Living high
The trend of ‘living higher above the ground’ seeped in the local urban scenario some two decades back and caught up so fast that high-rise towers and residential...
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Deprived childhood
It was a hot May afternoon. I was struggling to park my car near a busy market area. There was a knock at the window...
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Chronicle of a death foretold
In death, Anna Nicole Smith received the same volume of press coverage as Princess Diana. But who was she, and what was the secret of her celebrity?...
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The forgotten ones
The remote village of Washich came into the spotlight in early April when it was hit by avalanches, leading to a loss of 40 lives, with over 100 people injured...
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Earthquakes — are we prepared for them?
Earthquakes are considered to be the most benign of all the natural disasters since they do ot kill people except by landslides. It is the buildings that kill people more...
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Digging frenzy
As a child, I vividly remember playing the Dig Dug arcade game. A most enjoyable way to squander away precious time that could have been used for far more constructive pursuits...
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A house with a theme
There is a general feeling that adhering to the same colour scheme and style throughout one’s home puts a strain on the eyes, however, this house has proven otherwise...
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Drooling and snoring
Q I am an 84-year-old man in good health. For the past two years I have had a drooling problem from the right side of my mouth....
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Best foot forward
At first reading I thought this question to be a little silly but after giving it some thought, I realised that this isn’t the case at all and I am sure that many...
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The other woman
A mild-tempered mother of four grown-up children, Mrs Hamid lives in a comfortable house with her mother-in-law and children...
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What’s on
FILM: Spider-Man 3 has probably been the most awaited film of 2007. Written and directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay by Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent...
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In search of fame
Found your Brit career on the slide? Try trash TV in the US, writes Laura Potter, While the UK now counts A-listers Gwyneth Paltrow...
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A café with a soul?
In the past three years a coffee shop culture has taken off in Karachi, with a host of cafés sprouting here and there. Most primarily serve an assortment of finger goods,..
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