INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: The seven ages of woman
The moment a child is born, the mother is also born and it is an honour which is not as easy to achieve and retain as it seems...
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STORY TIME: More than you wish for
Sara was taught the significance of charity and sharing since childhood. Belonging to an average family, Sara didn’t possess all the luxuries of life. Her family didn’t own an LCD television, a computer, or any such high-tech gadgets....
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STORY TIME: Wounded by betrayal
The morning sun shone brightly, giving no sign of what was to come. I heard somebody open the door. I started moving towards it along with my five children....
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FAMILY TIES: Sisters’ song
Since I was older, I was always held against my sister as a good example for discipline, as the better student in school, and of course she hated me for that....
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COMMUNICATION: Say it right
Making conversations with friends is a piece of cake, but when it comes to people you’ve never met before, things can get tricky...
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POWER GIRLS: Going for the win
just before the Pakistan women’s cricket team departed for Australia to take part in the ICC Women’s World Cup there, its 22-year-old Vice Captain Sana Mir said that other than ...
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REALITY CHECK My first driving lesson
All I remembered after turning the wheel was that our car took a full circle, and it felt like we were going to crash into the tree in front of us...
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TIMECHECK: China, the beautiful
The Chinese language went through different changes during the Shan era. It was standardised during the Chin dynasty and 3,300 signs were officially introduced...
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ABOUT TOWN: Serene and beautiful
Surrounded by small hills which make the place look a bit secluded and away from the city, Rawal Dam is a great place to relax...
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GREEN CORNER: Paper trail
As paper is mostly manufactured from trees, every single piece of wasted paper means that somewhere a tree was murdered for no reason at all...
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HOPE: Dare to dream
Of all the enthusiastic, enriching days declared to foster the beauty of believing and striving in life, the Dream Day seems so far the best to me....
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CHIT CHAT: Meet Waqar Zaka
The mind behind the famous student’s anthem Nahie Parha Maine Poora Saal… Waqar Zaka is among those who are born creative; those who see the world with a different perspective and...
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Poets’ Corner
You
are my mother, With a friendly smile, With so much love,...
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Super Sis
I am a 14-year-old girl and I am studying in Class Eight. I have always secured a good position in all my classes from nursery to...
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INFOTAINMENT: Days of the week
The names of the days of the week came to us from the mythological gods of the ancient Rome. It was the Romans who were the first to begin their days at midnight,...
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BOOK: Islamic Books
While one needs the guidance of the elders, whether parents or teachers, a good book can also prove to be a good mentor. A fitting example of this is a set of five Islamic books for children from Paradise Books....
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WEBSITE: Gamezone.Com
It’s fun, it’s zesty, it stirs and it grabs.Voila! Nothing but the newest game website, http://www.gamezone.com, offering loads of fabulous games, with marvellous graphics and thunderous sound effects, is that what must be explored this Saturday....
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MOVIE: The Hole
A psychological thriller with a shocking twist to its ending, The Hole tells the story of four missing teenagers through survivor Liz’s tormented accounts. Taking advantage of a trip organised...
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GAME TALK: NBA 2009
Basketball-obsessed PC gamers haven’t gotten a lot of quality stuff lately. But unlike EA’s recent crappy NBA Live for PS2, National Basketball Association NBA 2K9 is a treat, with the kind...
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FACT FILE: Beginning of the International Women’s Day
On the eighth day of March every year, the world celebrates International Women’s Day, to use the opportunity to acknowledge women’s success and contribution to the workplace and to society....
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Quotes
“There is in every true woman’s heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity....
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YOUTH NEEDS AN ANCHOR
The young generation has lost its moorings. This has resulted in rowdy strikes in the colleges and universities, the general spirit of indiscipline and dissatisfaction. Youngsters, instead of having a positive...
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