May 17, 2003 Welcome to Young World, our weekly magazine for young people. This page is updated every Saturday. For current issue Click here Hi kids! Most of you are busy these days in your exams. Tough, isn’t it? Specially in this heat when you don’t feel like doing anything except sit in an air conditioned room and enjoy cool drinks. You know, I detested exams when I was at school... Cover Story: Taking trouble makers to task Sara was afraid to go to school. Being a bright and intelligent girl, Sara liked school and enjoyed learning and other school activities a lot. She usually got good grades and... Personality: Our Holy Prophet The Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) was born in the Arabian city of Makkah, in the year 571. Six months before his birth, his father Abdullah had died. According to... Feature: Playing while saying Consider yourself to be in a complex maze where the only way out is to understand its system and structure. With intelligence coupled with a bit of luck you can just about manage to predict whether it is a corridor that comes after a passage, or a closed door... Story Time: An unforgettable encounter! I stood under the blistering heat of the sun at the bus stop, waiting for my bus to arrive. I was perspiring from head to toe and felt as if I were standing at the equator. As I stood there, my thoughts flew to the incident that had taken place in the chemistry class that day.... Story Time: The accident... It was a fine sunny winter afternoon, I was getting bored as my exams were over and I had nothing to do, so my mother suggested that I should go for a walk on a street near our house. Now the place where I lived was a quiet one. There was no chance of an accident, so my mother did not worry about sending me out.... Story Time: The dare Knock it off! I’m not a chicken!” I told them angrily. “Oh let’s face it Sumra, you are a coward.” My friend Kiran argued. “If you’re not a coward, then I dare you to...” Ayesha stopped, her eyes were icy cold but I could see.... Heritage: Makli: Alive with the story of a million dead I squinted my eyes against the blinding white rays of the sun trying to get a bird’s eye view of the assortment of graves spread out in an ominous array before... Travel: Lake Saiful Muluk Life is full of mixed emotions. Happiness, joy, stress and difficulty. Sometimes we are high and sometimes we are low, tired and oppressed from routine work and engagements. In order to... Country Hopping: Pakistan akistan is one of the most beautiful countries of the world gifted with all the physical features one can think of. From glaciers and mountains to deserts and plateaus, as well as a host of rivers and the sea, this country offers all the bounties of nature.... Book: The Mummy Hollywood director Stephen Sommers’ major motion picture The Mummy (1999) has been novelized by Max Allan Collins recently. It will allow younger viewers, who have not been able to watch the... Movie: phone booth As Phone Booth not so subtly points out, most folks these days spend a great deal of time on the phone — so much so that the compulsion to answer even... Music: A new day has come Celine Dion or the white Whitney Houston recently came up with her new solo album, A New Day Has Come. After her albums Falling Into You and Let’s Talk About Love,... Earth A Live: Focus on environment A multi-shilling fund has been launched in Kenya to put an electric fence around one of the east African nation’s largest forest reserves to protect it from illegal loggers, poachers and general human encroachment.... Opinion Corner: Mobile phones I THINK mobile phones are no more a symbol of opulence. People are beginning to realize that this chic little phone has become an integral part of our modern lifestyle than... Miscellanea: Spring Festival 2003 Spring — when nature suddenly comes back to life. Flowers bloom and its romantic fragrance grips the hearts and makes the entire world seem more attractive. That’s why to enhance the... Weekly Update: Greek satellite shot into space from Florida CAPE CANAVERAL: A Lockheed Martin Corp. Atlas 5 rocket launched a Greek communications satellite into orbit on Tuesday, launch officials said.... Quotes * People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.— Soren Aabye Kierkegaard * Only two things are infinite; the universe and human stupidity and I’m not sure.... Health Line: Nail biting Crunch, crunch, crunch. What is 9,788 divided by 12, anyhow? Crunch, crunch again, as you bite your nails and stare even harder at the math test on your desk. You start... Quiz: Animal world 1. Which is the only member of the cat family that cannot retract its claws? 2. What term is used to refer to a person who is a cat hater? 3. Which animal is the symbol of the... Mail Box EVERYBODY knows that ours is an age of fashions. In big cities this race to surpass others in style is at its peak. Adult boys and girls have a strong craze to look smart in designer clothes. They want themselves to look the best.... Poet''s Corner Oh! My lovely mother; You are so kind and generous; I’ll never forget your affection; Oh! my lovely Mother...

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