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Obstacle to world peace AFTER all is said and done about the idealistic and emotional aspects of relationship between Pakistan and India — a region representing about 17 per cent of world population — a...		Bid to rule the world AS long as 1904, John Halford Mackinder, a knight, the first man to scale Mount Kenya on the equator, a former director of London School of Economics, a professor of geography,...
Dilemma of Dervish Allahlok Once bosom friends, now at daggers drawn Talib Ali Kamzore and Ashraf Ali Phulapoto were brought to Dervish Allahlok of Rohri Sharif. For the benefit of young readers, not conversant with...		Sahibzada Yaqub refuses to write a book THE mood was sentimental and an occasion for warm tributes all round. It had to be that way as Sahibzada Yaqub Khan, former foreign minister, was retiring as chairman of the...
The night before the morning after I WAS studying at the University of Southern California when, in October 1948, the flag of the People’s Republic of China had been raised. It went unnoticed as an event; public...		Special existence HE walked down the narrow, crowded path leading to a toy shop with colourful posters hanging outside, meant to attract children....
Every word has a story to tell By Monazza Anwar I admit that I’m a very disorganized person. A look at my writing desk will tell you what I mean. It seems as if a tornado hit it. And sometime or...		Dedication of a public servant Delicious apples have been traditionally grown in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) but the locals raised them only for their own consumption. The 55,000 tons of the fruit annually yielded by its...
Muzaffarabad: the gateway to the Kashmir valley AS our car moved across the bumpy bridge, made of wooden logs over the raging Jhelum river deep down below, the driver of our car told us we are now entering...		A critical appreciation AN uncanny form of nostalgia pervades “Old House ....” We are not exposed to brilliant childhood memories, luscious landscapes witnessed in early years or fond reminiscences — celestial in their appeal....
Speaking out! AS part of the so-called “silent majority” of Pakistan, I find it so much more convenient and simpler to air my views (political or otherwise) to friends and family. It’s far...		The hate campaign must end now Both came from Kashmir — to be precise, from the territory now under India’s occupation. Those were chance meetings. Nothing was planned before hand. One of them, a Hindu by faith,...
Combating the menace of smoking A handsome, dark man sat in the air-conditioned lounge of the hotel. Sweet smell of mixed perfumes lingered in the air. He fumbled his pockets, searching for something. Cigarette! He lit...		We call it the Petaro experience About 30 kilometres from Hyderabad on the right bank of Indus, located on the Kotri-Dadu highway is the premier educational institution of Sindh, the Cadet College, Petaro. It is now 44-year...
Urdu and our freedom struggle THE word Urdu has a very wide and great interest for the Muslims of the subcontinent and of special interest to us are the stimulating keynotes of the poetic genius and...		The dancing silhouettes Man exhibits a sort of confidence when the paraphernalia to hide fear is available. The cult of exhibitionism has always had the greatest number of devotees. The exhibitionist culture ferments itself...
CHAPTERS FROM HISTORY: Politicization of Muslims: 1938-39 IN perspective, Lucknow (1937) witnessed the successful culmination of Jinnah’s untiring efforts to unite Muslims on one political platform; it also represented the first breakthrough in his attempts to mobilize the...		POINT OF VIEW: From Freud to Qudratullah Shahab Mumtaz Mufti’s long life may be seen neatly divided into two periods, the Freudian period and the Shahebean period. From Sigmund Freud to Qudratullah Shahab appear to many a strange journey....
A true reflection of world standings THE recently held Champions Trophy was a clear reflection of the actual standing and worth of the top teams in international hockey. This includes the fourth position that the Pakistanis were...		THROUGH THE COVERS: Wasim seems to be ageless, but ... THE international cricket season is in full swing, with Australians facing New Zealand, West Indies hitting it out against Sri Lanka, the Indians struggling in South Africa and even Zimbabwe having...
Death Penalty: Religious and international perspective Death penalty is the most ancient of all forms of formal punishment. It has been the pivotal criminal punishment in Western society from ancient times until the 19th Century....		NEWSMAKER HAVING been in the global limelight for the last five years, Osama bin Laden enjoys a prominent place on the American FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list since 1999...