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Keep Thinking DR Edward de Bono thinks about the way one should think, and is rightly known as the Father of Thinking on Thinking....		Dissent of an individual In the later part of this column, you will peruse excerpts from the private notebook of my friend, Jogi. A loner who keeps no profile, he has allowed me to reproduce extracts from some of the abstractions he jots down in his notebook....
The sad state of theatre Man’s instinct for self-preservation has helped him dominate the universe. He has learnt from the past, understood the present, and hopes for the future....		The healing touch Young bibi ‘A’ was married to ‘B’ with the mutual consent of two families. She was a cheerful and hard-working soul, full of life. Unfortunately, she could not give birth to...
NET-CLIP: It is the day for love & romance AS most of you already know, Saint Valentine’s Day, a holiday honouring lovers. Celebrated throughout the world on February 14, the custom involves sending greeting cards, gifts or flowers to your...		The victims of sadism HERE is how a person, especially a woman in this country, can qualify as a victim of domestic violence....
An oasis in the making If all goes according to plan, the province of Sindh will soon have its very own tourist resort, one that is sure to challenge Murree for spot of top tourist destination...		The end of that sinking feeling VENICE is sinking! Though this is an age-old cliche, the truth of the matter is that it might just be getting true. However, efforts of professionals and experts may already have borne fruit to the contrary, and made sure that Venice will never sink....
DIARY OF A VAGABOND: A mystical experience It was our first evening in Jeddah and we were about to step out for dinner when my one and only daughter-in-law said to her mother-in-law, who also happens to be...		Anger and destruction Deterioration of mental retention is only a part of it. Your eyes misread a sudden urge of violence...not being able to hold it together...A mutiny is on...the crew no longer obeys the captain. It’s sheer anarchy....
HOT SEAT RENOWNED painter Naheed Raza likes to listen to music while painting, and feels that music is essential for a healthy existence. Says she, “In our busy schedules it gives us space...		The Lakhnau that was WITH the movement of its poets, the glory of Delhi — particularly cultural and literary — also began shifting to Lakhnau....
CHAPTER FROM HISTORY: The versatile Aga Khan By all standards, Sultan Mohammad Shah, His Royal Highness Prince Aga Khan III, was a versatile personality of great distinction. He was the spiritual leader of the Ismailis, an educationist, an...		POINT OF VIEW: A serious absurdist JAFAR, the absurdist, I mean Jafar Zatalli, was an interesting character. The elite of his time had dismissed him outright, saying that he talked nonsense and was obscene and...
Looking for intelligent cricket managers CRICKET in Pakistan, as in most of the South Asian countries, is a matter of life and death. Nothing excites more passion and emotion among the people of this region than seeing Shoaib Akhtar bowl or Tendulkar and Jaisurya bat (depending on whose side you are on)....		Recycling Tauqir’s legacy CHAIRMAN Shaharyar Khan seems to be groping in the dark as so far it seems that he has not been able to work out a plan to run Pakistan Cricket Board...
THROUGH THE COVERS: India has lost the momentum THE thumping manner and margin of victory that Australia managed in the best-of-three final of the recently concluded triangular series is a clear indication that the India simply ran out of...		Let no child be left behind — really? In December, on a balmy afternoon to be one with nature — as they say — I am all revved up to leave the ugliness of the world behind and retreat into the innards of a park...
Valentine for singles IT’S that time of the year again when the world makes it a point to rub in the fact that you are on the wrong side of 30, depressed and still single ... basically a loser of the highest social order!...		The boss from hell A fresh graduate with an MBA from a coveted institute, I was brimming with the confidence of getting a good job, making a brilliant career out of it, be successful and all that goes with it....
NEWSMAKER NEITHER a classic beauty nor trained in classical music, still she became a superstar singer-actress. Suraiya Jamaal Sheikh was independent India’s first big movie star...		The White Desert With reference to the article, The White Desert January 25), the writer started from Sanghar and then went on to Mansurah in Taluka Sanjhoro and Makhi Lake. Personally I think that...