The road was long.Whenever he took a step forward, little clouds of dust rose, whirled angrily behind him, and then settled slowly again. He walked on,however, without noticing the dust and the ground under his feet. Yet with every step he seemed more and more conscious of the hardness and apparent unfriendliness of the road. […]
Science According to Students
1. Definition of a Vacuum – A large, empty space where the Pope lives. 2. Definition of Germinate – To become a naturalized German. 3. Definition of a Magnet – Something you find crawling all over a dead cat. 4. To keep milk from going sour – Keep it in the cow. 5. For a […]
International News Fai
SUVA: A powerful hurricane was heading closer to Fiji’s main islands and tourist areas Friday, prompting warnings from authorities to evacuate low lying areas. Cyclone Daman strengthened overnight to category four on a five point scale and changed course closer to the South Pacific nation’s main populated areas, officials said. By late Friday morning Daman was packing […]
Another Boring Budget Cycle
Everyone likes to complain about taxes. It is one of the great underrated spectator sports. But few people do anything about taxes. Very, very few people take the time to study a budget. Budgets are dull, confusing and require a couple of hours to understand. Those who read a budget figure out pretty quickly that there is not much discretionary […]
Mohabat Khan Mosque:An elegant but neglected legacy
By Shaheen Buneri Mohabat Khan, the governor of Peshawar under Mughal Emperors Shah Jehan and Aurangzeb might have not thought that the elegant mosque that he built in the heart of Peshawar city in 1670 AD would be so brazenly neglected by the succeeding rulers of this region that it would lose its […]