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Private agenda? PERHAPS at no other time in the recent history of Pakistan have government policy and public perception differed so sharply on the United States....		Kill false hopes AS the first-ever Camp David summit between Pakistani and US heads of state approaches questions are being asked about the issues that will figure in the talks....
Dialogue with a ‘blasphemer’ Abdul Rasheed phoned me last evening, and said, “Gumrah has agreed to talk to you tonight after midnight.” Abdul Rasheed, a chum from college days, is SHO. He has always been instrumental in the realization of most of my idiosyncrasies....		Human resource development in Pakistan WHETHER it is a private concern or a public organization, resource human development has become an important part of its long-term planning. Evidence can be seen from the special attention, developed...
NET-CLIP: Exploring health A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools. — Spanish proverb...		Painting the town black Born and bred in Lahore, I have always considered myself a Lahorite first. This nostalgia for Lahore nags at me in an odd way....
The majestic and the mighty We had been encouraged by the Lord’s Test match, though the encouragement was tempered with the knowledge that Pakistan did not have the bowling to get England out twice. Still, our...		Lahore goes hi-tech ALTHOUGH I am a Karachiite with roots firmly entrenched in the port city, I have more than an average fascination for Lahore. Its history, architecture, culture and above all people curiously interlace to give birth to a unique ambience....
DIARY OF A VAGABOND: An eventful journey ONCE upon a time I flew to England and literally “flew” like a bird and took as much time to land in London as a bird would do. Well, the simple...		The actual weapon of mass destruction We all have heard of terrorists working on weapons of mass destruction but no attention has been paid to the environmental pollution, including noise and water pollution, in our country. Each poses a threat and health hazard to the people of our country....
Encounters to remember Music was in our family. My father, a Bridge Engineer in thePakistan Railways, possessed a good voice and as an amateur singer, would enthral the audience with his singing....		A legend unsung Few film celebrities of the Indian cinema could win popularity and fame of such unprecedented scale in the relatively short period of time that the captivatingly beautiful actress Naseem Bano managed....
CHAPTER FROM HISTORY: A woman of substance “My sons are engrossed in the pleasures of youth and none of them possesses the capability of managing the affairs of the country. After my death it will be seen that...		POINT OF VIEW: The sound of silence FAHMIDA Riaz has chosen the right moment for her counter-attack. She seems to have concluded to settle accounts with the critics and all those male chauvinists, who had vehemently censured her...
Of cricket, nursery rhymes & folklore LIKE the Humpty Dumpty in the nursery rhyme, here in Pakistan we have a humpty dumpty as well. It is the Pakistan Cricket Team....		DIFFERENT STROKES: Centre-half on the wrong foot THERE are less than two months to go for the Champions Trophy. It is difficult to say what the PHF management may be thinking in terms of the team’s chances at...
THROUGH THE COVERS: Selection riddle remains unsolved AS usual, I am writing these lines in the middle of an event, the three-match series between Pakistan and England, of which one match has been played at the time of...		Ashcroft makes no apologies FIRST the good news? American democracy is not quite deaf. Its riposte to the Justice Department for cruelty to 762 immigrants — most of them Pakistanis — taken into custody...
Uncovering the past Seeing the images of the Iraqi National Museum strewn with smashed antiquities sends a chilling reminder of the irreparable damage caused by lawlessness. And only someone like Salima Ikram who has...		May we all rest in peace GOD knows this is serious. A crow taught Cain to bury Abel, so the Biblical narration goes, by digging a hole in the earth. From then on it has been so. Some prefer cremation....
NEWSMAKER OSCAR winner and one of Hollywood’s timeless hero’s, Eldred Gregory Peck breathed his last, last week. For almost six decades, the tall, dark and handsome Gregory Peck, as he was popularly known, was a major presence on the cinema scene....		Ebb and Flow While on a short visit to Pakistan, I read Omar Kureshi’s Ebb and Flow (June 1, 2003). He wrote about the early initiative that PIA took to project Pakistan and itself,...