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Parenting Guide: Moms get back on track!
Deciding to get back to work after giving birth to a baby is probably the toughest choice that any mother can make. While some can afford to quit their jobs and become stay-at-home moms, other women...
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World Mental Health Day: Mental battle in conflict zone
KARACHI: The painful images on the television screen. The fear as breaking news of bomb blasts flashes across the country. The sniper shootings and target killings. The rising death toll figures. The...
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Fun For Fall
Time to push aside your child’s back-to-school blues with some creative and easy family activities to do this autumn season! While the fall season is rarely seen in Karachi, it is one of the most...
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Workplace woes: Not everyone loves a pregnant woman
You and your husband may be overjoyed after finding out that you are expecting. Your boss? Slighlty less so. Sharing news of your pregnancy can open the floodgates of workplace discrimination from...
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Parenting Guide: Bully-proof your home
Bullying is defined as repeated verbal, physical, social or psychologically aggressive behaviour by a person directed towards a less powerful person intended to cause harm or spread fear. “I used to...
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Fifty shades of white
You got it right, tis the season to wear white! Nothing spells summer like this light reflecting hue which absorbs less heat than other colours, making it a favourite during the sticky, sweltering hot...
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Watta satta: A bride for a bride
KARACHI: “I cannot believe Shazia killed herself,” says Sarah quietly, talking about the recent death of her live-in maid of seven years. “Seeing her hanging from the ceiling fan, her arms and feet...
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Stories from Pakistan: Writer of Clifton Bridge proves he is an advocate of love
KARACHI: Cambridge graduate and a barrister at law Irshad Abdul Kadir is an advocate of love. He proves this in his fictional debut collection of short stories, titled Clifton Bridge: Stories of...
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Riazur Rehman Saghar: The end of an era
LAHORE: Lyricist Riazur Rehman Saghar was a prodigy. He may have lost his life to cancer at the age of 72 on Sunday, but he left behind an archive full of unforgettable masterpieces. From Kabhi Toh...
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Neon trends to wear without regrets
Blame this frenzy of bright neons on the techno-lovers of the 80′s or credit the fashion fanatics of today for introducing crafty ways to include funky fluorescents on the runways and our closets once...
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Shergill sees future merger of Indo-Pak film industries
MELBOURNE: It’s been a super busy year for Bollywood actor Jimmy Shergill and we’re not even half way through 2013! With over 50 Hindi and Punjabi films under his belt, Shergill has proven himself as...
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Battling the ‘incurable’ PCOS
KARACHI: This might startle you, but according to some studies, one in every three women in the subcontinent has a hormone disorder called Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). While this condition is...
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Sugar-coated confessions of Pakistani models
KARACHI: When Vogue Australia’s ex-editor Kirstie Clements launched her book The Vogue Factor, she exposed supermodels’ secret ways of becoming thin; claiming that some models eat tissue paper to...
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Chashme Baddoor calls all Ali Zafar fans!
KARACHI: Not all remakes are successful, and Chashme Baddoor happens to be one of them. A chaotic, colourful mess, the film is a remake of the 1981 classic hit of the same title (different spelling)...
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Nida Butt brings out the child in these adults
KARACHI: The fun script, cheeky actors and sharp direction made Carnage a success, yet again. The downright slapstick play returned to the stage after six months as part of the National Academy of...
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Another tale by Zambeel
KARACHI: Story-telling is not everyone’s forte; to keep the audience hooked onto a story for more than an hour requires extraordinary talent and dedication to the art of dramatic reading. Without...
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Graduating batch jumpstarts Napa festival 2013
KARACHI: The play is a farce! National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa) festival started with a comedy play Lao Tau Qatal Nama Mera – a serious message wrapped in humourous dialogue for those who...
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Kiran’s book launch celebrates nine years of jewellery
KARACHI: Here’s a tongue twister for you: Nine years of success celebrated with nine photographers on March 9. Got it? Good. Upon completing nine years of her brand Kiran Fine Jewellery (KFJ),...
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You don’t need a fat wallet to win your Valentine’s heart: Love strikes Karachi
KARACHI: It’s the time of year when Cupid sprinkles confetti, lovers meet and the world is wrapped in overwhelmingly red decorations. It is also that time of year when card manufactures, chocolatiers...
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Good Morning Karachi team goes to Sweden
GOTEBORG: The 36th Goteborg International Film Festival (GIFF) in Sweden gave the team of Pakistani film Good Morning Karachi (GMK) a reason to visit their brutally cold city this time of year. Why...
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