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Demographic disorder THE 20th century witnessed an unprecedented population explosion. In 1804, the population of the world had touched the one billion mark. It increased to two billion in 1927. By 1999, it had become six billion — an increase of five billion within a century....		We need to be innovative DR ZEBA A. SATHAR is Country Director of the Population Council. The Population Council is a US-based international NGO that deals with the issue of population. It seeks to improve the well-being and reproductive health of current and future generations...
The myth of darkness WAS the world perennially immersed in darkness one thousand and four hundred years ago? This is a sensitive question, for many teachers have linked it to our religion, Islam....		Upcoming opportunities IMMEDIATE steps need to be help Pakistan’s fledgling software industry. And this is especially important since the downturn of orders following the September 11 events....
Keeping one’s identity intact YOU’VE come back from abroad; you haven’t changed at all.” You can replace the word ‘abroad’ with any Western country. I wonder what changes people expect of those who go abroad for some time after living in Pakistan all their lives....		Gloom at Naran IT was a visual treat to have a look at the Kunhar River in the Naran region. I was holidaying there and wanted my fellow-travellers to witness the picturesque view as...
A new route to Islamabad KHETLARI is a small village in the Tharparkar region of Sindh. The area was once known as ‘the land of no people’. But with the passage of time, things changed and the village became densely populated. And this is the place from...		The magic of Harry Potter HARRY POTTER is the most popular wizard character ever. And it’s not just the kids who are crazy about him. Even their parents seem to be entrapped by Harry’s magical spells....
Photography, fishing and Phunder Lake FOR those who are interested in extreme mountaineering, the choices offered by the Northern Areas are infinite. However, for those harbouring a passion for some adventure and outdoor life....		A model worth emulating THE Quetta Katchi Abadies Environmental Management Programme (QKAEMP) has evolved through a well-organized process that began in 1996-97. The Executive Director of the Pakistan Institute for...
I dreamt of Shah Gori AND who is this enchanting Gori — Gori Gori O Banki Chori, coming in my dreams? She is the most magnificent mountain in the world, Everest pales in front of her...		The right to choose IT is said that the institution of marriage was introduced so that man and woman could live together in a social, legal and religious bond. However, it is never as simple as...
Figurative art and Islam ‘FIGURATIVE representation is forbidden in Islam’, as pointed out by Farida Batool in her book, Figure, the Popular and the Political in Pakistan....		Events of 1953 A VIGOROUS students’ movement in the early ‘50s has an important place in Pakistan’s history. It radicalized the political and economic discourse in the country for years to come....
Hot Seat ARTIST and one-time professional photographer, Rooha Ghaznavi claims that her concentration span is very high which enables her to sit through and watch almost any movie, other than violent ones. Her...		Swimming against the tide NOTWITHSTANDING the extraordinary performance of our national women swimming team in and outside the country in the last few years, women’s swimming is still, by and large, an unrecognized sport in Pakistan....
Pacemen in a bit of spin WITH Shane Warne of Australia joining, and not overtaking, Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka at the top of the list of leading Test bowlers, the likelihood is that he may perhaps...		For the love of cricket I HAD first heard of Justice A.R. Cornelius as the sole dissenting judge in the landmark judgment handed down by the Supreme Court in the Maulvi Tamizuddin case. That judgment altered...
Analyze this HAS anyone done the proverbial digging on Shaukat Aziz? Probably not. As finance minister, the world really couldn’t care less about his antecedents. As prime minister, lying-in-wait, we do care....		Defending sensitive people I WOULD like to request you to let me have some of your precious moments. I am fully cognizant of the fact that they — the people with insensitive nature — are the ones in majority. This is how it has been since time immemorial....
The hearty stuff MY excitement knew no bounds when my folks decided to shift to a new home after 15 years. Having drooled over hundreds of interior designing books over the years, I was...		Celebrating K2 WITH reference to the article, Celebrating K2 (July 11), it is indeed heartening to know that the boys in Islamabad are celebrating the 50th anniversary of K-2’s conquest as well as...
MOSAIC:Don’t say it with flowers IN 2001, Americans spent an estimated $50 per capita on flowers, garden plants and nursery crops; and the floricultural grower receipts topped $13 billion. But some industry costs remained hidden. The...		Newsmaker DISABLED, both physically and in spirit, the aging Khaled bin Ouda bin Mohammed al-Harbi, a confidant of Osama bin Laden, was probably tired of running and hiding. And not being a major operational...