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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Published 29 Nov, 2014 06:08am
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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Published 29 Nov, 2014 06:07am
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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Published 22 Nov, 2014 06:18am
“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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Published 22 Nov, 2014 06:18am
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Published 22 Nov, 2014 06:18am
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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Published 15 Nov, 2014 06:20am
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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Published 15 Nov, 2014 06:20am
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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Published 01 Nov, 2014 07:35am
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
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Published 01 Nov, 2014 07:35am
“I MISS last year’s Halloween party thrown by Alishba,” Seemal said with despair. “It was so much fun. But ...
Published 25 Oct, 2014 06:49am
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Published 25 Oct, 2014 06:49am
MARS, the most controversial, debated and talked about planet as far as outer space adventure research goes, is once...
Published 25 Oct, 2014 06:49am
WHEN your kitty shows signs of jealousy, it needs more affection and reassuranceSitting in the centre of the kitchen...
Published 25 Oct, 2014 06:49am
A tall cow‘Blosom’ the cow is a Guinness World Record breaker as she is too tall and luckily, her height has...
Published 25 Oct, 2014 06:49am
THERE is just too much — too much to learn, play and watch! See, I told you our cyberspace is full of interesting...
Published 25 Oct, 2014 06:49am
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Published 25 Oct, 2014 06:49am
IF you organise your day properly, develop a balance between the time you give to friends, what you spend in...
Published 25 Oct, 2014 06:49am
Good deeds are always rewardedTHIS is regarding the story “Good deeds are always rewarded” by Shahzeb Khan (YW,...
Published 25 Oct, 2014 06:49am
HALLEY’S Comet of 1985-6 witnessed by billions of people right around the world, including Pakistan, for several...
Published 18 Oct, 2014 05:16am
GLOBAL Dignity Day is celebrated to make everyone realise that each citizen living in this world has their rights ...
Published 18 Oct, 2014 05:16am
IN a faraway land, close to the deep dark woods, there lived a young and beautiful princess called Rose Ella. She ...
Published 18 Oct, 2014 05:16am
Edison diesOctober 18, 1931ON this day, Thomas Alva Edison, one of the most prolific inventors in history, dies in...
Published 18 Oct, 2014 05:16am
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Published 18 Oct, 2014 05:16am
Myths and mysteries THIS is with reference to Myths and mysteries “The strange rain phenomenon” by Fatima Sajid...
Published 18 Oct, 2014 05:16am
WHEN our teacher asked us to write a humorous essay on any of our friends, the person who immediately came in my ...
Published 18 Oct, 2014 05:16am
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Published 18 Oct, 2014 05:16am
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Published 18 Oct, 2014 05:16am
WE are tickled and amused by folklore and legends regarding people who are much smaller in size than us. Fairytales...
Published 11 Oct, 2014 06:16am
TODAY comets are regarded with casual disdain or some curiosity, but centuries ago, comets were regarded as...
Published 11 Oct, 2014 06:16am
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Published 11 Oct, 2014 06:16am
WHEN your kitty brings you a present — a dead mouse — it’s not a gift that you desire but your furry pal means...
Published 11 Oct, 2014 06:16am
“Happy birthday to you” copyright registeredOctober 13, 1893ON this day, “Happy Birthday to you” was...
Published 11 Oct, 2014 06:16am
WE all know that Christopher Columbus discovered America — but we all don’t know that this is a myth. Yes,...
Published 11 Oct, 2014 06:16am
Thank you dear teacher...THIS is with reference to the cover story “Thank you dear teacher” by Wajeeha Rehan ...
Published 11 Oct, 2014 06:16am
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Published 11 Oct, 2014 06:16am
WHEN I was a child I used to hear my mum say, “What goes around comes around,” but I did not actually believe ...
Published 11 Oct, 2014 06:16am
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Published 11 Oct, 2014 06:16am
HAPPY Teachers’ Day to all teachers, for they do so much to make the future brighter for their students.If you can...
Published 04 Oct, 2014 06:47am
To the rescueTHIS is with reference to the story “To the rescue” by Mohammad Bilal Arshad (YW, September 20,...
Published 04 Oct, 2014 06:47am
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Published 04 Oct, 2014 06:47am
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Published 04 Oct, 2014 06:47am
IN a small town named Sachpur, there lived two brothers, Akbar and Ather. Akbar was elder and a goatherd while Ather...
Published 04 Oct, 2014 06:47am
HEROES in a half shell … Turtle power!They are teenagers, mutants, ninjas and they are turtles. For the fans of ...
Published 04 Oct, 2014 06:47am
NOW that’s called a selfie!This new gadget is what everyone would love to have – a camera which flies off to ...
Published 04 Oct, 2014 06:47am
Sputnik launchedOctober 4, 1957THIS day, the Soviet Union inaugurates the ‘Space Age’ with its launch of ...
Published 04 Oct, 2014 06:47am
WHO wouldn’t know the chubby yellow cat who loves to eat lasagne and is full of attitude? Well, you guessed it...
Published 04 Oct, 2014 06:47am
Teen invents trampolineIN 1930, gymnast George Nissen, age 16, attached a canvas sheet to a steel frame to make a...
Published 27 Sep, 2014 06:16am
Black cheeseburger anyone?EVERY day we read something new and strange news from around the world and today we a food...
Published 27 Sep, 2014 06:16am
STARTING a new school year is like turning the page of a new book you have started reading. You know there are going...
Published 27 Sep, 2014 06:16am
Saying ‘No’ the right wayTHIS is with reference to the article “Saying ‘No’ the right way” by Samreen...
Published 27 Sep, 2014 06:16am
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Published 27 Sep, 2014 06:16am
ANGRY, annoyed and depressed, Omar lay uncomfortably on the ground of his garden. Omar had again lost at his...
Published 27 Sep, 2014 06:16am
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Published 27 Sep, 2014 06:16am
HOW many of us love rain? The feeling of cool water in the form of raindrops on one’s palm or face? The heady ...
Published 27 Sep, 2014 06:16am
