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On the horns of a dilemma THE issue of whether Pakistan should recognize Israel came to the forefront during President Pervez Musharraf’s tour of the United States in June. Presumably, it was placed on the front burner by his American hosts, who are anxious...		The dream is still alive LEILA KHALED is considered the world’s first woman hijacker. She is revered by some and hated by others, but is known across the world for her daring deeds. Leila, as she is known across the Arab world, was only four years old during the....
The Theory of ‘Ifs’ BEFORE we ponder over the Theory of ‘Ifs’, let us first go through an important historic document, a letter from Mahatma Gandhi addressed to Quaid-i-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah. The letter, written from an undisclosed prison, is dated....		Religious conflict in Sindh IN JACOBABAD’S Bano Bazaar, the thickly populated ancient bazaar in the centre of the city, both the Hindu and Muslim communities have lived together through the years....
Pakistan facing toxic water apocalypse ISLAMABAD and Kasur- Untreated industrial waste is being discharged into the country’s waterways, creating a potentially devastating future crisis, says a leading institution on environment and....		The weird on the web SURFING the same Net, day in and day out, one gets bored with the usual stuff. So the other day, I went online in search of stuff that was different. In...
An extra day in New York I left Rio de Janeiro as I had arrived. The air-conditioning at the departure lounge was not working, as it had not been at the arrival lounge. I presented my passport and once again a sinister looking character with hooded eyes and a mocking smile...		The new face of public transport KARACHI is a city of more than ten million people, five million of which, commute via public transport. From the trams and circular railway to the latest green buses, various schemes have been introduced, over the years, to....
Go for genetic counseling GENETIC Counselling is the process whereby an individual or a family is provided information about an existing or possible genetic problem. The purpose of this effort is to educate the patient about the genetic facts and issues relevant to their circumstances....		The road to Paris “Have you seen the good old oak tree dear?” I clenched my teeth and wanted to hit the person who had asked me the question. But their time it was an...
A great iconoclast SOME CRITICS consider the remark of Dr. Abdul Rahman Bijnori hyperbolic, but most agree with the inferential spirit behind it that no poet has surpassed the magical world of implications and connotations of Ghalib’s poetry....		A vanishing culture LET us, for a while, talk about mangoes. Baray amon ka kuch bayan ho jai. That is how Ghalib took a start in his famous poem written in praise of mangoes, and that is what I intend to do today. As is well known, Ghalib was very fond of mangoes....
Jinnah’s unique position at RTC THE May 1929 elections in Britain spawned the first Labour Party Government, with Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937) as Prime Minister and Wedgewood Benn (1877-1960) as Secretary of State for India. Soon after...		Lahore’s tradition of brass bands AFTER SMASHING the Sikh kingdom in the Punjab in 1848, the British colonial rulers annexed the conquered territories to their Indian Empire. Prior to that, very little, if any, manifestations of...
Death of an institution THERE were striking similarities between the boxing careers of Samad Mir, the best Pakistani boxer of all times, and Richard Clement, another champion boxer. They were both born the same year...		Nasser at his impulsive best UST a couple of weeks ago I had made the point that the English Test side will have to keep the momentum generated by the One Day counterparts going. Any failure...
Finally, everything is in place THE forthcoming Champions Trophy will be the 25th edition of the prestigious tournament that was launched way back in 1978. Pakistan had clinched the coveted trophy, an dI take much pride...		Aging: put it on hold SO you think I lead a pretty miserable life?” Angie, my neighbour, asks me at the end of our long chat on aging. We laugh, because both know that’s not the case. Angie, agile at 85, never ceases to...
The card game SOMETIME back, the credit card was a prestigious piece of plastic. It was issued to men of means. Its possession and use at designated centres was considered as a status symbol. Of course, some information was required...		A visiting delegation THE information provided in the article A visiting delegation (July 6), points towards a very unusual but important issue....
MOSAIC: Are computers harmful? THE role of the computer key board and mouse in causing injury to the nerves in the arms is still a debatable issue, states a recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association....		Newsmaker WHEN Louise Brown’s parents told her that she was one of a kind, they really meant it. After all, she was the first baby in history, who was successfully conceived in a laboratory test-tube. When, on June 25, 1978, Louise was born...