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Fallen Princesses Belle Interestingly, Goldstein didn’t read fairy tales as a kid. After she became a mom, she realized what an impact they have on young children. Not so Little Riding Hood “In all of the images, the princess is placed in an environment that articulates her...

Dr Muhammad Farooq Khan (RIP) by Aasem Bakhshi The news is just coming in that Dr. Muhammad Farooq Khan, a renowned writer, columnist, religious scholar and Vice Chancellor of Swat Islamic University, has been murdered (along with his assistant) by unknown gunmen as he was coming out of...

By Raza Rumi Recent floods have exposed the capacity of the state to govern, especially at the local level. The disintegration of local state is not a recent phenomenon. The continued experimentation with and frequent strangulation of local governance arrangements have led to a situation that...

Stuxnet worm hits Iran nuclear plant staff computers A complex computer worm has infected the personal computers of staff at Iran's first nuclear power station, the official IRNA news agency reported. However, the operating system at the Bushehr plant - due to go online in a few weeks -...

Govt allows introduction of private high treason bill in NA By Raja Asghar Wednesday, 22 Sep, 2010 ISLAMABAD: Despite its reservations that were not pressed at the time, the government on Tuesday allowed the introduction in the National Assembly of an opposition member’s private...

Herodotus, and the Parsis at Thermopylae Sunday, January 31, 2010 Aakar Patel In 480 BC, Persia's emperor Xerxes attacked and defeated Greece. He bridged the Hellespont, the slim neck between Europe and Asia now called the Dardanelles, and marched his army of Iraqis, Iranians, Egyptians and...

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DAWN.COM | Pakistan | PPP will not take NRO to parliament Government retreats on NRO spat By Our Special Correspondent Tuesday, 03 Nov, 2009 Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in talks with MQM leaders Dr Farooq Sattar and Babar Ghauri.-APP Pakistan Altaf’s...

New Delhi. In what could prove to be a major marketing and legal embarrassment for Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), a 26-year-old man has filed a case against the FMCG company, which owns the Axe brand of men grooming products, for ‘cheating’ and causing him ‘mental...

From DAWN.COM | Provinces | Balochistan education minister gunned down QUETTA: Balochistan’s Education Minister Shafiq Ahmed Khan was shot dead in front of his house here on Sunday. One of his close relatives was injured in the attack. Mr Khan, 55, belonged to the PPP...

Himalayan glacier melting observed from space March 27th, 2007 Calculations indicated that 915 km2 of Himalayan glaciers of the test region, Spiti/Lahaul (Himachal Pradesh, India) thinned by an annual average of 0.85 m between 1999 and 2004. The technique is still experimental, but it has...