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The economics of Eid THE mood is set, and the expectations are high. Markets are reporting brisk business. If customer turnout is any indication, people are better prepared this year to celebrate the day....		Extravagance is the key FORGOING the religious tradition of frugality, Eid-ul-Fitr brings in its wake a rush of consumer extravagance. People belonging to various strands of society make a beeline for the bazaars to empty...
Exploitative marketing EVER heard of exploitative marketing? If not diametrically opposed, exploitative marketing is definitely different from aggressive marketing. However, the aim of the two marketing strategies remains the same...		Historically correct? A HISTORIAN can even change the past. Nothing can define the study of the history of Pakistan’s creation in better words. For Indian (nationalists) historians, Pakistan is just an aberration...
Groping in the dark Sailing by the sea, I had come across a miraculous view of nature. The brackish sea had completely mesmerized me. My thoughts convinced me to bow down before the descending sun...		Emotional issues of the young ones SAMEER, a 13-year-old boy, student of class VIII, had not been doing well in his studies for the last two years. He felt sad and became cynical, and was socially aloof....
A guide to holy festivals Every year, as Ramazan comes to a close, it leaves a pang in the heart. We are all a little better, a little more giving, sacrificing and closer to God during...		Romancing with Hungary I confess; I have fallen in love with Hungary as a whole, especially with its capital city Budapest. With a rich cultural and historical past, the country has a lot to offer a tourist....
Into the fire World Diabetes Day is the primary global campaign for raising awareness on diabetes. It is an occasion to draw public attention to the causes, symptoms, complications and treatment of this serious disorder, which is steadily rising all over the world....		HOT SEAT Ahmed Faraz’s association with Radio Pakistan, as a music producer, started at a very early stage of his career. He says that he has an ear for music and that is...
Jaun dies After six months Jaun Elia will die, pass away to a land from whose bourn no traveller returns. Right now, he squats on the marbled floor of a private hospital’s CCU....		CHAPTER FROM HISTORY: A mystic experience Mysticism seems to be the ultimate frame of mind. In the near future it may reign supreme, since the whole world has been disillusioned with communism, socialism and Mullaism....
POINT OF VIEW: A prolific and controversial poet ZAFAR Iqbal’s poetic talent is unbridled. He writes profusely and at a speed that knows no limit. He is the most prolific poet of our times. His critic, Shamsur-Rahman Farooqi, has...		A century of Tests His supernatural control enables him to probe even the best batsman’s weaknesses. Probably that is why, Glenn McGrath is considered the best and the most effective fast-bowler in the world....
THROUGH THE COVERS: Nothing succeeds like success THE freak manner in which the fourth Test of the series between India and Australia came to an end, must have created some sort of a bizarre record. I really struggle...		Heaven can wait SHE sums up religion in two straight words: practical compassion. Karen Armstrong has arrived, taking her 30 long and lonely years of search for God that sucked her into the heart...
Protecting the future DARS-I-QURAN in the morning, Iftaris in the evening and shopping in between, Ramazan is a busy month for Islooites. Dars-i-Quran, a new trend in Islamabad, is no doubt an enlightening exercise...		Pitfalls and opportunities at the top I sit on top of Karachi quite literally, ‘on the highest room of the tallest tower’ where my occupation has led me to move. Our office has shifted to the tallest building in Pakistan...
NEWSMAKER To say that Theo van Gogh’s views were controversial would be putting it too politely, The Dutch filmmaker liked to provoke. A self-described “reactionary”, he caused incensed opinion across the Dutch political spectrum....		Man never learns With reference to Amar Jaleel’s column Man never learns (October 24), the fact remains that all previous democratic governments in Pakistan were dismissed by generals....