August 21, 2004
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 A sad news item read the other day: “Ten youngsters were killed and hundreds injured while recklessly riding motorbikes on city roads on Independence Day. All the victims were 16-25 years...
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COVER STORY: Bewildering mythological characters
 In Greek mythology living beings come under two categories, that is, they are either gods and heroes, or creatures. Gods have most characteristics of humans, but along with this they also...
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The mysterious and beautiful mermaid
 Almost every child out there must have seen the cartoon The Little Mermaid or read this book. The mermaid has always been a creature of mystery, fantasy and unlimited beauty. Its...
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The great Roman Empire
 According to legend, Rome was a settlement of a mixture of native Latins and the survivors of the Trojan War who were brought to Italy in the 12th century. On a...
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DEBATE: Celebrity addiction
 Your whole room from left to right is covered with posters of your favourite celebrity, you have seen all his/her movies, you know more about him/her than the celebrity magazines tell...
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Focus on environment
 If current global warming trends continue, Greenland’s ice sheet will begin melting by the end of the century, and over the course of 1,000 years will melt entirely, raising worldwide ocean...
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Four stories in one
The book is a combination of four stories narrated in Urdu by Meer Aman Dehlvi (1802 AD), a renowned writer two centuries ago....
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Descriptive writing
An essay always has an introduction, body and conclusion. It is divided into paragraphs. A paragraph usually has a topic sentence, which introduces what the paragraph is going to be about, and subsequent sentences support the topic sentence....
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STORY TIME: Honesty pays
 “So you see, there is no need whatsoever of working so hard, because no one is going to promote us clerks and you will always have your nose buried deep down...
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STORY TIME: A little freedom
 “Alright class,” Mrs Warner stated, getting up from her desk with a stack of papers in her hand. “I’ll be back in fifteen minutes. Emergency meeting.”...
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STORY TIME: Playing with fire
 Ali was a fourteen -year-old boy. He belonged to a respectable family. He lived with his father, Dr Abbas, his mother, his little sister, Alina, and his grandparents. Ali was a...
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MISCELLANEA
 Venus and Serena Williams, the well-known tennis playing sisters, have launched their first book entitled How to play tennis....
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Creating a gift bouquet
 To make a bouquet you will need 20-40 stems of flowers and foliage. Choose more than one variety of flowers....
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SUPER SIS
Dear Super Sis I am a student of class V. My problem is that a boy from my class is interested in me. But I am not, two of my friends like him. And both of them are jealous of me....
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POETS’ CORNER
Summers Everyday of June is boiling, Everyone and everybody is shouting, To switch on the AC and to have ice cream. It’s getting hot,everyone’s shouting,...
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MAIL BOX
Flags A lot of flags and decorative items are seen on the city streets on Independence Day, but have you ever noticed what happens to all the flags after the celebration....
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WEEKLY UPDATE
KEMAMAN: Several populations of sea turtles in Malaysia are on the brink of collapse and could soon be extinct unless urgent action is taken, scientists warned on Wednesday....
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BOOK: Of murders and murderers
 The book The World’s Most Infamous Murders is based on the scariest crimes that took place on the face of the earth. It will give you the detailed sketch of the...
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MOVIE: 50 first dates
 It seems like Adam Sandler and Rob Schneider are long time buddies now as they have been working together on almost every project, starting from The Big Daddy and going all...
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WEBSITE: BSS online
This site is designed to be a platform for all the teens of Pakistan to get together. You can chat, discuss problems, download latest songs, see latest school sports, news, participate...
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MUSIC: danger 3
 After the huge success of “Danger” and “Danger 2”, the third version of danger, i.e “Danger 3”, is just pounding the dance floor and is currently sizzling up the bhangra charts....
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GAME TALK: Max payne 2
You play the main character, Max Payne, who is a DEA special agent in present day New York. You come home one day to find that you have been framed for...
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