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The myth of reality Taking the government’s word at face value, many believed that things were about to take the vital U-turn, but then came a World Bank report according to which...		Day of the urchins With such a powerful force in numbers, it is high time the street urchins too had a representation in our parliament, “When I was six years of age Feroz Khan Noon was the Prime Minister of Pakistan...
A world of their own Competitive rivalry is healthy, jealous rivalry is devastating. It is a competitive world. We are all running madly to achieve our goals and realize our dreams. We have become so much...		A healthy future Taluka Johi and Dadu are one of the most arid areas of Sindh province. The area’s 600,000 people face many hardships, like getting portable water for their needs. Water in general,...
Airheads on air “Hey ya’ll ... This is FM 420 and ma name is Jazzy Jay. I have just landed in Pakistan from the Uuuunited States of Aammericaa (or England) … and I have...		The bad and the dead Compared to the history of a lot of other technologies, the history of the World Wide Web is still in its infancy. Having been around for a little more than ten...
Putting a pen in their hands An eight-month course has given the women of rural Sindh the confidence to not only read and write, but also be able to manage the accounts of their husbands’ hardwork...		Young, but determined THE elite Empire Club in Toronto invites speakers of tall stature to address its members. The recent one was no exception. Only, special arrangements had to be made. Nine-year-old Hannah Taylor...
Leading Turkey’s march Having been the seat of Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires, Istanbul has a lot of history about it. But, rest assured, there is lot more to it than just that...		Abbottabad on the way out Abbottabad is nestled within lush green rolling hills. The scenery along with the crisp mountain air promises to offer an unforgettable experience....
An institution called NICVD A lot more is needed to be done to help enhance the capability of the most important heart centre in the country, The National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases in Karachi...		Hot Seat “Come on Saqqi”, “well done Shahid”, “chalo yaar”. Who can forget these everlasting lingoes of a fun loving energetic cricketer? A friend in need of the national cricket team,...
From the battlefront What was witnessed in Islamabad and Lahore was surely not the work of a democratic regime. If so, what sort of a government are we being ruled by?...		The era of autobiographies THERE is a flood of autobiographies these days, which prompts me to point out to a change of trend in Urdu writings. It may be defined as a shift from travelogue...
Revealing disclosures During the Raj, the Englishmen in the subcontinent were most aptly categorized by E.M. Foster in his masterpiece A Passage to India....		The horror of having a controversial captain It is always imperative to have a captain with a cool head on his shoulders. It is his responsibility to control his players, and not the other way round...
Running for gold For the last two decades, athletics, called the mother of all sports, has been on the decline in Pakistan. And its current state of affairs were highlighted in no other place...		No one to make the most of it WHILE there can be little doubt that Pakistan would register a much better performance in the second Test owing to the return of captain Inzamamul Haq to the fold...
Fallaci flips her lid again There is very little trust in the West about our intentions over the war on terror, as is eveident from the news and views Pakistan gets in their media...		From Here, There, and Everywhere ST.PETERSBURG: Sailors of the ship Shtandart are silhouetted as they climb on its masts and yardarms during the city birthday celebrations...