February 16, 2006

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Love on sale Is it the undying belief in the sanctity of love, or the successful marketing strategies of the multinational dream merchants that make Valentine’s Day the most talked about occasion, wonders Qurratulain...		Valentine’s Day in Lahore Even though more than half of the country’s population might not be able to decipher Valentine Day’s code, a small part of the society is ready to take on the ideological...
My (over)priced valentine As the roses get more expensive and chocolates become compulsory, for some it’s either a lavish Valentine’s Day celebration or a week’s lunch, observes Sa’adia Reza...		Valentine’s Day a la cyberspace Online celebration of Valentine''s Day is very common abroad and through it people can find their soul mates with the click of a mouse...
Freedom and responsibility A person was waving his hands in the air. All of a sudden he hit the nose of a nearby standing man. The man asked infuriatingly why he was hit in the nose....		Can you catch cancer? In the early 1980s, US doctors began to notice a strange phenomenon. A rare form of cancer, once confined to elderly Jewish men in Europe, was suddenly cropping up among young gay men....
It’s all in the hand Handwashing is the single most important step in reducing the spread of colds, flu, and other infectious diseases, writes Hasan Reyaz Khan...		Truck art on the rise For most of us, driving in Pakistan is not a very pleasant experience, especially when one encounters the dreaded mini buses or tankers. Loud, noisy with scant regard for rules,..
The microcredit success story Akhuwat’s philosophy is based on Islamic teachings — the principle of Qarze-e-Hasna or helping someone in need with interest-free loans, which are preferred over charity...		STI rates Rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are higher in England than in the rest of the UK, but rates in Scotland and Wales are growing twice as fast, researchers said recently....
An expatriate’s view of his city Those of us who have lived in western countries for long periods fully appreciate during our brief, periodic visits home, the strength of the emotional, cultural and family bonds that tie...		The gypsy skirt The greatest thing about the long flowing skirt is that women of all sizes and age-groups can don them without looking outrageous...
Food poisoning or viral infection? Q My husband and I went to a local restaurant, and the next morning, early, we both woke up with vomiting and diarrhoea. We thought we had food poisoning....		Bare bones The ‘natural’ bone meal is superior to purchased granules as it feeds the garden for a much longer period of time and reduces the amount of expense required for regular, very...
Eight Days a Week Memoirs Of A Geisha tells the tale of Sayuri (Ziyi Zhang) as she is sold to a Geisha house as a child in pre-World War II Tokyo. She harbours a lifelong love for the “the Chairman” (Ken Watanabe) ...		White meat extravaganza Dum ka murgh Ingredients 1 kg chicken cut into karahi pieces...