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Maternity: Get set before you go
The arrival of a new baby is always a matter of great happiness… and one has to admit, a great…
Entrepreneurs: Minding her own business
As we struggle through a recession, more and more women are stepping forward to play their role in adding to…
In fashion: Three takes on summer
Kamiar Rokni for Bonanza put on the ramp a brilliant 20-design, two-colour collection for the 2012 lawn season last week.…
‘This used to be my playground’
Pakistan’s women hockey team may be verging on non-existence at the moment but things were very different back in the…
Earthly matters: Energy crisis — bumpy road ahead
For several years now, Dr Tariq Banuri, who is the Director of the Division for Sustainable Development at the UN…
A leaf from history: After Operation Searchlight
Soon after the military operation ‘Searchlight’ began in former East Pakistan on March 25, 1971, the uprising became the subject…
Off the rack: Victims no more
Borrowing from the phrase ‘charity begins at home’, I would like to state that ‘empowerment begins at home’ — more…
First lady: The Flower of Bombay
“I have loved you my darling as it is given to few men to be loved…”
– Rattanbai (Ruttie) in…
– Rattanbai (Ruttie) in…
Activism: A child leads the way
In November 2011, a 13-year-old Pakistani girl’s nomination for the International Children’s Peace Prize made the entire country’s children proud.…
Venus calling: Singles’ club
It’s Ladies’ Night again, and we ponder over one of life’s great mysteries, huddled together at a café made just…
Food for thought: The green option
Known as sabs qahwa or lemon grass tea in the northern areas of the country, green tea is fast gaining…
Advice: Pursue your dream
Hey Auntie,
You see I am an 18-year-old girl doing Mass Communication. I am into lots of extracurricular activities. The…
Fitness: Shaping up
‘To be fit, you need to be slim and smart’ is the trend that is gradually gaining ground. For some…
In fashion: Sheer magic moments
The Lahore-based designer Faraz Manan who showed a stunning collection at the PFDC Loreal Bridal Week 2011 introduced a fantastic…
An ounce of prevention…
Hilda Saeed writes about the disastrous effects of HIV/Aids
If there is a disease that can cause widespread fear in…
The enemy within
Moniza Inam analyses the growing phenomenon of ‘feminisation’ of Aids
Now a widow and a mother of three young children,…
The local scenario
In Pakistan, HIV/Aids first appeared at Karachi’s Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre in 1986 when it was detected by two young…
Empowering the people
The rights-based approach aims at reducing the spread of the disease by providing basic rights to those who are most…
Walking the talk
Dr Sikander Sohani, senior manager training and advocacy at Aahung, an organisation working on HIV/Aids and related health issues, talks…
Flashback: A taste of yesterday
If Karachi could speak, it would narrate not stories, but sagas. Tales of lost, forgotten names, of age-old structures that…
