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Corruption unlimited THESE are strange times. In a supposedly more educated and sophisticated world where ethics and morality are spoken about, taught and trumpeted loud and clear, locally and globally, we are witnessing the demise of principles, values and ethics at all levels....		The evil within THE Corruption Perception Index (CPI), compiled by the Transparency International (TI), has received significant attention since it was first introduced in the 1990s....
Collapse of cinema culture It is a moral obligation for each one of us who have witnessed rudiments of change that formulate social, cultural, and political history of Pakistan, to come forward and impede wrong or distorted information from forming an elusive impression on the susceptible mind of our younger generation....		Metrosexuality MY son is invariably the last one to get ready whenever we go out together to attend a social gathering. He explains that in these modern times, more than the character...
Laugh your head off I WOULDN’T be wrong if I said that we are slowly, but surely, forgetting how important a role laughter plays in our lives. These days, we always find ourselves in a...		‘Shall I compare thee.....’ Perfect beauty is an elusive concept, but if you can feel good about yourself by enhancing your looks, you may find more joy in your life. We try thousands of things...
Crime against the poor HERE is a heart-rending story. A recruiting agent in Islamabad selected Ali to do a labourer’s job in Saudi Arabia....		The game is on THE Chinese are in; the Japanese are out. The Europeans are dwindling and the Americans ... well, they are being just plain stubborn, just like they always are in everything they...
Majestic Malaysia WHEN Ibn Khaldun, the famous 14th century Tunisian historian and sociologist, first visited Cairo, he was awe-struck. Later, he recorded in his autobiography:...		DIARY OF A VAGABOND: Wells of Madina Do you know that on the day when the waters of a newly dug well sprout for the first time, dozens of midgets leave their underground abode, jump out of the...
Optimism is the key MEMORIES of that wonderful day are still fresh in my mind. It was Feb 25, 1995 when I received the most beautiful gift from Allah. My eyes welled up when I held my beautiful daughter, Sumi, in my arms, after going through a Caesarean operation....		HOT SEAT Innovative and unique, Maheen Khan has undoubtedly been a trendsetter for almost two decades. She has a knack for defying the norms of this formula driven industry. However, on a sultry...
Futile efforts ONE fine morning, soon after the creation of Pakistan, a middle-aged, bearded gentleman was seen walking along the Bunder Road (now the M.A Jinnah Road) in Karachi....		CHAPTER FROM HISTORY: Two famous South Asians IN the last quarter of the 19th century, two South Asian Muslims were born in the holy city of Makkah. Not many knew that they would later be playing prominent parts...
POINT OF VIEW: Looking for renaissance THANKS to 9/11 we now have a new English translation of Maulana Hali’s Musaddas. Of course we had already two English translations of this epoch-making long poem. But they were done...		So much for nothing Like our dismal showing in Olympic hockey, the performance of the five Pakistani pugilists, turned out to be shockingly disappointing as all of them suffered humiliating defeats...
DIFFERENT STROKES: Who is responsible for this debacle? Win or lose, it’s all part of the game. But then, before the tournament commenced, expectations were high. Even the critics were confident that Pakistan will at least make it to...		THROUGH THE COVERS: England on cloud nine WHAT a season the Englishmen are having on the cricket field! I have repeatedly talked of the English side in the last year or so as they made gradual strides towards...
Managing the winners Mir Mohammad Hussain was a double international. He had played hockey and football for India. Yet, to the best of my knowledge, he had held no office in the governing bodies...		Something rotten in the state of Jersey How would Shakespeare have said it, I wonder, watching the Governor of New Jersey admit to an extra-marital affair, and that too with a man!...
To bid farewell I have always hated airports and hospitals. When I was a kid, the reason for this feeling of hatred was unknown, yet I knew it had something to do with my...		Irritating idiosyncrasies SOME men and women are noted for their strange idiosyncrasies and eccentricities. The interesting fact is that most of them are so habituated to certain idiosyncrasies that they themselves are totally blind to them....
NEWSMAKER Wearing dark sunglasses and a khaki army shirt with a US flag on the shoulder; as he appears in court Jonathan Idema oozes confidence despite the possibility that he may well end up spending 15 to 20 years in an Afghan prison....		Copyright crime With reference to the article Copyright crime (August 8), when I glance over my bookshelf I do find myself guilty of reading photocopied books. But, we students are compelled to buy...