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Information overload MASSES are often scattered, loosely organized, and confused. On the other hand, there are in modern society various organized groups of individuals who know what they want, and are out to get it....		When Amazon struck back MAN’S attitude towards the environment became unfriendly with the advent of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century. Later, it became hostile. The environmental damage was so widespread, as European technology spread...
His mother’s day AS we strolled along the shopping arcade on Elphinston Street, now baptised Zebunnisa Street, in Saddar, Karachi, Abu Begana, my childhood friend from Chakiwara, said: “You know, Giddu, it is Mother’s...		The good-for-nothing international summits IT has been two years since the golden decade of the summit (1990-2000) came to an end. Population issues were discussed at Cairo, environmental issues were discussed at Rio, food issues...
As the queens reign in the West THERE was another queen’s birthday festivities in the city within a week of the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth’s reign. This time it was to celebrate the official...		On a detour that would last long I WAS not unduly alarmed at being unemployed though my options were getting limited. I was confident that something would turn up, “that even the weariest river winds somewhere safe...
Take the trip yourself WHAT is it about the concept of love that makes us want to fall head first and blindly into it? Not that we’re ignorant about the heartache this emotion usually comes...		Specially for the special ones “YOU must take special care of yourself during the first three months of pregnancy to avoid another disabled child. Never use any kind of medicine, not even antibiotics or painkillers in...
The thickening clouds of war NEWSPAPERS are the main source for providing information to people in many parts of the country. The State-owned electronic media are mandated to serve that end, but their bulletins are taken...		Cutting through dangerous terrain THE 122 kilometre newly-constructed Mansehra-to-Naran road was badly damaged this winter, with more than a hundred mountain slides. Adding to the problem were and covered with four glaciers of 500-meter length each. After a week of hectic...
Surrounded by lawlessness LAW and order is a serious problem in the interior of Sindh, Jacobabad district is no exception. In recent years, many kidnapping incidents have taken place there and the local authorities...		Under fire, FBI can overkill SUDDENLY the stifling heat gave way to a whir of movement. “He’s here, he’s come, there he is!” I heard excited hacks whisper, as, lo and behold, Army Chief Pervez Musharraf...
From dreams to visions ALL of us are born with the innate ability to dream. Some of the most brilliant minds in history have devoted their mental energies to finding out what dreams actually are....		Let there be no maternal death ON January 22, 1933, Seth Punu Mal Kanyhia Mal Maternity home was inaugurated by Lady Sykes. It was due to the efforts of the family members and friends of Seth Punu...
The last of the Mohicans IT IS rare to find people whose deeds match their words, particularly among poets who often dream of an imaginary world. Kaifi Azmi, who passed away on May 10, was in...		The perennial nature THIS is the era of logic, of minimizing, of mathematical sureties, of the edict that with all things being equal, the simplest explanation must be the truth. But human beings, with...
French Revolution remembered IT was 1848, the year of revolution in Europe which erupted not only in France, but also in Germany and Austria, and disturbed the ruling elites everywhere that political radicalism of...		The referendum and Qasmi Jr. ATAUL HAQ Qasmi has severely censured those writers who have dared to defend the referendum on PTV. I am not referring here to any of his columns. It would have been in the fitness of things had he written all this in his column.....
Inzamam, finally, had his day INZAMAM-UL-HAQ woke up on May 3 to realize that he was now no more anybody but somebody in international cricket. His already big stature grew huge in size in a matter...		Sensible advice is hard to come by WHILE world cricket is thriving as it should, the sport on the national scene has been hit by acute uncertainty. In part, this uncertainty has flowed from the unfortunate bomb that...
Pak cricket at the crossroads WHEN one talks about Test cricket, what comes directly to the mind of a keen cricket follower is the real hard game of cricket being played in the best sporting spirit. This is perhaps one of the major reasons that every one-day international (ODI) match player does not qualify....		Fitness is the key AT the international level, any sport worth its name is all about physical fitness. The demands change from game to game — some need more muscles, for instance, while others need...
The metamorphosis of a begum THESE tarts are simply delicious, Begum Saeed,” raved Begum ‘B’. “What perfect entree!” said another woman in designer clothes. Begum Saeed smiled benevolently, and said, “Shukriya jee, yeh toh Kung Fu ka kamal hai...		Categorizing love THIS is with reference to the article, Categorizing love by S. Hammad Alam. I agree with the writer that use of the word ‘love’ to describe an emotion has become fashionable...
MOSAIC: Better treatment for breast cancer A STUDY conducted by the Breast Cancer International Research Group (BCIRG) has shown that women with early-stage breast cancer, with lymph node involvement, who received a docetaxel-based chemotherapy treatment...		Newsmaker BORN on June 20, 1946, Jose Alexandre Gusmao has come a long way in becoming the President of East Timor, Asia’s poorest nation for which independence came after a struggle of almost quarter of a century. At the ceremony last week, the new national anthem...