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...prohibitively expensive that many women are forced to remain single if their parents are not well-to-do. "There are some 40,000 women over the age of 40 who have not been able to marry because their parents could not afford a traditional wedding," says Dr. Ihsan-ul-Haq, who set up a "marriage counseling cell" under the aegis of the Islamic Dawaa Centre to convince young people to opt for simpler, less expensive weddings...
...finds it tough to convince people that he's old enough to do his job. On a July trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan, his first long-haul destinations since taking office, his youthful appearance provoked disbelief. "He's the Foreign Secretary? He's so young!" exclaimed social activist Atta ul Haq after meeting Miliband at an event in Pakistan. "He cannot be more than 30," said Amjad Nazeer, a Pakistani translator. "If he came through the democratic process, I congratulate him." In fact, Miliband is 42. "There's nothing I can do," he says, "short of dying my hair gray...
...checks to make sure its contractors followed the new specs. Nike's product specialists developed a list of banned substances; there is systematic monitoring in the factory and quality control of the finished products. In some industries, like electronics, manufacturers pay outside-testing outfits such as Underwriters Laboratories (UL) to fill that role. UL has been testing products like extension cords from Chinese companies for the U.S. market for almost 30 years...
...someone exploded a bomb on his body, he would be right to do so unless the British government apologizes and withdraws the "sir" title.' MOHAMMED IJAZ UL-HAQ, Pakistani Religious Affairs Minister, saying that the knighting of controversial author Salman Rushdie could justify a suicide bombing...
...Police questioned and fingerprinted Pakistan's players and support staff before they left for home last weekend. "There is nothing to suggest that any of them are a suspect at this stage," Shields said earlier this week. Investigators interviewed captain Inzamam-ul-Haq a second time just before he left Jamaica and asked him why before Woolmer's death he had moved from a room on the 12th floor near his coach to the fifth floor. Because he wanted to be closer to the players, explained Inzamam. Pakistan's bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed was likewise grilled about...