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Power games THE Second World War, having been fought to establish the rule of law in the World, had to be followed by due punishment of the criminals. So, an international tribunal was set up at Nuremburg before which 24 high ranking Nazis were arraigned....		War & poverty WAR has always been the curse of civilization. And, it is likely to bring it to an end unless we do something to prevent this, and that too very soon. More and more people realize this, but many of them feel that they can do nothing to halt the....
Nanaveli’s unpublished book WE were stunned when Gapu, the globetrotter, said, “Piccolo Nanavelli was contemporary of Italian political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli.” As chronic students of political science we were familiar with Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), and his famous book, The Prince. However, Piccolo Nanavelli was an alien name for us. The Prince depicts...		Diplomatic parties come handy for political chatter HE is a senior diplomat who has been around the world on various assignments. And, like many Central European citizens, he speaks several languages, including Arabic which he had studied in...
Jackie comes a calling “FAIRY tales can come true if you’re young at heart” sang Frank Sinatra. It could have been the anthem of John F. Kennedy’s Camelot. I have often wondered if there had...		Mysteries of life EVERYDAY, I observe my patients and it’s always so amazing to discover new aspects of relationships between the patients and their attendants. The course of ailment and progression to either improvement...
The Nobel contenders THE Nobel Peace Prize has completed its dubious and questionable century. The former US President, Jimmy Carter, is the 101st recipient of 2002 Award. Osama bin Laden, Mullah Umar, Abu-Saif and...		Expatriates in the UAE A FEELING of relief surges through the self the moment one steps out of Pakistan: you are escaping a make-shift system of injustice, even if it is for a short...
Lost in tunnels A REMOTE side-valley of the Kohistan region is rather a strange place for a woman to visit on her own. And, to be frank, really not recommended although I enjoyed...		Glimpses of the past ACCOMPANIED by a French friend, I was on the way to the ruins I had visited some 35 years ago, as a schoolboy along with other mates, on a picnic trip...
A streetcar named Desire PICTURE this: you put a quarter in a vending machine to buy a soda, a car key pops out instead. There’s no one around, it’s in the thick of the night and all you see is a shining Mercedes standing on the curb. You turn on the car lights with the key’s remote, open the....		The story of a survivor DR Arjumand Zaheer was born on March 23, 1944, in the town of Ferozabad near Agra. She suffered a polio attack at the age of 10 months. She had developed fever and there was no medical help available near her family’s home....
Rise of the sycophant I HAVE no quarrel with the fact that General Pervez Musharraf has declared himself President for the next five years after a real or contrived referendum. Not a constitutional expert, I do not know for sure whether it is the Supreme Court or the...		Karo-kari and Josh UNBELIEVABLE, but not untrue, for there does exist a bewildering link between Josh Malihabadi, the great Urdu poet, and the horribly cruel, ancient custom of Karo-kari, that continues to claim the lives of so many innocent Pakistani girls and women, savagely hacked to death by their husbands...
Music and its background BEFORE we go into music, did you ever think of why a note is musical and sounds pleasing to the ear and what is ugly noise? The same instrument can sound...		Language of power WHEN American President George W. Bush speaks and uses a language that contains threat, contempt and aggressiveness, it is not a new phenomenon. Creation of a new vocabulary such as Axis...
And now, Qasmi Award AND lo, a new literary award is born. The award is meant to be a tribute to Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi, and hence has been named after him. This is the kind of tribute distinguished personalities are expected to have after they have passed away....		Now in the Test arena THE Pakistan team, led by Saleem Malik, arrived for their first-ever Test match in South Africa with their spirits sky high after three series wins in a row. The one-off historic match was played at Johannesburg and proved to be a disastrous....
Uncertainty does good to no one THE manner in which Pakistan has struggled in South Africa, India has tumbled in New Zealand, and Sri Lanka is struggling in Australia, the chances of Asia’s progress in the forthcoming...		An unmatched master RISING to the heights of excellence and glory, Jehangir Khan, the squash legend, now has the distinction of being the first Pakistani to get the coveted post of the President of...
Post-election issues PEOPLE are beginning to see that the induction of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (comprising six religious parties) is neither expected to have an impact on the influence of foreign lending agencies, nor on the various foreign policy fronts....		Regularly irregular HISTORIANS of the Mughal era relate an incident that I can neither substantiate nor refute but which, I am sure, highlights the importance of punctuality. Emperor Aurangzeb, as we all know, was a devout Muslim who offered prayers five times a day....
New-age mothers IT always brings a smile to one’s countenance when one sees a mother caring for her child. It is this nurturing process that transforms a helpless bundle into an adult capable...		Doing something for Thar THIS is with reference to the feature titled Where misery abounds by J.N. Rahi, published on November 24, in the Magazine section....
Newsmaker AND you thought the Blairs — the British First Family — were a smart bunch of people. Well, judging from the mess that Cherie Blair has landed herself in, it seems that either the lawyer business is a much over-hyped thing, or she really isn’t that smart after all...		MOSAIC: ‘Home Sweet Cone’ DESIGNS for the building of Grafton New Hall near Chester were finalized recently by the Royal Institute of British Architects following a competition to reinterpret the English country house....