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Romanticizing the bullet WHEN Leonard Binder, the American academic, finished his research on Pakistani politics immediately after Independence, he felt skeptical of an uneasy intermingling of religion and politics....		It’s a blinding force WHAT is Political Islam? The term carries no precise definition. Scholars belonging to different schools of thought have different ideas on the subject....
Machines, the heartless fiends Sometimes I feel that there is an innate hostility between a creator and his creation. There are people who do not see eye-to-eye with God, because God did not make them perfect....		NET-CLIP: Lahore online WITH the ruthlessness of mid-summer let loose its time to rummage around for cooler horizons. The time to plan a breather and bask in a break, not only away from the...
Ships, ships and more of them Over the years art has become a popular subject to pursue for higher studies, particularly among Pakistani girls. However, the sad reality is that only a fraction of the girls who major in fine arts make a career out of it....		Don’t tempt the gods There is buzz about a Lord’s Test match that is different to the clamour of other Test matches which tend to be festive. The Lord’s buzz is more like a running...
Only God was their sustainer The rural outback of Charsadda district 20 kilometres northeast of Peshawar is among the most picturesque places in the entire province....		Marrying young (NB: All names have been changed to protect the identity of the people mentioned.)...
Bringing hope to people The establishment of Chandka Medical College in Larkana had brought great relief in terms of medical facilities to the people of upper Sindh and the adjoining areas of Balochistan....		The row over evolution On April 23, the Bush administration retreated from another clash with academicians, as the Justice Department quietly dropped an investigation of a university professor who was active in promoting Darwin’s theory...
The prince of English essayists One night when the raindrops glistened on the leaves of trees, the clasped moon released from the dark shadow of the clouds poured soothing silver rays on the earth....		CHAPTER FROM HISTORY: Poetry through the ages Many, who may have heard the names of Saadi, Hafiz or Omar Khayyam, know little about the excellence of their poetical compositions bequeathed to us, and the times they lived in....
POINT OF VIEW: A literary magazine with a difference BEFORE me is a literary journal coming from India. It appears so different from the literary journals we are accustomed to. It opens with a Hadith followed by a quotation from...		A daunting task ahead PAKISTAN’S tour of England is in full-swing side. But no matter the changed character of current cricket, there is always a heritage when it comes to old rivals....
DIFFERENT STROKES: The wooden spoon once again THE worst did happen. In my column last week, I had hoped that Pakistanis will do better in the second leg of the tri-nation four-team double header in Australia. But, as...		THROUGH THE COVERS: West Indies about to turn the corner IN the last few weeks, I could not touch upon much of the cricketing activity that was going on around the world, as things here at home were on my mind....
Packing for Camp David The invitation for President Musharraf to Camp David must please him immensely. Except it’s not over a weekend, which means, the two presidents will not go jogging...		Poetic justice Surrounded by friends, fans and flowers, dressed in a crispy white shalwar kameez, Muneer Niazi witnessed a warm welcome when he visited the capital a few days back. The capital literary...
Laddoo and I I am the proud possessor of a 1972 model, sunflower yellow Volkswagon. We call her ‘laddoo’ not because we have much of an affinity with laddoos, but because that name has a certain ethnic conotational flavour that appeals to us....		NEWSMAKER PLAYERS, regardless of the sport, are generally known by the teams they represent. But that is for the lesser mortals. There are players who don’t need such crutches. They do it on their own and become larger than life....