March 16, 2006

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Society’s productive underbelly Ragpickers are a highly productive and useful part of society, their deplorable working and living conditions notwithstanding. So much so that they have gained institutional status under the formal nomenclature of ragpickers....		Ragpicking in Lahore More than 10,000 ragpickers in the city of Lahore are at the mercy of the middlemen who buy their stuff at cheaper rates in the absence of any check on the trade by the City District Government Lahore (CDGL)....
Violating the Hippocratic oath There was a popular joke about a doctor who left a knife in the stomach of the patient and had to open him up again to retrieve it, only to find...		Vital statistics His work on human geography shows the widening gap between rich and poor in the UK, and that where you live determines your chances in life....
Designer par excellence This slim-statured, non-competitive designer is secure in his own identity as the creator of signature prints, each one registered separately, to guarantee their originality, writes Shehar Bano Khan...		Basant by the sea As spring comes and flowers begin to bloom, the Basant hype hits Karachi and a string of activities begins in the metropolis, writes Gloria Caleb...
The neglected dargah The 262nd Urs of the great mystic poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai began on March 15 and will continue till March 17. The proceedings begin soon after the morning prayers with Bhittai’s faqirs (his disciples) starting the celebrations by reciting Bhittai’s kalam,...		Entering the fold Najvote ceremony is held for Parsi children between the age of seven to nine to mark their initiation in the fold of Zoroastrianism...
Celebrating International Women’s Day Even though a lot remains to be done to address the problems of women in Pakistan, it is encouraging to note that the first step in the right direction has been...		Fatigue and sleepiness QI am tired all the time, and I wonder if I get enough sleep. I sleep between seven to eight hours a night. What’s the recommendation? My wife says I have chronic fatigue syndrome....
Lemon roll I bought a lemon tree more than three years ago with three fruits on it. After planting in my garden it yielded a few more fruits for a month or two. Since then its growth has been satisfactory but it hasn’t produced a single flower or fruit....		Eight Days a Week Syriana is a fictionalised version of ex-CIA Agent Robert Baer’s memoir, See No Evil. Adapted by writer/director Stephen Gaghan (winner of the Best Screenplay Oscar for Traffic),...
Juicy secrets Strawberry juice Ingredients 1 tsp tukh-malanga...