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No more diktats OUR foreign exchange reserves will soon be touching the $11 billion mark. After the 9/11 incident, rescheduling of our loans and some write-offs have also reduced our debt burden....		Poverty is denial of opportunities EVEN after 55 years, there is really nothing to cheer about as you peer closely at Pakistan’s balance sheet....
How to become a survivor Scientists have declared that the human species will be extinct after the sixth great ‘wipe out’ if they don’t do anything about their survival....		Safety at work The Sixth International Congress on Work Injuries, Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation, will be held during 8-11 June 2003, in Rome. The bi-annual meeting is organized under the auspices of ILO-SafeWork Programme...
Pollen allergy Although it is hard to accept the fact that a resident of Islamabad is allergic to something in the Capital, apart from the babus, pollen allergy takes its toll on the...		WEBWATCH: The Net’s desi touch SURFING the Net looking for desi sites gets one wondering as to what really constitutes our culture and social heritage. Culture is defined by people in a variety of individual ways...
The elusive ammo THE apparent failure of the war campaign to locate the alleged Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) in Iraq would have embarrassed any other aggressor, but as far as the US is...		Interesting times ahead Every war has a political fall-out. Power positions are either strengthened or weakened. It’s never the same again. The 1965 war proved to be inconclusive and there were no victors. The...
When the Sikhs come calling EVERY year in the month of April, Saab Singh becomes very busy. Usually, the affable head Granth, at the Gurdwara Dera Sahib in Lahore, situated opposite the Lahore Fort...		Gustoi: land of fairies Even in the third millennium, when man has travelled into space and established stations on other planets, there are areas in Pakistan which the local people regard as ‘no-go area’ for...
Managing chronic pain For decades, it was believed that pain, especially chronic (long term) pain, is not real. The sufferers were wrongly told that it was all in their minds. Now studies clearly show...		After ‘In the Afternoon of Time’ For years, a great majority of undergraduate students of Allahabad University had a fatal infatuation for ‘English Literature’, as distinct from another difficult and demanding but compulsory subject (for all courses),...
Longevity of the Western states If we take even a cursory glance at global history since the beginning of the Middle Ages, around 1000 AD, we find that one of the most remarkable features of the West, which distinguishes it radically from the rest of the world, is the extraordinary longevity of the Western states during this period....		CHAPTER FROM HISTORY: Khilafatists and Turkey’s rebirth In Turkey’s hour of trial during 1918-22, which eventuated in Turkey’s rebirth, no people stood as steadfast by her and contributed so significantly to her recovery as did the Indian Muslims....
POINT OF VIEW: Gandhi on the language issue WHILE talking about Makhzan in my previous column, I had referred to another journal, Tahzibulakhlaq, which, too, has a history behind it, and has been revived in our times with the...		A struggling Test status A COMPETITIVE cricket match is a treat to watch and people cherish watching two evenly balanced teams going at each other....
Of reports and committees The PCB Review Committee’s report is out. As was expected, names were taken and blames pinned for Pakistan’s highly dismal performance at the recently concluded World Cup. However, whether Pakistan will...		Good, but not that good THE way the first Test went between Australia and West Indies, it was a clear reflection of the strength and the weakness of the two teams. While the latter has the...
The card-carrying Indians Salaam India. Yes, that’s what yoga studios on the West Coast boasting a hip clientele will soon be doing. Terrorized into renaming their outlets ‘Bikram’s Yoga College of India’...		Farewell, Abdullah Malik WHERE’S Abdullah Malik, in Lahore or Islamabad, you wondered as you packed last Thursday morning for the 8am flight to Lahore. Anyway, you said to yourself, you will catch up with...
Humour in science Neil Bohr, the great Danish Professor, though not as absent-minded as Newton and the others, was very slow in thinking and comprehension....		NEWSMAKER LEGENDARY comedian and entertainer Bob Hope, with his ski-slope nose, has been given the unique title of Hollywood’s Citizen of the Century, in a star-studded ceremony held this past week to mark his upcoming 100th birthday next month, May 29, to be precise....