April 10, 2004 Welcome to Young World, our weekly magazine for young people. This page is updated every Saturday. For current issue Click here Hi kids! The children were gathered around a street corner — they seemed to be at a loss and didn’t know what to do and how to kill time. It seemed they had... COVER STORY: Eyes on the spies Dashing secret agents, cool gadgets, beautiful women, fast cars and saving the world from being taken over by super evil villains — over the years moviegoers have come to identify these... Animals feel at home Birth in a well maintained zoo is not worth mentioning news any more; the science of keeping wild animals in captivity and breeding them has taken roots to the relief of... COUNTRY HOPPING: Ukraine Official name: Ukraine Area: 603,700 sq km Population: 50,861,000 Capital: Kiev... FEATURE: What is Braille? Braille is a system of reading for the blind by touching. It employs six raised dots — three high and two wide. The particular position of these dots makes letters of... Being a child — Aftab Zafar Aftab Zafar is a versatile artist famous for his oil and water paintings and calligraphic works. His thematic paintings on various subjects have been printed in the form of calendars, diaries... Person to person with Mikaal Full of glitz and glamour, the fashion world attracts many people towards it through its visually appealing charms. There are many wannabe models who aspire to enter this field. Some wish... WILDLIFE: Increasing threats to snow leopard The snow leopard, one of the most endangered big cats in the world with an estimated population of only 4000-7000, is being severely threatened by illegal killing and trade, according to... STORY TIME: The scare I had just closed my eyes when the phone rang. It was my friend, Sahar, who was surprised to hear that I was about to go to sleep at 8 o’... STORY TIME: The haunted house “I don’t believe it; there aren’t any ghosts, witches or haunted houses, and no matter what you two say, I shan’t believe it,” I announced firmly to Imran and Farhan.... STORY TIME: Running from life — no solution “You can start your paper. No extra time would be given,” this was said and everyone maintained silence.... DEBATE: Can Bragging Make You Popular? “Guess what? My dad bought me the latest mobile phone for my birthday.” Loads of hushes at this news.... QUOTES * Your aspirations are your possibilities. —Samuel Johnson * The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. —Eleanor Roosevelt.... MAIL BOX In many areas of our country girls are married at an early age. These girls are merely kids, not even adolescents. Islam emphasizes that the girl and the boy should at least be adolescent and should be mature enough before they are married.... What’s in a name? In life we meet all kinds of people. We can name them according to the way they behave, do or feel something, but how many names such as these do you... WEEKLY UPDATE: Cracks in ruined vault of Ctesiphon palace CTESIPHON: Long deserted by tourists, the ruined vault of Iraq’s ancient Ctesiphon palace, which boasts the highest single-span brick arch in the world, is developing worrisome cracks although experts say it... MISCELLANEA A colourful ceremony The opening ceremony of the SAF games took place last week at Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad. The stadium was jampacked with people.... POETS’ CORNER Pakistanis have hope Pakistanis have seen enough upsets of life, Now is the time to rise, To rise as the shining stars,... BOOK: 1000 years of famous people Ever cared to find out who really was Elvis Presley? What was Don Bradman famous for? What made Einstein the most intelligent man of the last century? What does JFK stand... MOVIE: identity Owing to the inconsistent Hollywood runaways, it is little wonder why people tag thrillers as jaded. Identity should hopefully instil some change in that scenario by proving to be the light...

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