Hi kids!
A bunch of children I know looked very happy the other day. They had just returned after spending the entire Eid holidays at their grandparents. It was not that...
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In perfect harmony
Summer holidays are over and quite a few of us have been somewhere, away from home for vacations. It’s a familiar and cosy feeling as the airplane prepares...
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Friendship a beautiful bond
I would like to dedicate this piece to one of the loveliest persons on Earth with whom I share my secrets, my feelings — with whom I can be myself...
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Weapons of mass distraction
A book was lying on the centre table of the TV lounge and a note pad was placed just beside it. I was engrossed in my mathematics book...
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Little act of kindness
Sarah was sitting in front of the television, filling bright colours in her colouring book. It was Sunday and Mummy was baking cookies in the kitchen....
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A terrifying dream
Qasim was the only son of his parents. And they brought him up with affection and love. His father was a very rich man, so, he got whatever he desired....
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Books are your best friends
Areeba was 18 years old and was a student of MBBS. She loved to enjoy her studies and had a large number of friends. One day, while getting ready...
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A trip to the jewel of Balochistan: Ziarat
Pakistan is a country well-known all over the world for its scenic beauty and historical places. Born and lived for all these years in the city of Quaid-i-Azam...
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An encounter with nature
Having spent most of the summer vacation in my hometown Rawalpindi, in the last week of July, I managed to convince my parents for a daylong outing....
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New Stone Age
Earlier we have discussed how in the Old Stone Age life was hard, difficult and nasty for the people. Their stone tools were shabby and very basic....
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Picture perfect
I magine the following scenario. You are sitting on the Internet and you cannot wait to join a really fascinating website your friend told you about....
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Count your blessings
Stepping out of the shower into the air-conditioned environment of my room, I looked into the mirror, admiring the newly bought dress donning my body...
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Focus on environment
India’s dwindling tiger population will never recover and it will take a miracle to save those left from habitat destruction and poaching, a renowned expert said...
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News Update
Karachi: The 2007 summer climbing season has ended. Out of 799 climbers in Pakistan this year, 201 topped out; out of 22 peaks, seven were summited...
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Astronomy quiz
1. What is the brightest star in the night sky?, 2. Which planet in our solar system is called the red planet?, 3. How many planets have rings around them?...
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Jokes
A father noticed that his son was spending way too much time playing computer games. In an effort to motivate the boy into focusing more attention...
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Exploring the world of Scorpions
Ambitious, determined, sincere and honest are our Scorpions. They have a goal to achieve and do not like to waste time in unnecessary and stupid things....
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Personal Hygiene: Look great, feel great
Imagine two people appearing for an interview for a job: one, a dirty man in torn clothes, the second, a tidy man in neat clothes: who would you prefer?....
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Super Sis
My problem is that I’m very poor in spellings; though my vocabulary is good, due to spellings I get low marks in almost every subject. I also had an argument...
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Poets’ Corner
Friends are stones, Not the ones you can find on shore, Pebbles, they are not, But diamond they can indeed be called, Friends are assets of your life...
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Book: Tales from ancient Persia
The stories in this book were actually written by the well-known Persian poet and writer Sa’adi. The book is the collection of 15 old but interesting....
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Movie: Transformers
It was a pleasure watching Transformers; the movie is fabulous. Michael Bay has done an amazing job in bringing the cartoons into a live action....
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Mailbox
The situation of government colleges in our country is strange. In my college, which is one of the best government colleges of Karachi...
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Quotes
He who one day wants to see him a man, must first have sought the child. Maria Montessori, Courage is saying, “Maybe what I’m doing isn’t working...
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