Hi kids!
IT’S again that time of year when we tell our mums how much we love them, appreciate what they have done for us — from the days when we were...
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Cover Story: Fallen stars and what we can learn from them
There are idols that are worshiped in temples. Then there are those who are worshiped in the temples of our hearts and minds; they are in the news headlines, in the...
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Face to face with Faakhir
When I was a kid I used to be a royal fan of the boy band Awaz that debuted in 1992. Their first song Janeman became the first Urdu pop song...
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Oprah — the talk show legend
Oprah Winfrey, also known as Oprah Gail Winfrey, was born on January 29, 1954, in a farm at Kosciusko, Mississippi. She was supposed to be “Orpah”, from the Bible, but for some unknown reason...
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Story Time: The bookworm loses his glasses
“Hmm, this certainly was a good story,” declared Billie the bookworm, as he wriggled out of a thick, leather-bound book that had ‘Mystery and Imagination’ printed on its cover in big,...
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Story Time: A spirit tells her tale
Sara’s exams were over and she was free for one month. One night, she was thinking about her carefree days when her mother reminded her that it was time to get...
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My dear Candy
I had a beautiful Alsatian female pup whose name was Candy but she died very soon. She was born on December 1, 2002. She came to our house on Wednesday on December 18, 2002 when she was just eighteen days old; the time was 10:10 pm....
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Busy Beaver
Although the beaver has strong teeth and sharp claws, he is such a peace-loving animal that he never fights with his enemies. He works hard to build dams and homes where...
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Why eat fruit?
Most fruits are 80 per cent water, just like our body. If you think about it, it’s logical for the human body to consume food that contains as much water as the body itself. There is no other food than fruit on this planet....
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Feature: Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a time to pay tribute to and honour all mothers. It is a time to let your mother know how special she is and how much she means...
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Country Hopping: Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is a country in central Asia, with Kazakhstan and the Arak sea towards the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan towards the east, Afghanistan towards the south, and Turkmenistan towards the west....
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Things To Do: Leaf printing
Leaf is a beautiful creation of God Almighty. He has made leaves with beautiful veiny patterns. Each one is different from the other. Today we will learn how to make leaf...
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Miscellanea: Pak school wins in India
The Students of the Abbottabad Public School and College created history when they won the overall Championship Trophy in the “Geofest 2004” competition held at Lucknow-India (April 12-16) in which 93...
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Weekly Update: Protected turtles’ carcasses seized on Chinese trawler
KUALA LUMPUR: The carcasses of about 130 protected sea turtles and about 30 turtle shells were seized from a China-registered trawler off Malaysia’s eastern Sabah state, local media reported on Tuesday....
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Book: The chrysalids
Published way back in 1958, The Chrysalids, by John Wyndham, is a pioneer in the world of science fiction, and even today its story remains fresh and original. Mankind has just...
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Movie: 2 fast 2 furious
After screwing up the FBI’s investigation into the hijacking of electronics-filled 18-wheelers in the Los Angeles area, disgraced cop Brian O’Connor (Paul Walker) has migrated to South Florida where he is...
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Website: Eurdubazar
Looking for a good Urdu literature book to read? Why don’t you visit www.eurdubazar.com ? This website has a wide collection of Udru’s great literature. You can get masterpieces of Mir,...
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Music: Westlife — turnaround
Westlife have been around for quite a while now. One expects them to try to shed the “puppy-dog-eyed teenage heartthrobs” image to a somewhat slicker, more mature and funkier one. In...
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Game Talk: Wheels of freedom
Are you ready for some bike action? Then why don’t you try this awesome bike game called Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Wheels of Freedom. This game is about motorcycle racing, in which you...
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On Air: Video pack
‘Hey! I am Faizan’ goes a very talented and confident anchor. Faizan Haq, the man with a booming voice, is the anchor of Video pick — a popular music programme. Here,...
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Recipe: Pineapple ice cream
Ingredients: 2 eggs 4 table spoons castor sugar 300ml (1 packet) Milk Pack fresh cream 1 pinch yellow food colour. 1/2 tea spoon Pine apple essence 1/4 cup small pine apple pieces...
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Quotes
Children are the sum of what mothers contribute to their lives. — Unknown Men are what their mother made them.— Ralph Waldo Emerson....
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Mail Box
AT the beginning of the new academic year there is a great shortage of books. The teachers are demanding newly edited books whereas the shopkeepers at the bookstores say that there is a shortage of these new books....
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Quiz: Great civilizations
1. What are the three common ages used in archaeological studies? 2. What does Mohenjo-daro, the main centre of the Indus Valley civilization literally mean? 3. Where were the Great Bath and the Great Granary found in the Indus...
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Super Sis
The world is advancing rapidly, and by the time you acquire a pre-historic degree that’s really good for nothing, you’ll be way down the economic chain. Sadly, teaching doesn’t pay much here and is a dead-end job....
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Poets'' Corner
Mother’s Day Mother’s Day, mother’s day It’s a happy happy day Each and every mother has no chores to do & give orders to you My mother’s likes to drink milk She has a coat of silk Her favourite number is three...
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