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The new equation The question is whether Israel wants peace — any kind of peace. Of course, the resolution of any struggle in international relations is ultimately a function of the correlation of forces...		Revisiting the Dirty War HOW brutal was Argentine military dictators’ seven-year (1976-1983) repression unleashed on political opponents, that came to be known as ‘Dirty War’, has never been in doubt. What was not fully known...
Searching issues Saudis spend almost billions of riyals per year on vacationing overseas. The US is one of their favourite destinations. At the US embassy in Riyadh and consulates elsewhere, the Saudis were...		Thank God, I am not a.... When the terrorists terminated the lives of seven Christians last month in one of the thickly inhabited buildings in Karachi, Rimpa Plaza, Adam, a close friend looked at the heavens, and...
New diplomatic faces for the old Usama Qassim Al-Jamali, Consul-General of Oman, was playing the role of doyen of the consular corps in the city again. He was bidding farewell to the popular Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner...		A multidimensional world As a rule, it seemed a good idea to stay in the same hotel as the Pakistan team when on tour. But the danger was that one got too close to...
Dare to laugh Just as some people are hesitant to try out a new flavour of ice-cream, many are fearful of reaching out and grabbing happiness with both hands. Instead of trying out different...		Is there life after death? In the beginning of the 20th century, Albert Einstein gained worldwide popularity by virtue of his famous ‘Theory of Relativity’. The year was 1905....
PCB and its ‘lady doctor’ One had thought that the time of the lady doctor was up, terminated by events underlining a longish period of decapitation for Pakistan’s cricket. But the decision-maker — COAS, CE and...		Over the top The ancient town of Chilas lies three kilometres south of Karakorum Highway, and is the starting point of a jeep track which connects Indus valley with Kaghan valley. The two valleys...
Lost in the cities My elder sister took it badly that my wife could not come out of house to say goodbye to her when she was going back to her native village. She looked...		Hunt for the red herring! Savvy in expression, clinical in dissection, ten heads huddle around a table to plot Pakistan’s political future. Today, they are hunting for the red herring in the fishy electoral waters that...
Addictions of other kinds Addiction is defined as the condition of having physical and psychological dependence on foreign matter or drugs such as alcohol, tobacco, opium and other narcotics derived from plants. The sudden withdrawal...		Stop passing the buck Somebody once said: “Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the major one was that they escaped teething.” We, too, have escaped teething but at the cost of having no teeth...
Interpersonal attraction “Falling in love” and “Being in love” are common expressions that people use to described their passionate desire for one another. Passionate love may occur at almost any stage during life,...		Post-modern trends in national media The impact of post-modernism on Pakistani culture is quite visible with almost all the cultural phenomena now moving towards post-modernism, including film, theatre and media....
Turkish conquest of northern India In the 11th and 12th centuries, northern India was invaded and conquered by the Turks that led to the establishment of rule of the Sultans of Delhi. Historians interpret the impact...		POINT OF VIEW: Two historians of Urdu literature AAB-I-HAYAT, published in 1880, may be taken as the first history of Urdu literature in the true sense. Since then, a number of histories have been written. In our time, we...
The Games fiasco Pakistani boxing authorities did not select him initially for the Asian Games, but Meherullah brought in the solitary gold medal of the Games in the featherweight event. It was a powerful...		The majestic Majid Majid Khan was one of the most stylish batsmen of his time. He was an exciting stroke-playing right-handed batsman, graceful, attacking and a gifted all-round cricketer. He could play any stroke...
THROUGH THE COVERS: Thank you, Australia! THE agony is finally over. We should thank the Australians for having done the job in a hurry, for, indeed, there was no point in prolonging the misery. Come to think...		Absurdities and other trivia Now that l am not working anymore, at least in a professional capacity, I can choose to spend my days exactly as I am supposed to be able to afford after...
The Yucca project The American senate recently voted to make the Yucca Mountain site in Nevada a waste repository for thousands of tons of radioactive nuclear waste, despite strong protests from the state and...		NEWSMAKER FOR Canadian author Yann Martel life is good as it gets. Last week, this thirty-nine year-old son of career diplomats had his life’s hardwork...