Culture and image making
Pakistan'' denotes projecting before the world its social and cultural development, whether it is related to culture, sports or tourism....
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The killing fields of Lebanon
Is the world conscience in deep slumber? No, it is not. The massive anti-Israeli demonstrations all over the world testify to this fact. The sympathies of the global population are with...
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She spells style
A magna cum laude, Frieha Altaf maintains that she always wanted to be a professor of art. Her home is strewn with sculptures that include an imposing bust of her father....
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A citizen’s lament
We are a nation of whiners. We complain about everything under the sun and it has become our national pastime. For me, as a working mother,...
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Money does not buy happiness
belief that high income leads to happiness is false. Their studies suggest that people with above average income, while relatively satisfied with their lives, are barely any happier than those with lower income,...
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Encountering the truth
Extra-judicial killings have become a major concern in society. It is believed that this brutal method, which is often carried out through fake police encounters is adopted to eliminate suspected criminals to avoid a lengthy judicial process....
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Weathering the monsoons
The months of July and August herald a change of season for the denizens of Karachi. As light showers give relief from the scorching weather,...
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Something to shout about
Millfields Community School, in east London, isn’t unused to the glare of publicity. It’s regularly referred to as one of the most improved schools in the country and the great and the good are always dropping by to bask in its reflected glory...
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We won’t be back after the break!
After an exhausting day filled with hectic activities it is a common practice to find some time to settle before the idiot box to unwind. While changing channels and sifting through the usual talk shows; news and teleplays you find something that captures your interest....
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Lockjaw vaccinations
Q When I was in my 20s, I had a very bad reaction to a tetanus shot. My arm and neck swelled. I had to be packed in ice....
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Plants for pest control
QI have been working on the toxic plant effect on termites for three years now and have screened out different plants for organic farming and am now trying them in the field to control termites on sugarcane....
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The fresh feeling
The recent drive towards achieving higher personal hygiene standards is progressing beyond belief. The same people who virtually never bothered cleaning their mouths for the benefit of other people’s comfort or for that matter,...
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Eight Days a Week
Mission: Impossible 3 offers up only a variation on a familiar theme but it does so competently that only a real curmudgeon would begrudge the movie for delivering on what it promises....
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Yummy cakes
1 oz cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
3 oz flour...
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