August 10, 2006

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Preparing for a career Students seem to select subjects according to the availability of classes in a particular school and are more school than career focused. Guidance for careers is offered after A levels when a student is ready to enter a Bachelor’s programme....		Women as agents of change Should Pakistanis be celebrating the fact that following two decades of sustained struggle, amendments to the Hudood Ordinance (HO) are actually being processed? It would be a great day for all...
The Lit-girl She’s the high society BLISS girl (blonde, leggy, intelligent, social and sorted) who has lived in the shadow of her more famous husbands (Matthew Freud and Earl Spencer)....		Press – you never had it so good It would be both naïve and foolish to say that the Press and media in Pakistan are wholly free and unregulated, because the uncomfortable truth is that mass-communication outlets the world...
A little sunshine in a bleak landscape The Don Bosco Home orphanage tucked away at the far end of St Patrick’s Church in Saddar, and known for its exquisite stained glass windows, houses 60 children whose ages range...		AJK Quake — problems of reconstruction Official sources say that there is not a single structural engineer in any government department in Muzaffarabad who can help survivors to initiate earthquake resistant constructions, writes Tariq Naqash...
Razzle dazzle Looking classy yet funky was never this easy. Fusion is the key word in the fashion dictionary this season. Combine sherwani-type kameez with pants or add funk to a simple shalwar...		A promising republic The name Montenegro is derived from native words Crna Gora, which mean ‘black mountain’— a reference to the dark forests covering mountains slopes as seen from the coast, writes Mumtaz Hussain...
The sassy look This season’s look comprises movement, creativity, inventiveness: loose curls and flowing waves. Sassy, messy and layered hair is definitely in, writes Ayesha Akif...		Exquisitely yours A long and spacious driveway, with an assortment of plants and a few welcoming dogs around it, leads one to the residence of Shaha and Ashraf Jhamshed. The paintings and artefacts gracing the abode speak volumes of the denizens’ passion for art....
Shingles attack Q My husband has had shingles for almost one year. Not only is he going out of his mind, but I think I am, too, because I cannot find anything to help him....		Going bananas Growing bananas in Bhurban is considered a crazy idea. Every time I mention my little experiment to anyone, I get the are-you-out-of-your-mind stare. To be truthful though,...
A step forward There is no concept of consumers’ rights in Pakistan. One organsation has tried to bring some change in this regard, writes Sahar Majid...		Eight Days a Week Ultraviolet is ultra silly. It’s a fashion show masquerading as a sci-fi film. It is some years in the future and a virus has mutated a large number of the population into super strong, super fast creatures with shortened life-spans but elongated fangs....
Off the beaten track Originally, Espresso was another one of the many coffee shops on Zamzama. As it became popular the little shop became cramped, so the owners wisely decided to open up another bigger outlet on Khyaban-e-Shahbaz’s main commercial area....