Articles with tag: car

When Trembling Hands Learn To Heal

Amber Bokhari Aug 17, 2008 interacts: 2

Every time anyone in my hospital needs advice and support, someone tells him of a doctor that not only talks but listens as well.

Healthcare in Pakistan, Lessons from Cuba

Mahvish Zehra Jun 13, 2008 interacts: 18

Cuba has the most impressive doctor to patient ratio of 1 to 175. All this and more while facing more than 40 years of US trade and financial embargoes.

Hitched Hikers Guide

Ibrahim M Khalil May 18, 2008 interacts: 4

I never aspired for such superficial goals. Being mature beyond my age, I always dreamt of being a Groom (Dulha).

The Unravelling of Project Snow

Gau kamb Feb 1, 2008

It is interesting to see the dynamics between the members of of Project Snow during the recent fracas downunder. And the cry about the great game of cricket from this old guard!

Four Wheel Dreams

Ibrahim M Khalil Sep 25, 2007 interacts: 3

How many friends should one have? A friend of mine used to say, as many as you can fit in one car.

No Choice But This

Sheela Jaywant Aug 29, 2007 interacts: 3

A Three Act Play ... what does a father do for a son paralysed neck down...

Carl Friedrich Gauss

Mohammad Gill Jun 15, 2007 interacts: 140

It is said that Archimedes knew all the mathematics that was developed up to his time and some more. The same is said of Newton and Carl Gauss.

US Immigration Reform unfair to the legal high-skilled

Shiraz Bashir Jun 12, 2007 interacts: 4

A Merit-based system which has been proposed by the US Senate has been widely criticized for allegedly favoring skilled individuals. A review actually reveals it being skewed the other way!

Thirty Six Murders in Search of a Resignation

Farhan Jamalvi May 17, 2007 interacts: 40

The perpetrators of May 12th may lie, but dead bodies don’t.

Home is where the heart is

Ibrahim M Khalil May 6, 2007 interacts: 17

I remember an episode of Boston Legal where when Alan Shore is feeling schizophrenic, a psychiatrist asks him where does he live. He says in a hotel. I was mildy surprised.

Liberation of a Monster

Subhash Gatade Apr 27, 2007 interacts: 23

The double standards employed by the US to protect its own buddy Posada have shocked the world. By its refusal to either prosecute Posada for his crimes against humanity on its own or refusing to extradite him to Cuba or Venezuela it has clearly violated

Confessions of a She-Driver

Henna Arshad Nov 19, 2006 interacts: 33

Be aggressive, take risks and look confident. Driving will become fun and it will increase your control. But as one of the messages on the street says Speed Thrills, But Kills. So be careful!

Gone is Caravan...

Beej K Singh Oct 19, 2006 interacts: 107

Gone is caravan - seek my eyes in vain
All I see is dust - dust full cloudy train

How to Kill the Dead Again

Feroz Qutabshahi Aug 30, 2006 interacts: 169

What exactly was President Ahmadinejad thinking? I mean try to get into his head and try to figure out what kind of a human would like to poke fun at the murder of 6 million people?

Foreigner in My Land

M A Shah Jul 17, 2006 interacts: 84

I have discovered life again and again by doing things people feared the most. I was told by a Pakistani consultant living a prosperous life in Saudi Arabia that Pakistan has nothing to offer. It is full of corruption and most of the youth don’t get

Gear-up for a Power Internship!

Henna Arshad Jul 17, 2006 interacts: 1

So, it’s very important to get an insight of the profession you want to choose in the future. In this regard internships — a short attachment with a progressive organization — could be a viable solution.

My Ride to Work

Shantanu Dutta Jun 18, 2006

How and IT man spends his day

The Prophet and the Cartoonist

Shahid Mahmood Feb 12, 2006 interacts: 3

The Danish cartoon was a faulty pin, straining on the lid of a simmering pressure-cooker.

Questions from the burning Danish Embassies

Mujtaba Hamid Feb 12, 2006 interacts: 1

The silent, moderate Muslims need to wake up and be heard

Have Muslims Become Caricatures?
Another point of view

H P Feb 4, 2006 interacts: 74

Omar Marzauk, a Danish comedian, used to joke that he should have born a poodle, not a Muslim [in Denmark] “Dogs in this nation have their own burial grounds, and Muslims don’t,' he would say

Elections and Security Certificates…Rhetorically Speaking

Shahid Mahmood Jan 21, 2006 interacts: 5

Sarmite Bulte is asking for my vote when Canada goes to the polls on January 23 so that she can “continue to work on your behalf'. These past couple of years has seen no indication of her “working for me”. Voters need to move beyond part

Hum bhi kabhi Millionaire baney gay...

Heavenly Divine Jan 10, 2006 interacts: 1

So isi rozgaar ki talaash mein hum bhutakna shuru hotay hain..

Dev, Harry and I

Burpinder Singh Sep 26, 2005 interacts: 40

It’s always a rather sensitive topic for guys my age. Carried away by misplaced patriotism and a rather low opinion of our own ability to deal with homesickness, we’d made our career choices and stayed back home, while flightloads of eager fri

Carpet Magic

Jay Prakash Sep 6, 2005 interacts: 11

Carpets have an alluring magic for me, ever since my grandma told me stories of the magic carpet of Aladdin and his flight in the Arabian Nights.

Pharmacy Education and Practice in Pakistan: Are They Affecting our Healthcare System

Zaheeruddin Babar Aug 30, 2005 interacts: 11

In the last 5 years, there has been a rise in the number of pharmacy institutions in the country; currently about 17 universities are imparting pharmacy education. Though, the number of institutions has almost doubled, the change is more quantitative than

Trunk

shobig sifar Jul 15, 2005 interacts: 15

He took a deep breath; a sigh of relief perhaps, for this was the long lost glory that he had craved for all these years. Looking around himself, he felt hard to take in all the expanse of the empire he was about to find!

Diabetes: Care and Cure

S A Rahman Jun 19, 2005 interacts: 14

It is a good idea to take up some form of regular physical activity, such as walking, swimming, dancing or cycling. Consult your doctor or diabetes nurse before taking up any regular exercise, particularly if you are overweight.

Karma Camry

Jay Prakash Jan 14, 2005 interacts: 42

Even a car can be trapped by the web of culture that we weave....

As Good As A Mile

Sheela Jaywant Nov 8, 2004 interacts: 2

He can’t understand why the relative wants to know something she wouldn’t understand even if he told her. Why can’t Indians just let people do their jobs. Always, why this, why that.

Searching for Infantopia

Shandana Minhas Apr 8, 2004 interacts: 8

Motherhood is only one aspect of the female of the species. The growing number of early childhood care and educational initiatives is one of the most obvious indications of this shift in attitude.

Need for Career Counselling

Ibrahim M Khalil Jan 11, 2004 interacts: 6

Most local students are pushed into Engineering or Medicine by their parents/society without recognizing whether the kids have an aptitude for it

Engineering One’s Passion into Profession

Mian Atif Aug 22, 2003 interacts: 20

I hope those of you who are struck in the career fields they love to loathe will find this article a good forum to indulge in a bashing spree of our society’s stereotypical attitudes

Jinnah Hospital

Rozaiba Aug 3, 2003 interacts: 31

Dried juice stains decorate the stall which is surrounded by decaying fruit peels. A tired guard helplessly watches as endless crowds enter and leave the building

Of Early Marriages

Madiha Waris Jun 27, 2003 interacts: 28

My just-turned-twenty friend tries to maintain a balance between the robust baby in her right arm, and her large, stuffed hold all in the other. She tells me he’s being naughty today; he isn’t this bad tempered usually.