August 31, 2006

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The day Karachi nearly drowned Said a woman who had just moved to Karachi from Lahore when rain submerged her new neighbourhood -––– the quiet leafy locality of Gulshan-e-Faisal in Bath Island,“After the first bout of rain there was knee deep water in the entire area....		Hit or miss culture There’s so much happening, so much turmoil and trauma within you, around you and exploding globally, that it’s difficult to pull yourself away from the TV or newspapers....
Adapting adoption Caroline Archer abandoned her degree to marry young. When no baby came, she adopted four children. Now she devotes her life to helping other adoptive parents, writes Sally Weale...		Towards broader horizons While women must be recognised for the role they play in different professional sectors, the services provided by female home-based workers should be economically rewarded...
The chunky, funky stuff This season big beaded necklaces are in. They are long and layered with strands of beads and gems, some with pendants in the centre giving a heavy and chunky look...		A changing society Khuzaima Fatima Haque ooks back at the time in Lahore when doors were seldom locked, security guards were seen only outside a few homes, and all walked the streets of...
Promoting tourism in Pakistan There had been a lot of talk for a long time about promoting tourism and devoting a year to it. But till recently, nothing had been done to indicate that the government...		The Shindhur Festival Of all the festivals in Pakistan none has delighted tourists so much as the one celebrated at the picturesque Shindhur top, which is about 168 kilometres from both Gilgit and Chitral....
Hail ‘fellow’ well met! Dr Farooqui was given the 1997 ‘Man ofthe Year’ award by the American Biographical Institute Board of International Research (US) for ‘overall accomplishments and contributions to society in the fields...		The great Hair affair With one stroke Darrel Hair transformed a hostile international media, aiming for the terrorist Pakistani blood, into one that proclaimed its sympathy and support from the rooftops of the world for the Pakistani victims,...
Blood pressure medicine Q I am a 63-year-old woman, five feet ten inches tall and weighing 159 pounds. I bicycle two miles a day and walk on a treadmill everyday for half an hour....		Growing perennial plants Q We have a cottage in Khanspur, Ayubia, with a small garden which is surrounded by pine trees. It is very shady although it does get filtered light during the summer months...
Eight days a week FILM: Director Ivan Reitman used to churn out commercially successful -–– and funny ––– comedies with the ease of Shahid Afridi belting sixes on one of his better days...		Different moods of chicken Baked Chicken rolls With minced filling Special tikka...