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Brand Pakistan AS the Made in Pakistan fair in New Delhi drew to a close, one conclusion could be safely drawn, that the Indians hold as much fascination for Pakistani products as the Pakistanis hold for Indian goods. However, this is where the similarity ends....		Sabre-rattling must now end THE present change in the Indo-Pak relations has suddenly put trade on top of the national agenda, leading many people to believe that one side will gain more out of this equation at the cost of the other....
History under a prism ‘Mr Jinnah, with the help of Mr G.M. Syed, established Pakistan in Sindh, simultaneously with the Pakistan Resolution passed in the Sindh Assembly, the only assembly in India which has done it’....		In-laws or outlaws? The very phrase “in-laws” may sometimes give the impression of one being in a dominating or commanding position. Father-in-law, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law...
The changing scene Lahore in the 1990s was different in many ways. There used to be a few good restaurants along M.M. Alam Road, some good shops where one could buy things from the...		NET-CLIP: Art through the ages VISUAL works of art are one of the most important indicators of the degree of any culture’s advancement. The loss of cultural artifacts is a problem that besets many countries today,...
Plugging the hole What was once considered the best irrigation system in the world, is now a fast crumbling edifice of bureaucratic lethargy....		Gym-steroid syndrome With the increase in population, areas of outdoor activities are fast decreasing. Consequently, there has been an increase in indoor activities. And among them, there has been a significant rise in...
Each worth a thousand words Late last week, journalism’s most pretigious award, the Pulitzer Prize, was announced for 2004 by Columbia University....		DIARY OF A VAGABOND: An old hunter’s tales We sat under the shadows of Pamir Mountains, in the far-flung valley of Sokhtarabad, by a glacier stream and listened attentively to the tales of bygone exploits of Abdul Latif, an...
The suffering continues According to the data made available by the Cancer Research Foundation of Pakistan, the incidence of breast carcinoma (cancer) is 35 per cent of all carcinomas of women...		HOT SEAT CLASSICAL and semi-classical music climbs up like an ever-flowing river, carrying rivulets of wide-ranging musical cultures to make it richer and colourful. This wave motion of music can best be described...
When time stood still I WAS dining with friends at my home when Shaukat Aziz, the finance minister, mentioned to me that the Quaid-i-Azam’s daughter and her family were due to visit Pakistan during the Pakistan-India cricket series....		CHAPTER FROM HISTORY: Why Musa was made C-in-C In October 1958, Ayub appointed General Mohammed Musa (who rose from the ranks) as the next C-in-C with Lt-Gen Muhammed Habibullah Khan as his Chief of Staff....
POINT OF VIEW: Nasir Kazmi remembered A FUNCTION was held in memory of a poet, leading to memories of a vanished city. The poet was Nasir Kazmi, while the city was Lahore as it existed and...		I never compare myself with Tendulkar: Dravid If Sachin Tendulkar is an icon, Rahul Dravid is no mean achiever. To live under the shadow of a great and try to match him, off and on the field, is an onerous task....
THROUGH THE COVERS: The contest is very much alive I HAD all but finished my column for the week when Pakistan finished off the Indian innings before lunch on the fourth day of the second Test in Lahore. Deadlines...		Who will you vote for, daddy? And let slip the dogs of spin as Senator Kerry and President Bush get at each other’s throats in their fight for the White House this November....
Travelling light Oh, how I wish I could travel light! Just carry a briefcase or a handbag, hop into the plane, train or bus, dump the valises in the compartment or on the rack overhead...		The great cable TV escapade About two years ago in F-8 Markaz, I spied a long, white banner boasting the words ‘Cable TV coming soon to F-8’...
NEWSMAKER A brooding man with piercing black eyes, he was virtually unknown before the fall of Saddam Hussein. A year on, Moqtada al-Sadr is the greatest threat facing the US-led occupation forces in Iraq. And the threat is of the violent kind....		Farewell to Medina With reference to the articles The scent of my Prophet (March **) and Farewell Medina (March 14), I thoroughly enjoyed the both the articles....