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A step forward? PRESIDENT General Pervez Musharraf has made a tectonic shift from our hackneyed stand on Kashmir, that a plebiscite should determine the ultimate fate of Kashmir...		Pressure now on Track-II FOR the past several years the term, Track-II, has come to be a euphemism for unofficial efforts to push both Islamabad and New Delhi towards the dialogue table....
An open letter to Bush SODAI came to me yesterday late in the evening. He, as usual, appeared preoccupied in his thoughts. Most of his friends and relatives believe Sodai walks on the barrier between sanity and insanity....		The menace of dowry SOCIETIES are often plagued by a number of social evils. These evils may exist either due to the unbridled freedom in a society or because of unnecessary restrictions. With the passage...
Helping the helpless RECENTLY, chief executives of different companies received a letter from the adviser to the prime minister regarding the employment status of disabled persons in their respective organizations....		Celebrating Eid One of the major Muslim festivals, Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated on the first of Shawwal. The occasion of Eid signifies a day of thanksgiving as Muslims all over the world celebrate having...
To Delhi by bus Being the son-in-law of an Indian national, I have to travel to India at least once in two years. This of course is done with my wife and kids and the purpose of the visit is to meet our near and dear ones there....		DIARY OF A VAGABOND: City of the golden owl How could I at that moment know that a special angel in the garb of Vinod Dua had descended upon me from skies of city of Djinns?...
A common problem Tonsils and adenoids are masses of tissue that are similar to the lymph nodes or ‘glands’ found in the neck, groin and armpits. Tonsils are the two masses on the back of the throat....		HOT SEAT Although Dr Anis Nagi loves to dabble in many genres of Urdu literature, but criticism is his forte. He has authored seventy books so far on criticism, fiction and poetry and...
Guarding against the guards THE unprecedented mushrooming of security agencies in Karachi and the appointments of security guards in such agencies without examining their credentials has shaken people’s confidence in the security system....		CHAPTER FROM HISTORY: Sword of Tipu Sultan ON April 8 this year, an English newspaper published the picture of an Indian gentleman, Dr Vijay Malliya, holding the sword of Tipu Sultan, the 18th century ruler of the state...
POINT OF VIEW: The link between Mir, Ghalib and Iqbal IT was only in recent years that Aftab Ahmad Khan cared to record his impressions regarding his senior contemporaries, who were personally known to him and who had impressed him over...		Men in green It would be a waste of space to state the obvious vis-a-vis the not-so-good performance of our cricket team in the last two matches they played at ‘home grounds’....
On the right track Following years of gloom, there may finally be light at the end of the tunnel. For in the last four years, Pakistan has risen from the ashes and emerged as one...		THROUGH THE COVERS: Lankans must hold their heads high THE fact that Pakistan came from behind in the home series against Sri Lanka is bound to have a good effect on all concerned even though it was not the thumping...
Beware, it’s Bernard Lewis THE octogenarian is a one-man demolition army against Islam. He’s been in the business since the last 50 years, but none has embraced him so fondly as the Bush White House.....		Women’s woes I AM a Pakistani woman. And just like most women who are unfortunate enough to be brought up in our patriarchal culture, I too have to face the agony and frustration...
Disappointments galore EXACTLY one year ago, I was packing my bags to return to Pakistan, my home. I was in Paris for the last one year doing my DEA in cell and molecular therapy, something I dreamt of during my MBBS days in Karachi....		NEWSMAKER Mian Muhammad Sharif, the man who engineered the rise of the Sharif clan into one of the most influential industrial and political forces in Pakistan, is no more....
MOSAIC Asthma and pets Children with asthma living in the inner city, are exposed to multiple indoor allergens and tobacco smoke in their homes, states a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine....		Culture shock With reference to the lead article Culture Shock (October 17), I would like to appreciate the writer’s efforts in pointing out some of the major weaknesses and imbalances of our society....