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Another one bites the dust THE curtain has finally fallen and Mir Zafarullah Jamali has now joined the ranks of former prime ministers of whom there happens to be no dearth. The drama of yet another...		The untold story WHEN Zafarullah Khan Jamali was anointed as prime minister, many argued as to what political course he might adopt. Would he go the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto way by taking on the...
Anatomy of terrorism LET us begin our probe with a question: is it for the first time in the history of mankind that the world at large has experienced terrorism The answer, though simple, oscillates between ‘yes’ and ‘no’. Before we arrive at a definitive answer, we must bear in mind that unlike terrorism in ancient times...		The debate continues ... ON June 20, Father’s Day was celebrated across the globe. I came to know of it when my daughter presented me with a tie that day and wished me , ‘Happy Abbu Day’ as she hugged me. For most of us outside America, Father’s Day is a fairly new concept, but one that’s already been pushed heavily by those who stand to gain...
Fun and frolic at Attock AS the engine chugged out of Peshawar, we settled for the journey ahead. Our destination was Attock Khurd and the people going there included representatives of various tourism and heritage organizations. Besides members of the...		Trendy summers WINTERS went away long while ago and summer’s here once again — every store big or small is flooded with cool summery prints. In Pakistani wear, what is really ‘in’ this...
A safari through Africa AFRICA is undoubtedly the most charismatically beautiful continent on Earth, probably because modernization was last to visit it. And it was part of this beauty that we saw on our recent visit to South Africa....		To eat or not to eat IT is estimated that the human population has now touched the six-billion mark. While their need for food consumption has accordingly increased, unfortunately the production of a number of edibles has not....
Arabian horses or mules? LONG before the advent of the hippy culture, Lahore had its fair share of very genuine hippies who were dubbed as Bohemians in those days, of which the famed poet and...		Insanity of ambition SOME human desires, like avarice, lust and power are essentially boundless and incapable of complete satisfaction. Animals are mostly content if they achieve a reasonable degree of security of their existence and ministration of their reproductive needs. With human beings the matter is different....
The Regan-Zia comparison THE book Rating The Presidents, by Ridings and McIver, has rated all the presidents of the USA except the present one, George W. Bush. The first on the list is Abraham Lincoln and the last name is that of President Harding. Had...		The first travelogue in Urdu? LONDON was once a wonderland for people living in British India. A native who had the good luck to visit the golden city returned stupefied with fantastic tales to tell his...
Hot Seat HOLLYWOOD films have contributed immensely to the life of a versatile director of the subcontinent, S. Suleman, who was surrounded by a star family....		Keeping pace is important THE presence of teams like Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in the top league often make people believe that things are not quite right in the world of international cricket. While the ICC...
Nothing got past Bari WASIM Bari was a contemporary of Allan Knott. Bari thought that Knott was the best keeper in the world. Allan Knott, on the other hand pinned that medal of honour on...		Writing history as it occurs-I TWO contemporary issues of morality and power play out in the peoples court of America. Roped in to read Bill Clinton’s amazingly candid memoir My Life and watch Michael Moore’s chilling film Fahrenheit 9/11 the moment of reckoning for America is here....
Of agents and passports MOST Karachiites think that it is harder to acquire a passport for a Pakistani than it is for a Bengali, Afghan or Burmese living here. This concept cannot be ruled out. In fact, many aliens land the opportunity to travel with the green passport....		How to read Iqbal? WITH reference to Mr Intizar Hussain’s contribution, How to read Iqbal? May 16, I was disappointed to read his article on Iqbal’s poetry....
MOSAIC: Sharing knowledge A joint study commissioned by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and presented at an international meeting on the world’s wildlife, highlights the complexities...		Newsmaker IF India thinks it has set an example by the smooth changeover of premiers, it better take note of how smooth such a change has just taken place in Pakistan, too. Not only did Jamali resign from his post without being sacked, he even nominated his successor...