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Doing it the wrong way The four provinces and the federal government are in the midst of budget preparations for the next fiscal year....		NFC needs to be independent TOO much secrecy and lack of transparency within the mechanism of the National Finance Commission (NFC) leads to controversies that serve no one’s cause, says MAH....
Wither my heritage-II WHILE leisurely strolling between old Clifton Bridge and Teen Talwar roundabout, I saw a forlorn person standing motionless on the pavement across Red Crescent Hospital Complex on the other side of the road....		To drink or not to drink IT was May 19 when I returned from the university, tired and worn out after my last paper. As a newspaper addict, I had not had a chance to go through...
Traffic trials TRAFFIC in Karachi keeps expanding and taking a toll on human lives and property with no signs of law-enforcement agencies and the City Government bringing relief to Karachiites already buckling under...		Karachi on fire WHEN I first heard of the recent blast, the news report said the dead included a young boy. A mother myself, I cannot imagine what the mother of the boy must...
Killing the online bug Time spent on the PC or the Internet is never fool-proof. An innocent looking e-mail attachment, a loophole in the operating system and a simple encased floppy disk. And the next...		Desi salsa in Barcelona found Barcelona to be one of the most exciting cities in Spain. The architecture and overall layout of the city varies from Gothic to Gaudi, with grandiose buildings, exquisite statues, fountains, parks and plazas....
DIARY OF A VAGABOND: To Torkham and back Once upon a time, Lundi Kotal was the most fabulous town this side of Khyber Pass. Not because of its dusty and forlorn situation, like Timbuktu. But due to the ready...		The killer lake Manchar Lake is a large, shallow, freshwater body formed by natural depression. It is flanked by the Indus to the east, the Laki Hills in the south and Khirthar Hills in the west....
HOT SEAT HAILED as the Best Television Actor in the third Lux Style Awards, Humayun Saeed claims he likes watching movies but generally forgets them the day after he has seen them! Laughs...		Forgotten heroes of Punjab Punjab is one of the earliest known civilizations of the Indus Valley (4,000 to 5,000 BC) which had well-planned streets and drainage....
CHAPTER FROM HISTORY: A man for all seasons THE epoch-making episodes known as the three Rs — renaissance, reformation and revolution, produced remarkable personalities who played a vital role by exploiting the opportunities provided during the course of time....		POINT OF VIEW: Urdu in the West NOT only Pakistan but the whole of South Asia is under the sway of the English language. Local languages, including Urdu, have suffered a setback in consequence. However, Urdu can claim...
Are we butchers? After seeing the fate of Pakistan’s strike bowler, Waqar Younis, the billion dollar question that agitated my mind was: Are we butchers?...		A prince with a burr No other country in the world could have produced a John Arlott other than England and no other sport other than cricket....
All eyes on the way ahead The biggest sporting extravaganza of the year, the Athens Olympics is just round the corner. And all the major hockey teams have been preparing themselves for this event for the past...		THROUGH THE COVERS: A moral victory for Bangladesh THE first Test in the ongoing series between West Indies and Bangladesh, I am sure, did not have many followers. I was not one either in the initial phase, for I...
Aspirin in suburbia Grandma Joyce, as she’s called by her six grandchildren, is a robust seventy. Recently, I caught up with her as she stood sweeping her driveway, carefully collecting the bits of loose gravel and bagging them for garbage disposal....		The voice of the street The whole scene was echoing with chanting slogans for Indo-Pak friendship and strong future relations. An open-air made-up function seemed a ‘Dinner Special’ for the privileged rather than the very serious...
Death of a doctor With reference to the article Death of a doctor (May 23), I believe words such as moron, selfish and miserable soul should not be used for doctors. These are disgusting and...		NEWSMAKER Aussie gals are really going places these days. Australians had hardly finished celebrating one of their girls becoming a Danish crown princess, that they started parting again after a female from Downunder became Miss Universe 2004....