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Creating expert patients Direct-to-consumer advertising is likely to be a feature in most countries under the intense and sustained pressure of multinational firms that have a typical...		Time to decide TWO international meetings that attracted considerable media attention came to a conclusion at almost the same time just recently. One was the Annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) that was held in New York and the other was the annual meeting of the World Social....
Hyderabad: the Paris of Sindh IN the month of June 2001, while I was listening to the BBC Urdu Service in the morning, I came to know that the southern wall of the Pakka Fort of...		Visiting VVIPs on charitable missions MANY top persons in authority and prominent non-officials have visited Pakistan following the Sept 11 trauma and its lethal fall-out in Afghanistan. Among the distinguished...
The worst kind of toadyism SUHRAWARDY was replaced by I.I. Chundrigar not through elections or a great upheaval, but through the painless process of a ‘palace’ coup. There was nor rhyme...		A Venice this side of the Suez THREE-hundred-and-thirty-three years before the beginning of the Christian era, Aristotle is on record for asserting that man “is by nature a city beast.” A thousand years...
Of Marx Brothers and VIPs PHOTOGRAPHIC coverage of some meetings and seminars in Lahore appearing in the Press have reminded me of a movie of Marx Brothers in which the trio...		Vancouver: the lions’ share GOING UP to Anacortes and not visiting Canada, which lay only two hours’ drive away, would not have done justice to our tour. Nearest to the Canadian border...
Hands that carve stone THE valley of Taxila, once known as “Takshasila” lies about thirty-two kilometres north-west of Islamabad. It is located in the vicinity of Margalla spur and is about...		Remembrance of Princeton past IT was a hauntingly beautiful day. The surrealistic light had descended upon a place called Princeton. Man and nature were one. This was Daniel Pearl’s hometown....
We and the Magna Carta IT was the time when the 12th century was staggering to a close and human civilization was striding into a new century. But this change was only limited to the calendar and the socio- political scenario was the same. Same were the kings, the autocrats, feudal warlords and the multitude of human beings trodden under their feet....		Why we do not succeed? A man dreams so much. To achieve his desires, he pursues all his efforts single-mindedly. He achieves incredible success but lacks something in life. The outward....
Caucasian or Pakistani? HUMANS have been dividing themselves into groups since time immemorial. Race was first used to distinguish one human from another. Race is based on physical differences, or rather I should say...		Pinglish, Urdish or Engdu? THE Euro-American expressions used in Japanese newspapers are sometimes referred to as ‘Japlish’. Singaporean English is nicknamed ‘Singlish’. The Indian edition...
America: A New World without a past WHEN the American continent was discovered, it was symbolized as the New World with a new age which in turn was regarded as a new beginning and a new life for...		A ‘Ladies Compartment’ in literature WE are now living in the age of feminism. On every occasion, liberated women are seen asserting themselves and censuring the male community for its ill treatment meted out to the...
Good, but not good enough SO the worst fears did come true again. Unfortunately so, but realistically speaking Pakistan had little chance of playing beyond the pool round once....		Pakistan cricket back on track With Sri Lanka already playing in Pakistan, and with official confirmation having also landed from the New Zealand authorities, Pakistanis should expect...
The misadventures of PSF AT A time when the country is passing through financial crises and Islamabad is endeavouring to revive the economy, it seems rather illogical and unjustified for importing a portable four-glass court from Germany for the first ever Pakistan Open Squash in Lahore....		Female contribution to Pakistan’s economy There are approximately 2000 registered NGOs in Pakistan working exclusively on women’s issues. Women are extremely visible in this sector, specially...
The dilemma of Asians in Britain THE world has changed drastically and dramatically since that fateful day of Sept 11, 2001. It is not possible to imagine the pre-Sept scenario. Nobody knows for how long that event will continue to haunt and transform the world. But the good thing is the whole world is coming around and it is more of a global home now rather than...		Women’s Day I AM a bit skeptical about the concept of celebrating Women’s Day. As a woman, myself, I wonder what do we get out of it? What is it all about? Are...
Inter-faith charity FOLLOWING the devastating terrorist attacks in the US, it is difficult to imagine how anything good could come from it. But it certainly has brought...		Newsmaker THE recent flare-up in communal frenzy in major parts of India is yet another reminder of the validity of the Two-Nation Theory, and the decisions that were taken...