October 05, 2006

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A year on — cautious optimism Twenty/twenty hindsight is a wonderful thing, allowing you to see with sparkling clarity through the fog of confusion that surrounds an event as cataclysmic as the October 8 earthquake. The earthquake did to me no more than throw my bed up in the air and prompt a run for the door clutching my cat and laptop,...		The reconstruction phase “I have started building my house for the winter using the same material and technique my father used,” explains 26-year-old Mohammad Siddique, a farmer and resident of Aal village, Union Council Sacha in Siran Valley, District Mansehra....
Survival is the name of the game Earthquake survivor Mohammad Akram, 42, jumps up from his bed in the corner of a psychiatric ward in Muzaffarabad and raises his arms. “Nothing will remain, everything will be finished,” he bellows at the other patients....		Resilience of the human spirit For Khalilur Rehman it was the end of life and everything associated with it, when, on the fateful day of October 8, 2005, his father and five other family members were killed along with thousands of other people....
Change for the better Remote Alai valley, located in Battagram tehsil, NWFP, was almost unknown outside its immediate area prior to the devastating earthquake of October 8, 2005. It was marked on few, if any,...		The decaying system According to a survey of the government agencies the recorded unemployment rate in Pakistan is nearly 6.6 per cent, but this figure has been disputed by critics who feel that the actual ratio is way higher....
Suit yourself Be it breezy winter nights or cool summer evenings, the ubiquitous suits never go out of fashion. While black remains the patent colour, a lighter palette with pastels is giving this...		A refreshing blend Being a fan of old Karachi I was looking forward to visiting Ronnie and Tushna Patel’s place. Amidst the crowded area, right across the Holy Family Hospital, it is an oasis of peace and tranquility. Entering this over half a century old building reminds one of the Parsi contribution to the development of Karachi....
In the name of honour Throughout history women have fought a difficult battle for their existence. They have been subjected to patriarchal traditions and norms, which have reduced them to mere objects. Pakistani society has also encouraged certain practices and customs which have proven to be a bane for its female population....		Avenues for emphysema Q: I am writing about my brother, who is in very bad condition due to emphysema related to many years of smoking. He is on oxygen at all times....
Beautiful bugs The majority of gardeners here in Pakistan tend to get rather green around the gills if they spot a bug, any sort of bug, flying, crawling or simply taking a casual stroll around their precious flower and vegetable beds....		Towards a new direction “Creating awareness towards disabilities, shedding the discriminatory attitude towards the physically handicapped and bringing them in the mainstream of life is the primary goal of our organisation,” said Noorudin S. Bhamani at the launching ceremony of a VCD about disabilities and the disabled....
What’s on… FILM The Omen is a remake of Richard Donner’s creepy, genuinely frightening 1976 original that warned of the coming of the anti-Christ and the apocalypse. Since the first one still holds up today and, other than inspiring three direct sequels,...		Fasting, feasting Chicken wings Ingredients 1/2 kg chicken wings 1/2 tsp black pepper 1 tsp salt...