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It’s election time! But you must already know about that, your mom and dad must talk about it every day! What is an election anyway and what is this voting business? Do you want to become an expert on this topic so you can amaze your friends and astound your parents? Read on for our handy dandy guide to the elections!

What’s an election?

An election is a decision that is made by voting.

Have you ever picked out the leader for your class by raising your hand and voting? Or maybe you and your friends can’t decide which game to play, so you count out how many people were interested in each and select the one with the most supporters. All of these things are forms of elections!

Places like cities, provinces and countries hold elections too. These elections usually decide new

leaders or new laws for that area. One of the most important parts of these elections is that everyone gets a fair and equal vote. Another important part of an election is that the voters have a choice in what they’re voting on. Imagine voting on something without any options, and being forced to vote for just one choice – that wouldn’t be a very meaningful vote at all!

Voting is an excellent way to give people a choice in the decisions that will affect them, which is why people have been using systems of elections for thousands of years.

What are we voting for?

Elections in Pakistan are held once every five years. When a person votes on Election Day, they’re not really voting directly for a president or prime minister. Instead they will be voting for our National Assembly and provincial assembly.

Confused? Well, do you know what about parliament? Parliament represents the people.

It is where we send our chosen representatives to represent our views. The parliament is also where politicians meet to decide laws and make decisions for the country. It is not the same as

the government (which runs the country). One of the most important jobs parliament does is to check that the government is running the country properly.

Our parliament is made up of two different sections: first is the Senate, these are the people responsible for making most of our laws. They are not elected but are instead picked by the different provincial assemblies (more on that below).

The second part of parliament is the National Assembly. On Election Day, we will be voting for the people we want to be in the National Assembly. They are also important law makers

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just like the senate. What about the provincial assembly? This is kind of like a mini-parliament in each province. Each province has a separate one and they make laws and decisions for their own provinces. So there will be a provincial assembly in Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan and Khyber -Pakhtunkhwa.

Now you must be wondering, who elects the prime minister and president? The president is

Why voting matters The government affects your life and by voting, you get to select the people who will solve the problems you face. It matters because it makes us equal. Each of us (when we’re old enough) has one and only one vote. Voting is one of the few times when all grown-ups in Pakistan have an equal say. No matter how much money you have or who your friends are, you only get one vote. Even if the person you vote for loses, your

How can you vote?

elected by the National Assembly, the senate and the provincial assembly. They all get together and decide who will be the best candidate and then they vote. The prime minister, on the other hand, is elected by the National Assembly only.

So, in this manner, we have the power to decide our representatives in both the assemblies. They will take it from there and elect people to lead the country.

vote matters because it lets winners and losers know who supports their points of view.

Voting is important because whoever wins has the power to impact your life. The government makes important decisions like how to protect the environment, how to keep us safe, how much to spend on education and to help those in need.

If you think that your opinion doesn’t matter about who’s prime minister now, think again!

The people in office now are making decisions that will affect your life now and later!

You can only vote if you are 18 years old. Then how come we’re telling you all about voting when you aren’t even old enough to vote? Because you have the power to make a difference! You might be saying

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prime minister has more powers than the Queen.

Democracy:

In a democracy, the government is elected by the people. Everyone who is eligible to vote has a chance to have their say over who runs the country. For example: Pakistan is a democracy.

Monarchy:

Have you heard about Queen Elizabeth? She is the Queen of the United Kingdom. A monarchy has a king or queen just like the UK. In some traditional monarchies, the monarch has absolute power. But in a constitutional monarchy, like the UK, the

“Hey, I’m only a kid, what can I do?” Well, if you can’t vote make sure that others do! Get your parents and the other grown-ups in your life — aunts, uncles, grandparents, teachers and neighbors to go out and vote on Election Day. And remember: Kids can make a difference!

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Republic:

A republic is a country that has no king or queen. The head of the country is usually an elected president.

Dictatorship

This is a country ruled by a single leader. The leader has not been elected and may use force to keep control. In a military dictatorship, the army is in control of the country.

Can you be the President?

Yes. Provided, of course, that you fulfill the following requirements: 1. You are at least 45 years old 2. You are Muslim

What’s the difference between a president and prime minister?

It’s easy to get confused about which is which. The president of Pakistan is actually just a ceremonial position. This means that the president has no actual powers or responsibilities. The real power and responsibility is held by the prime minister of Pakistan. That is why he or she is considered to be the ‘chief executive’ of Pakistan.

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You also have to meet the qualifications for a candidate of the National Assembly a. You are a citizen of Pakistan b. You have a good, honest character c. You are well versed in Islam and its teachings

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Marble Painting Want to make some abstract art but don’t know how? Try marble painting!

Instructions: 1. Pour the paint into the bowls and set them on the table. Now place the paper in the pan. You’re ready to paint!

2. There are two ways to marble paint. You can dip the marbles into the paint and then put them in the pan.

Then of course, you move the pan around to move the marbles 3. The second way is to put globs of paint on the paper first. Then drop the marbles in the pan and move it around.

4. You can customise your painting by making the marbles fall in the area and direction you want.

Do you have any craft ideas? Drop us an email at hifive@tribune.com.pk

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World wide weird

Get your weekly dose of the unusual and funny from across the globe!

Hey look! It’s Foam Man...

One Marvel fan wanted to be Iron Man so much he decided to build his own costume made out of foam. Unlike a lot of custom suits, this one turned out to be just as awesome looking as the real one. As well as having a nearly spot-on helmet, the 17-yearold also built gloves that lit up. A friend of the teenager, who has not given his name, put images of the costume up on the internet.

Turns out, it was an amazing idea. Such a good idea in fact, he wore it to the opening night of Iron Man 3 infront of hundreds of people. The only thing the suit doesn’t do is fly and have all the fancy weaponry. The superhero fan, who said it took a few weeks to build the replica suit, impressed cinemagoers with how detailed his costume was.

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In Germany, attention has turned to a contest that really matters – the International German Beard Championships. Around 100 competitors laid claim to the best stache and beard combo in 18 different categories in the town of Pforzheim. The fur-ocious participants competed in categories such as, “Dalistyle,” “Imperial” and “Freestyle.” This year’s event marked the 26th year of competition. But this tiny German town isn’t the only hub for the hirsute-inclined.

In recent years the trend of ‘bearding’ has caught on around the world with championships that include the European Beard And Mustache Championship and America’s East Coast Beard and Mustache Championship.

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Hungry Hungry Elephant

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Would you argue if a five-ton bully wanted to make off with your lunch? Gemunu the elephant is fast becoming notorious at his home in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka, for ambushing wide-eyed tourists and running off with their food. A recent spate of thefts where he has used his trunk to search cars as they drive through the park have left visitors alarmed by his unruly behaviour.

Wildlife photographer Aditya Singh, from Rajasthan, India, was at the park earlier this month when Gemunu targeted the car he was travelling in. The 46-year-old said: “I’m told that even as a baby, while Gemunu’s mother was very wary of vehicles and visitors, he was always extremely intrigued by them. As soon as he left the herd he started spending most of his time at the edge of the park near the Sithulpawuwa temple. While he was there he was fed by the monks and soon realised that the cars parked there usually had some food inside. Apparently he used to just pick at the food until about a year ago when he actually started raiding cars. Now it has become a regular habit.”

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Books and Movies

Flying High A hardy trapeze artist has reached new heights performing her gravity-defying routine 2000ft in the air. Attached to just one safety tie, Roxane Giliand performed her mesmerising circus act dangling 12ft below a paraglider, without a helmet or shoes, on just a 3.5m rope over Lake Annecy in Geneva. Not satisfied with one successful performance against the blustering winds at perilous heights, the fearless Giliand and her pilot insisted on completing the feat twice so that a film crew could perfectly capture the nail-biting stunt. The act was the brain-child of paraglider Gill Schneider who teamed up with his father’s circus class to combine juggling, trapeze and other circus arts with paragliding. EVENINGTELEGRAPH.CO.UK

by Faiza Rahman

Some of my friends are super-excited about the upcoming movie, The Great Gatsby, which is actually based on a very famous novel of the same name. It is about to be released, and will probably be very popular because it has some excellent actors like Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan.

Though I definitely share the excitement, I can’t help but be slightly sad. That’s because so many people, who have not read The Great Gatsby, will be introduced to this great novel, and its fascinating storyline, through a movie.

It’s like this: when you read the work of a writer, you feel more connected to it.

Since most novels don’t have pictures, you have to imagine characters, their faces, their clothes, their houses and all the sceneries. That’s the best part about reading a book because it’s like you have a movie running in your head while you read! But when there is a movie about a book, you have to understand the whole

story from the film director’s point of view. Since movies can only be for about two hours, a lot of the story, details and descriptions are usually cut out.

Did you read the Harry Potter series? If you’ve seen the movies, lots of little things are missing from the movies. This also happened in The Princess Diaries. Most people didn’t even that the movie was originally a book! And I know for a fact that most of the movies based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula aren’t half as scary as the novel itself! It’s probably okay to watch the movie after you’ve read the novel. But one e should not decide if the story was interesting ting or not just by watching a movie based on it. For all we know, maybe all the interesting g parts of the story were cut out!

Do you have a favourite book that was made into a movie? Send an email about it to Faiza at hifive@tribune.com.pk

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s n i g i r O d r o W Sideburns It turns out, despite this particular brand of facial hair style being around as far back as at least 100 BC, sideburns were actually named after a specific man in the late 19th century. The man was politician, businessman, and Union Army General, Ambrose Burnside.

Burnside sported a slightly unusual facial hair style with particularly prominent sideburns connected to a moustache, while keeping his chin shaved perfectly clean.

Burnside’s popularity as a general and later politician, in combination with the fairly unique formation of his whiskers, helped start something of a new facial hair trend. Around the 1870s-1880s, this gave rise to this facial hair style being named “burnsides”. Within a few years of this, the facial hair down the side of one’s cheeks began being called a modification of “burnsides”, “sideburns”.

How to say ‘Have a nice day’ in many different languages.

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Lekker dag!

Youm sa’eed Egun on izan dezala Prijaten den Fortsat god dag Nog een prettige dag Bonan tagon al vi!

Bonne journée !

Buine zornade Creole Bònn jounen Semoga hari anda menyenangkan Buona giornata!

Yoi ichinichi o Mien tingay la-aw Umunsi Mwiza Joeun haru dweseyo Die dulci fruimini Lai jums laba diena Geros dienos!

Schéinen Dag nach Priyaten den Semoga hari anda baik sahaja ¡Que pase un buen día!

Cool facts A polar bears skin is black. Its fur is actually clear, but like snow it appears white.

The name Jeep comes from “GP”, the army abbreviation for General Purpose.

A “quidnunc” is a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip.

In most watch advertisements the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.

If you plant an apple seed, it is almost guaranteed to grow a tree of a different type of apple.

The name for Oz in the Wizard of Oz was thought up when the creator Frank Baum looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N and O-Z. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

The Toltecs (a 7th century tribe) used wooden swords so they wouldn’t kill their enemies.

The average chocolate bar has 8 insects’ legs melted into it.

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Fun & games

The Queen of Cranes

By Kiran H Mian

First, we must think and then we must act”, he said wisely, but the general just nodded his head. Finally, after hours of waiting outside the hut, Nam came up with a plan. Simply put, the charm was protecting the monster; so why not get the charm first and then try to get the remaining items?

It seemed like a good plan and Zal and the general readily agreed, but the question was how to get the charm. Nam bravely agreed to go. After waiting for some time, they finally heard the monster snoring and the whole forest began to shake. The clever Master Nam then ordered the other two to keep hiding while he sneaked into the hut in hopes of retrieving the charm. He crawled in quietly and, with his fore hands, quickly untied the charm. Just as he was about to make a run for it, the general marched into the hut.

“Surrender, you horrid thief, or feel the wrath of my sword!” trumpeted the general. Poor Master Nam, in the middle of retrieving the charm, tried to make a dash for the open window, but it was too late—the monster had awoken! The monster made a run for Master Nam, and just as she was about to bash him into many small pieces, General Crane tried to rescue him but was too weak. Now the burden lay with poor Zal; if he did not do something, all would be lost—his friend, General Crane, and the beautiful Queen of Cranes. But what could he do? Zal knew he was not strong enough to defeat the monster, but when poor Nam was about to be crushed by the monster, he threw the charm toward Zal. Using her other hand, the monster grabbed the general. In this instant, Zal decided that no

and the Magical Pearl matter what, he had to save his friends; nothing was more important than friendship. In desperation, he threw the charm towards the monster, pleading “Take the charm, but do not hurt my friends!” The minute he threw the charm at the feet of the monster, there was a huge explosion, and the monster fell to the floor helplessly. With this, Nam and the general were free and safe. Zal quickly tied the charm around his neck. The monster was now under control and had no choice but to return all the stolen goods.

With this, the three returned to the palace to give the forbidden fruits to the queen, who by now was strong enough to walk and much of her beauty had returned.

She was truly grateful to all three for saving her and for returning the precious waters that the cranes needed for their survival. Zal said, “Your highness, the water is as precious for us humans as it is for the birds. We must all strive to protect them”. Impressed by this, the queen praised his parents for bringing him up well. The sad thing was that the queen could not go with Zal; her home was in the Kingdom of Cranes, whereas Zal could live in both kingdoms.

With this, he bade his friends farewell and went off to his home. His parents were overjoyed to see him, and there was much work for him to do. After some years, when the land of rice began to recover and the cranes returned to this land, Zal began to miss his friends and, most of all, the queen.

He then bade his parents farewell and went off to find his Queen of Cranes. Did he find her? We do not know; but we do know that the people in the land of the rice remained grateful to Zal and his friends, till this day.

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