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Mindless overreaction HAD Asif Zardari been allowed to be received by his party crowds, heavens would not have fallen. In fact, he would not have taken over even one provincial capital.....		Going soft, soft, soft? ALL roads leading to the Lahore Airport were sealed on that fateful day. PPP sources were claiming that the government had arrested 60,000 of its activists....
Academic overview of partition This study has nothing to do with the hackneyed query whether or not Pakistan should have been created. It is not within our purview....		Walker’s woes Over the lifetime I have walked a lot; most of the times it has been because I wanted to do so. But there have been moments when I was forced to...
Lost glory SHIKARPUR is my native town. It is also the place where my parents and forefathers were born and received education. The city was once known for its literary figures, high quality...		Aligarh is alive; it really is It was in February, this year that I came to know that the Sir Syed Memorial Society, Islamabad, was taking a delegation to the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India....
Savouring a traditional taste I don’t like burgers. No, not the people, rather the fast food that is on offer throughout the country. Be they from a multinational or of some local company, burgers,...		The city of my dreams There was a time when all a Pakistani had to do in order to go to Hong Kong, was buy a ticket and board the plane. The visa was issued on arrival....
DIARY OF A VAGABOND: Yajuj and Majuj in India Yajuj and Majuj have come back from India after watching the cricket extravaganza, smelling of dals and vegetables as they could not find any halal karhai gosht or roast chicken anywhere...		A chemical cuisine It starts when you get up in the morning. You snatch a bar of soap and scrub your face. That’s likely your first dab into the palette of added tints and hues that will colour much of your day....
HOT SEAT In the illustrious annals of Pakistan’s cricketing history, there have been a number of wicket-keepers who have staked a claim to be called as the best to represent the country. And...		Lights, camera ... but that’s not all Lights, glamour and fun! So is this what you thought advertising was all about? Well, according to Sheema Kamal Ahmed, creative director Manhattan International...
CHAPTER FROM HISTORY: A memsahib’s view of Ranjit Of the many books available on Maharajah Ranjit Singh, ruler of the Sikh empire that extended from the Sutlej to Kabul, none is as delightful as Fanny Eden’s book of memoirs,...		POINT OF VIEW: Sir Syed’s efforts towards enlightenment BEFORE me is a bulky volume, running into a thousand pages, bearing the title The Mohammadan commentary on the Holy Bible. It is a historic work of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan...
It was memorable on all counts If you look at cricket as a sort of historical cataclysm, the past twelve months have really dished it out....		Where’s the accountability? Pakistan returned home from the recently held Islamic Games, in Saudi Arabia, with three gold medals and a bronze. Sadly, they were all secured in tennis....
THROUGH THE COVERS: It’s time to let your hair down TO come back from 0-2 behind and clinch it 4-2 takes a lot of doing, and, for having done that, the team deserves unqualified praise. This is a rare moment of...		DIFFERENT STROKES: Money matters, but ... I WONDER what will be the final fate of efforts being made by Pakistan Hockey Federation to bring back Sohail Abbas and Mohammad Waseem into the national fold, but the...
Winning is not for all Sitting atop Boston, hogging 20,000-square-foot of rarefied air, commanding the best aerial view his millions can buy, Jack Welch and his trophy wife Suzy...		MOSAIC The 2005 Children’s World Summit for the Environment will take place this July in Aichi, Japan during Expo 2005....
A national monument With reference to the article A national monument (March 27), the Quaid-e-Azam residency is a treasure worth conserving because it has the power to take its visitors into the realms of...		NEWSMAKER Name: Joseph Ratzinger Age: 78 Nationality: German Claim to fame: Benedict XVI, the 256th pope...