For once, she was sitting by the open window. Outside stood a tree not really that old and gnarled as she was used to seeing everywhere. This one was young, freshness exuding from its delicate, feathery, green tresses. Every now and then a gentle breeze stroked it softly, and the leaves would stir up restlessly as if they wished for concordance and peace but were unable to delve into it. Her innards mused at how...

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By Sadaf Hafeez     Of 3rd yr. Those who wander in the search of perfection in their loyalty to their Lord ; who ,if somehow stagger or stumble over some aspects of life,stick to the enigma of "how could we have been so fickle,so disloyal??" Such perfection-seekers are unconsciously considering themselves a god : infallible and impeccable,for a perfect steadfastness is a character of our Creator only.Humans steadfastness WILL wax and wane,it is apt...

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FACEBOOK FREAKS · ---log in…log out…log in….like like….peek……poke…comment….log out…log in...and the vicious cycle goes on and on…. · ---log in specially to update their status.....which mostly contains song lyrics, videos or weather updates ! (like all others live underground ! ) · ----paste everything that pops in their minds on facebook (facebook seriously should have a censor-board ! ) · ----Awwwwww Dp <3 <3 <3 muahhh !!! --Thnxxxxxx <3 ! (err..nevermind ) · ----actively run/participate...

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By Farkhanda QaiserWe were still bubbling with the excitement of our success when breakout sessions on the many causes and implications of environmental degradation, were announced. I chose the session by Nigaar Nazar – the first Muslim woman cartoonist. Her central character is Gogi which she uses to create awareness among general public on various social and environmental issues. For this reason she has been placed on top of a list prepared by USA’s Cartoonist...

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By Farkhanda Qaiser Day 2: Environmental Leadership6:30 AM Yoga exercise8:00 AM Breakfast9:00 AM Understanding environmental degradation with Tofiq Pasha Mooraj10:30 AM Panel discussion11:30 AM Tea time12:00 PM Shehzad Roy and Djuice Team1:00 PM Lunch and Zohar Namaz2:00 PM Activity time3:00 PM Breakout sessions4:30 PM Session with Dr. Nadeem Abidi6:00 PM Asar Namaz6:30 PM Corporate Kacheri7:40 PM Maghrib Namaz8:00 PM Environment friendly dinner and Isha Namaz10:00 PM Breakout plays11:00 PM Capacity Building with Sohail Zandani Walking...

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By Anam Tassadaq    Of 3rd yr.     ''I love you Jane, marry me!'', he said it all atlast. He had seemed so unapproachable the first time they had met, and now, just six months later, he was on his knees, uttering the three most sweet words a girl could imagine, on a night like this, the sky so pristine, the moon so divine, the seas so tranquil and the winds setting a caress...

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Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} By Farkhanda QaiserDates: 1st-6th July 2011Venue: Sheraton Hotel, Karachi DAY 1: 10:00 AM - Departure from Lahore. 11:45 AM - Arrival in Karachi. 1:00 PM - Arrival at Sheraton Hotel 2:00 PM - Lunch 4:00 PM - Official inauguration of YLC 5:30...

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Laiba Khalid’s: FIRST YEAR CHRONICLES Episode: 2 ‘ FUN UNDER THE SUN ! ’ FUN UNDER THE SUN! The most awaited study-less week of the year, the sports week, was even more awaited by the 1st year as it was our 1st chance to get sun-burnt and burn the extra couple of ounces, but tragically this fun filled week was followed by our very 1st stage and The SUN tried its best to spoil the...

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