“Ouch!” my eyes welling up with tears of pain. I was sitting beside the orthopaedic doctor who was supposed to...
Published 10 Jan, 2015 07:07am
BULLIES are a big problem everywhere — in school, university, workplace and neighbourhood. Our first encounter ...
Published 10 Jan, 2015 07:07am
The euro debutsJanuary 4, 1999ON this day, for the first time since Charlemagne’s reign in the ninth century,...
Published 03 Jan, 2015 06:32am
Goats eat, recycle Christmas treesGOATS are known to eat just about anything, but it didn’t dawn on Vince Thomas...
Published 03 Jan, 2015 06:32am
WINTER holidays is a great time to enjoy by going out and having fun in the chilly weather. But if you are not...
Published 03 Jan, 2015 06:32am
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Published 03 Jan, 2015 06:32am
How to focus when studying THIS is with reference to the cover story “How to focus when studying” by Naveed...
Published 03 Jan, 2015 06:32am
ONCE upon a time, there was a woodcutter who lived with his wife and a blind mother in a small hut near a forest. He...
Published 03 Jan, 2015 06:32am
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WITH loose material brought home by various space probes, it will be established once and for all that the Solar...
Published 03 Jan, 2015 06:32am
PERSONS, places, or things become dearer to us when they are not with us or within our reach. Something like this...
Published 27 Dec, 2014 06:22am
Sick owls get acupuncture!BELIEVE it or not, acupuncture can even help owls to get over health issues and one little...
Published 27 Dec, 2014 06:22am
Apollo 8 returns to EarthDecember 27, 1968ON this day, Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, returns ...
Published 27 Dec, 2014 06:22am
The Pac man frogTHE colourful Argentine horned frog is nicknamed the “Pac Man frog” because it swallows its prey...
Published 27 Dec, 2014 06:22am
KIDS are learning and exploring new things through books and of course the internet. The fast developing world and...
Published 27 Dec, 2014 06:22am
DECEMBER 25th is a day of national importance for Pakistanis, as it is the birth anniversary of the Father of the...
Published 27 Dec, 2014 06:22am
Amazing animal regeneration THIS is regarding the cover story “Amazing animal regeneration” compiled by Ambreen...
Published 27 Dec, 2014 06:22am
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Published 27 Dec, 2014 06:22am
ARE you curious to know some of the most popular and favourite “haunts” around the world where guest and ...
Published 27 Dec, 2014 06:22am
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Published 20 Dec, 2014 06:39am
IT was a Monday morning, and like any weekday mornings, I was walking to my school. I had been forced to take ...
Published 20 Dec, 2014 06:39am
ORIGIN, and proliferation of life seems to be a ‘simple’ work of nature; what it depends on are three main...
Published 20 Dec, 2014 06:39am
TO increase you intelligent quotient (IQ) you need to polish your hidden mental abilities — your brainpower. Some...
Published 20 Dec, 2014 06:39am
Elvis Presley is draftedDecember 20, 1957ON this day, rock-and-roll star Elvis Presley received his draft notice for...
Published 20 Dec, 2014 06:39am
Potato fries, a cultural heritage?BELGIUM is seeking potato fries to be globally recognised as their cultural...
Published 20 Dec, 2014 06:39am
COME winter and celebrations begin across the world. Sadly, in our part of the world, snowfall and winter in all its...
Published 20 Dec, 2014 06:39am
Traffic in KarachiI WOULD like to draw attention of the Traffic Police of Karachi towards the ever increasing chaos...
Published 20 Dec, 2014 06:39am
THE barbeque season was in full swing. The festivities could be seen on many rooftops. Well, the sight wasn’t...
Published 20 Dec, 2014 06:39am
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Water for life THIS is with reference to the article “Water for life,” by Yasmin llahi (YW, November 22, 2014)....
Published 13 Dec, 2014 07:12am
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“WHAT in the world are we going to do now?” moaned Sonia. “This new teacher had piled us with tonnes and ...
Published 13 Dec, 2014 07:12am
IT is the most fleeting and confusing, not to forget the most frustrating phenomenon of all. Time, yes, past present...
Published 13 Dec, 2014 07:12am
‘A’ IS the first letter in English alphabet. Ever wondered how did it get its name and why has it been placed as...
Published 13 Dec, 2014 07:12am
THE National Championship for the 10th Dawn In Education Spelling Bee Competition 2014, held in partnership with the...
Published 13 Dec, 2014 07:12am
THE Regional Championship for the 10th DAWN In Education Spelling Bee 2014 was held at the Islamabad Club ...
Published 13 Dec, 2014 07:12am
CONSIDERING that English has such a large vocabulary, being an expert of spellings, or a Spelling Bee participant is...
Published 13 Dec, 2014 07:12am
AS the seconds on the digital clock hanging overhead ticked away, pulses raced, legs shook, throats went dry and...
Published 13 Dec, 2014 07:12am
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All about puppets THIS is regarding the cover story “All about puppets” compiled by Benazir Raz Soomro (YW,...
Published 06 Dec, 2014 06:36am
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Atlantic coast leopard frog groans and coughs A NEW frog species has been discovered living in South Jersey that ...
Published 06 Dec, 2014 06:36am
DECEMBER has started and the weather is pleasant, but not as cold as it should be at this time of the year. A couple...
Published 06 Dec, 2014 06:36am
ECLIPSES, whether solar or lunar, have forever been enigmatic, perplexing and among the least understood of all...
Published 06 Dec, 2014 06:36am
Pearl Harbour bombedDecember 7, 1941ON this day, 360 Japanese planes attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbour on...
Published 06 Dec, 2014 06:36am
LONG long ago, there was a land called Wordland, which was wonderful because lots of words lived there happily....
Published 06 Dec, 2014 06:36am
Lack of teachers in PasniPASNI is a small town in Balochistan and like many other neglected areas of this province,...
Published 29 Nov, 2014 06:08am
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THE clockwork mouse belonged to Sid but it was Wise Billy, the problem solver’s idea, much approved by the whole...
Published 29 Nov, 2014 06:08am
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Published 29 Nov, 2014 06:08am
RECENTLY, a lot of developments have taken place in the gaming industry such as the Xbox One and the PS4. However,...
Published 29 Nov, 2014 06:08am
“WHAT brings you to Toronto Mr Bates?” Mr Jameson, the branch manager at Thomas & Thomas International Bank...
Published 29 Nov, 2014 06:08am
Mark Twain is bornNovember 30, 1835THIS day, Samuel Clemens, later known as Mark Twin, is born in Florida, Missouri....
Published 29 Nov, 2014 06:08am
Movie about washing machinesA LOVE story that goes through many cycles, Ben Roper Films’ newest project, Final...
Published 29 Nov, 2014 06:08am
ONE of the biggest problems these days when it comes to studying and exam preparation is the distractions we have...
Published 29 Nov, 2014 06:08am
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A fickle, fiery waterfallAN ephemeral waterfall only flows at certain times. For example, Horsetail Fall in Yosemite...
Published 22 Nov, 2014 06:18am
Steps for conservation of water are no more an option but vital for survivalDaddy was sombre as he was going through...
Published 22 Nov, 2014 06:18am
Doing things on timeTHIS is regarding the cover story “Doing things on time” by Maria Moten (YW, Oct 25, 2014). ...
Published 22 Nov, 2014 06:18am
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“WHAT is this? Rain!” I thought as I felt water falling on me. I was confused, then I heard someone calling me....
Published 22 Nov, 2014 06:18am
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Archaeologists enter King Tut’s tombNovember 26, 1922THIS day, in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, British...
Published 22 Nov, 2014 06:18am
Extinct mammoth could be cloned and brought back to life SCIENTISTS are optimistic to bring back the extinct woolly...
Published 22 Nov, 2014 06:18am
WE humans are a strange species. As complex and intelligent as we are, we are also on the other hand given to...
Published 22 Nov, 2014 06:18am
KIDS with rosy cheeks look very cute and when you get rosy cheeks in winter, you may also look cute to others. But...
Published 15 Nov, 2014 06:20am
WITH each new generation — every 25 years or so — science and scientific thought, and new scientific ideas...
Published 15 Nov, 2014 06:20am
HOUSE No.16 A, the big red house at the end of the street, was believed to have been a mental asylum in the past,...
Published 15 Nov, 2014 06:20am
A Tale of Two Cities is publishedNovember 15, 1859ON this day, Charles Dickens’ serialised novel, A Tale of Two...
Published 15 Nov, 2014 06:20am
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DO you know Kermit the frog, Cookie Monster, Elmo, Grover or Bert? Some saying ‘yes’ and some ‘no’. Okay,...
Published 15 Nov, 2014 06:20am
Turbat’s roads need attentionTURBAT’S roads are in a terrible condition and the government is not paying...
Published 15 Nov, 2014 06:20am
BILLY’S grandmother lived with him. His parents loved and respected her a lot and Billy’s mother treated her...
Published 15 Nov, 2014 06:20am
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First 3D-printed car unveiled THIS is the Strati — the world’s first 3D-printed car with a cool price tag of...
Published 15 Nov, 2014 06:19am
The man who adjusts 4,000 clocks DO you have the nerves to set some thousand clocks? May be no! But believe it or ...
Published 08 Nov, 2014 06:52am
COMING to conclusions too quickly and making up our mind about something or someone is not always rightThe word...
Published 08 Nov, 2014 06:52am
Making fun is not funnyTHE story “Making fun is not funny” by Sadia Maqsood (YW, October 18, 2014), was a good...
Published 08 Nov, 2014 06:52am
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Published 08 Nov, 2014 06:52am
THIS morning little Belle woke up with a toothache. “That’s because you don’t care them,” mum frowned,...
Published 08 Nov, 2014 06:52am
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Published 08 Nov, 2014 06:52am
MOST of us have heard of the ancient and mysterious stone structure in England called Stonehenge — tall, huge...
Published 08 Nov, 2014 06:52am
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Published 08 Nov, 2014 06:52am
LOOKS and breed is not important to us when we make friends with other cats, it is our ‘cattitude’ towards life...
Published 08 Nov, 2014 06:52am
German scientist discovers X-raysNovember 8, 1895ON this day, physicist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen becomes the first...
Published 08 Nov, 2014 06:52am
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Published 01 Nov, 2014 07:35am
Making fun is not funnyTHIS is with reference to the story “Making fun is not funny” by Sadia Maqsood (YW,...
Published 01 Nov, 2014 07:35am
ONCE upon a time, a monster named Elmo lived in a jungle and had never gone out of his territory. One day he planned...
Published 01 Nov, 2014 07:35am
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A positive attitude towards life helps in changing things towards positivity, undoing the habit of negativity...
Published 01 Nov, 2014 07:35am
SO wrote the great storyteller of yore, describing Achilles’ helmet. On the contrary the comets are, or were, no...
Published 01 Nov, 2014 07:35am
WHEN the earth was created, there was a mountain on which the volcano goddess Garitina lived. She was not too keen...
Published 01 Nov, 2014 07:35am
HEY, kids do you have any idea what is an orchestra? No, doesn’t matter, because I have a site for you which...
Published 01 Nov, 2014 07:35am
