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Fathers: in the line of fire In a world where feminism and women liberation movements are making their presence felt,..		Locally produced bad films If we’re to improve the standard of our film industry, Indian films have to be imported. A Senate Standing Committee sat recently and discussed the matters pertaining to the Pakistan..
The moment of need THE young banker, suddenly feeling a rumbling pressure, had an urgent need to absent himself from the office. So he took an hour’s leave and hurriedly reached home, where he locked...		Media battle TELEVISION channels can no longer be labelled as ‘national’ or ‘foreign’. These days their scope has become international. To build such an image, TV channels undertake marketing...
Domestic dilemma IN a recently printed article some interesting observations were made about the institution of ‘masi’ and the commanding position she has come to occupy in our lives...		A miniature world of my dreams A hobby becomes an obsession once you decide to dedicate a whole floor of your house...
To the stars and beyond The science of the stars or astronomy has always fascinated me. The number, the superlatives that define it speak of the great expanse that the study lives in. However, it’s growing,...		The city by the Bay From paddle boats and wind-surfers to ocean liners all cross the Golden Gate Bridge, which forms a sort of a border between the Pacific and the San Francisco...
South Asia is unprepared for AIDS ‘There is no cure for HIV/AIDS and none is in sight. The cost of treatment for large populations living with HIV/AIDS is beyond the reach of any government in the region’...		Seeing Beirut burning What is the definition of a brave leader and a great soldier? If I had the means I could pose this question directly to President Musharraf who has during an interview...
Cobwebs of misunderstanding In the post-9/11 scenario, the Muslims in America are trying hard to show the westerners the true face of the religion they so proudly adhere to...		Massacre at Jallianwala JALLIANWALA Bagh in Amritsar, a city located just 15 miles on the other side of the Indo-Pakistan border, was the scene of a brutal colonial suppression of the 1919 uprising in Punjab...
A fantastic journey THIS time we have from M.F. Husain his autobiography, M.F. Husain Ki Kahani Apni Zabani. To me, it appears that most parts of the book can be called ‘an ode to...		Hot Seat One of the top designers of the country, young Sonya Batla is very fond of reading books. She claims that she has so many favourites that it is difficult to pinpoint...
Golden boys of athletics There was a time when Pakistani athletes blazed the tracks at international meets and brought untold laurels to the country. Recently a news report on the passing away of Muhammad Nawaz, a one-time ace javelin thrower and the last of the several legendary athletes...		A new trend in world cricket IN recent days, there has been much talk in international cricket of new coaches. India and Sri Lanka have already gone ahead and made their choices known, while South Africa is...
Asian hockey in a quagmire AFTER much talk about the style of play most suited to the team, I saw the Pakistanis taking the field in Malaysia in the Asian format of 5-3-2-1. Minor adjustments during...		Once more with feeling Though Fazal Mahmood is no more with us, his unmatched feats on and off the cricketing field will remain eternally etched in our memories...