I cook. It’s only when he expresses a yearning for some of his favourite childhood dishes that I lose all confidence in my culinary skills....		A shaadi season Given the onslaught of the wedding season that starts from November and goes on till January, Karachiites have much to look forward to because it gives them a reason to dress up and gorge on shaadi food....
Nutrition news Some parents will be concerned about the amount of pesticides that make their way into their children’s bodies from their diets, and may opt for more organic produce as a result....		Custom-designed living The turn of the century witnessed among other advancements, a growing awareness towards the arts in general and architecture in particular....
Allergy to thyroid medicine unusual Q: I am a 48-year-old female who has been diagnosed as having Hashimoto''s disease. The medicine I take has caused itchy welts. Is this rare, and is the illness rare? Please clarify my condition....		A bedtime story There is something about a gleaming new pair of secateurs that brings out the murderous devil which is normally kept hidden deep inside my gardening self....
Eight days a week FILM Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, the Martin Scorcese and Robert De Niro of the weird-creepy set, team up once again for the stop-motion animated film The Corpse Bride....		The Eid barbecue Seekh kebabs Ingredients 1 kg minced meat 2 tbsp oil 2 medium onions, chopped...