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Why are they so angry? AN INDIAN friend, known for his liberal ideas, asked me: “I know that all Muslims are not terrorists, but why are all terrorists Muslim?”...		Princely India revisited By Mohammad Ali Shafiq THE recent eviction of descendants of a former princely state of British India from Bhopal House, in Karachi, and subsequent restoration of the property to its rightful owners, evoked memories of...
Encounter with an alien IT was hot, humid and one of those mysterious moonless nights when the mind boggles. A forsaken soul soars over the valley of meaninglessness, in search of an identity for a...		Italians not deterred by violence SOME diplomats in the city are tending to put off their National Day celebrations in view of the tension between India and Pakistan, and the talk of war. The security considerations...
When eager beavers panic NOT a day passed when I did not think of chucking up my job with PIA. It was not that I was unhappy, as such. It was, I felt, that I...		When only hope is left ONE Sunday afternoon, around 3 pm, I lay reading the Sunday newspaper. Outside, the west wind was blowing. After a while I thought of going upstairs to my bedroom for a...
Some thoughts on happiness SOME call it the peace of the mind coupled with the peace of the heart, and some call it the absence of worry. To some people, happiness is like the broad...		Budget for the budgetless THE annual financial ritual has been held and it is over. No tears were shed and no applause, except by people connected with the running of the national kitchen, was heard....
Pristine lakes of the north NOWHERE in the world is there such a great concentration of high peaks, glaciers and lakes as is in northern areas of Pakistan. This concentration lends serenity to the ruggedness of...		Sassi’s last abode About 50 kilometres from Karachi, on the Karachi-Thatta highway, one comes across a signboard giving directions to the once famous fort of Bhambore. As one turns into the small road, it...
FBI and INS into racial profiling of Muslims Caramel coloured clouds that hang atop Brooklyn Prison and Detention Centre lend a sober sight to a treeless, flowerless and a friendless neighbourhood. Dog-dirt strewn across the pavement emits a fowl...		Save the world for our children Being the most vulnerable segment of society, anywhere in the world, children are always the first ones to be harmed and the last ones to be heard....
Protection projects for endangered species of Sindh RICH in bio-diversity, the province of Sindh caters to a wealthy variety of animal life. But, many of these are on the Sindh Wildlife Department’s endangered list. Still, the department has...		Crushing terrorism Legend has it that in the brotherhood of mankind, the first two brothers of the human race fought and, eventually, one killed the other. In doing so, they proved that to...
The tale of two loves IN his young days, Asrarul Haq Majaz (1911-55), described by Khalique Ibrahim Khalique as a revolutionary romantic, was much sought after by women. There was this one married Delhi female in...		CHAPTERS FROM HISTORY: British version of the Mughal decline Generally it is believed that the British came to power in India because of the decline of the Mughal empire; and at this juncture, the Indian society, loosing its cohesion and...
POINT OF VIEW: When writers appear on TV Writers who had appeared on TV on the occasion of Gen Pervez Musharraf’s referendum and had spoken in its defence, were severely censured by AtaulHaq Qasmi in his editorial of his...		The dilemma of Pakistan cricket ON the eighth of May, this year, a bomb ripped through a Pakistan Navy bus, killing eleven French nationals, who were working on the Agosta submarine project. But as sad and...
On par excellence with Karachi Golf Club IN Pakistan’s continuing struggle to achieve world status in the sport, the Karachi Golf Club has taken on the challenge of exploiting the potential that is available in the country....		THROUGH THE COVERS: Cricket taking a backseat AS I wrote last week, most sporting events these days are heavily overshadowed by the ongoing Football World Cup, and what a world cup it is turning out to be, with...
Lahore’s colonial architecture FROM invaders to marauders, the 2000-year-old Lahore has gone through a very colourful existence. And in the process it has enjoyed cycles of rebuilding and resurfacing of its past glory out...		NEWSMAKER HAVING powered India’s missile programme and putting the country firmly on the nuclear path, India’s Missile Man, Abdul Kalam, is set to take control of the country...