Wow! Excellent! Extremely interesting! Bitter but unforunately true! My friend summed up her experience of watching Pakistani movie "Bol" with the above words. After the success of  'Khuda key Liye' everyone was waiting for Shoaib Mansoor's next venture with a little apprehension because of the high standard set by his first movie KKL. He is not only a master of the craft but according to me he works with his heart and this is the reason his movies touch every heart ... Read More

Okra or bhindi as we call it, is a lot more then a delicious vegetable . In Pakistan we cook it in  summers. I will share some of its health benefits before sharing my delicious recipe with you. Okra is a powerhouse of valuable nutrients, nearly half of which is soluble fiber in the form of gums and pectins. Soluble fiber helps to lower serum cholesterol, reducing the risk of heart disease. The other half is insoluble fiber which helps to keep ... Read More

This is the year of  lawn collections. We had maximum number of lawn prints in the market and the surprizing part is that the people still want to have more. We used to have one  Mausummery lawn exhibition each year in Islamabad and this year we already witnessed two and the third is due on 9th and 10th of July 2011. Its a sale this time which claims to offer up to 50% discount too! Ladies if you are still short ... Read More

23rd June 2011-US President Barack Obama has made a televised address announcing plans to pull out 10,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year, followed by 23,000 in 2012. In a speech outlining a shift in US policy, the US President said after the initial reduction, more troops will be pulled out at a steady pace as Afghans take over their own security by 2014. Mr Obama declared the beginning of the end of the ... Read More

Stay Happy and Healthy with a Good night's Sleep "Early to bed, early to rise.Makes a man healthy, wealth and wise" This may seem old fashioned to many but I always believed that sleeping early makes one healthy and I maintained an early to bed routine for my kids. When kids are young its easier to put them to bed early but as their interests and activities increase with age, they want to stay up late and ... Read More

The first total  lunar eclipse of the year 2011 will happen on 15th June 2011. On the night of June 15, the sun, earth and moon will come in a straight line and the earth’s shadow will eclipse the full moon passing through it. As the moon slips into the earth’s dark shadow, it will slowly assume a coppery red colour, making it a not to be missed spectacle. The lunar eclipse will be visible for ... Read More

Do we have the moments between us when silence talks louder then words? How often do we judge the other person's reaction after saying something? How many of us have the free time to read the faces of our loved ones? Do we really  care to find the unsaid! Neither do we have the time or the intention to spend quality time with the people who matter the most (even parents are included in this!). important chores, meetings , assignments, mobile ... Read More

By Ansar Abbasi ISLAMABAD: Contrary to the sinking financial health of the country, the budget for the year 2011-2012 treats the president and prime minister like Mughal emperors. In a country where almost half of the population lives below the poverty line or is deprived of basic facilities, billions are being spent on just the top two rulers — the president and prime minister. Besides what is spent on the officials of the Presidency, the ... Read More

In our busy morning routines, we bath, brush and comb. Majority of ladies take care of their faces by moisturizing them and making them up. Hands are also often taken care of BUT feet are the most neglected part. Our feet are the load bearers and shock absorbers of our body. During harsh winters of our country feet are mostly covered and when they come out in the summers they are carelessly used. Slippers and sandles expose the feet to sun, ... Read More

Amazing! look at the amount of load on a simple bus. It seems more like a durability test for the bus manufacturers. But how did they  put the cars on the top of these multi-purpose buses? ... Read More