Shopping guides and best buys

A practical room by room guide to organising a small Pakistani home: declutter first, use your walls, tame the shoe pile and keep it tidy in ten minutes a day.

Seven well rated baby swings, cradles and jhoolas, with honest notes on size, build and who each one suits, plus a simple buying guide for parents.

Short winter days and smoggy evenings keep children inside. Here are easy indoor games by age, a simple play corner plan and toys that keep kids busy without screens.

A calm, step-by-step guide for Pakistani parents on teaching young children to write at home, from colouring and tracing to Urdu and English letters and their own name.

Simple Islamic wall decor ideas for Pakistani homes: which calligraphy piece suits each room, how big and how high to hang it, and how to keep it clean.

Six mops for Pakistani homes, from a long handle twisting mop to a spray mop and a mini desk mop, all under Rs 2,500 with cash on delivery.