August 23, 2003 Welcome to Young World, our weekly magazine for young people. This page is updated every Saturday. For current issue Click here Hi kids! Today, I’ll tell you a story that I read somewhere and thought I should share it with you. Don’t just read it as a story, as my intention is not to... Cover Story: Under a trance Look into my eyes...... you are now under my trance ... Yes. Hypnotism is the act or practice of producing hypnosis, or a hypnotic trance that is a change in a... Lack of compassion Monsoon rains have hit Karachi. It rained cats and dogs the other day. In fact, it rained cats and dogs and mice and chickens and donkeys here, so much so that our dry ol’ Malir River was resurrected again.... Travel: The Lost World East of the Himalayan Range is a lost world. If someone could get there, they would discover a land lost since the first man climbed to the top of Everest. But... Places: Polar region: ‘Tundra’ Around the centre of the Earth called the Equator, the Earth receives sunshine all year round. But the poles are a part of the Earth which are curved away from the... Story Time: Secret of the fairy Once there lived a girl called Sarah. She used to believe in all sorts of fairies and her favourite one was the Tooth Fairy. Sarah often asked her mom if she... Story Time: Proud to be Pakistani It was the 14th of August last year when everyone was busy decorating their houses with bunting and national flags. The sound of national songs echoed from everywhere and everyone prayed... Story Time: Pintoo Vicky had a month-old pet dog called Pintoo. His uncle Salman had given him this lovely puppy on his birthday. Since Pintoo was a little puppy, Vicky had to take very... Reading: a pleasure beyond pleasures You must have heard this phrase “A book is a man’s best friend”. Well, some of you who don’t read, might say “Aw! Reading’s boring!”. How wrong you are. Reading is the most awesome hobby one can have. The more... Earth A Live: At a critical crossroads “The planet is at a critical crossroad,” concludes the United Nations Environmental Programme’s Global Environment Outlook 3 (GEO-3) report. The choices made today will be critical for the forests, oceans, rivers,... Feature: Migration of birds The regular, usually seasonal, movement of all or part of an animal population to and from a given area is known as migration. The migration cycle is often annual and thus... Country Hopping: Sierra Leone Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean, bounded in the north and east by Guinea and in the southeast by Liberia.... Current: When the sea turned into poison Clifton beach is now the world’s most slicky, slimy, stenchy seaside. All you can see is the remains of crude oil in enormous quantity. The sand has blackened with smelly crude... Miscellanea: A memorable trip Have you ever imagined how exciting it would be to spend your vacations on the mountains? Have you ever envisaged enjoying the serenity of such areas?... Book: Camp fear ghouls If you are in a mood to read about ghouls and evil spirits, then R.L.Stine’s Camp Fear Ghouls is a perfect choice.... Movie: Fear dot com With the Internet mushrooming and burgeoning into an ineluctable accessory of the modern life, it’s little wonder that Internet has become the focal point for Hollywood directors. Fear dot com, deals... Music: Make It Good With the release of their third album, Make it Good, it seems A1 want to be seen all grown up and taken seriously. They have reached that make or break stage... Web Site: Harry Potter If you want to know what is going on in the wizarding world, then log on to www.mugglenet.com. It is the best site for a Harry Potter fan and is full... On Air: Star life Ever wondered what kind of life stars lead behind the camera? How do they create a balance between their personal and professional lives? If these things interest you as much as... Game Talk: Onimusha 2 Onimusha 2 for PS 2 is a game based on the adventures of Jubie, the master swordsman of the Yagyu clan, in seeking revenge from the warlord Nobunaga for destroying his... Your trash: another man’s treasure The sight of shabbily dressed grubby children, gorging ravenously on stale fruit scattered in the garbage dump shakes you up for a moment. One scene of the popular TV drama Kashkool was flayed and condemned for showing the chicken thrown disdainfully outside the car window by a genteel affluent young boy to the famished poor... Weekly Update: Fossilized bone of dinosaur found BEIJING: The fossilized hind leg of a 10-metre-high dinosaur has been discovered in northwest China, state press reported on Tuesday. The Xinjiang Economic Daily quoted experts as saying that such big dinosaur fossils were rarely found in China, or elsewhere in the world.... Quotes * Words are, of course, the most powerful drugs used by mankind. —Rudyard Kipling * A wise man hears one word and understands two.... Quiz: All about Asia 1. Do you know on which river is the Iraqi capital Bagdad situated? 2. Between which two countries are the Straits of Hormuz situated?... Mail Box ONE of the major problems faced by our society is the ignorance of women’s rights. Even in this modern age and era of technology the mentality of people has not changed and women’s rights are still ignored.... Poet''s Corner When it rains Rain is to be admired Rain is to be enjoyed Rain is a gift of God Which brings a lot of happiness...

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