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Human warheads The world is observing the fourth anniversary of the 9/11 incident today amidst fear and uncertainty. The fright of recurrence has surmounted any other...		The enemy is faceless ALLAHU AKBAR, Allahu Akbar ... the muezzin’s call for prayer rang out solemnly in the small masjid, off Danforth near downtown Toronto. The faithful...
Pakistan’s unending dilemma Pakistan’s most enigmatic dilemma is that in the estimate of the world it is an orthodox Islamic state. But, the moulvis back home claim that Pakistan is yet to be converted...		Beggar belief Few things disrupt public life on roads and streets with more audacity than beggars chasing people for a paltry amount of money. It is becoming an increasingly...
The Da Vinci Code With the number of bookshops dwindling and the prices of books rising, it would be safe to say that the art of book reading is on its lowest ebb ever....		The past as a guide to the future No two countries have seen their destinies so inextricably intertwined as have Pakistan and Afghanistan for the last quarter of a century...
Exploring new horizons These days, the trend of studying abroad is gaining popularity. Approximately 70 per cent students want to go abroad to pursue their higher studies. Normally...		The Koh-i-Noor of Bavaria IN Bavaria, South Germany, towns and villages are set against a backdrop of fields, forests, lakes and mountains. Munich, for many centuries the seat of Bavarian...
Obesity and the heart Obesity has become one of the world’s fast growing public health problem. According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, it affects 10 per cent of the global population....		Naturally wholesome Milk is produced by cows, goats and some other animals as food for their young and used as a drink by humans. Perhaps as early as 8000 BC...
Hot Seat A man of many passions, known as much for his principles and values as for his love for cricket, Khawar Butt has unusual taste in reading and music...		Whither nation-building? ON several occasions, the Quaid-i-Azam, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, lucidly elaborated the process of nation-building. The gist of his expectations...
Heeding Giap’s advice Although famous for his victory over the French in Vietnam in 1954 and, later, his role as the commander of the North Vietnamese forces during the war against the United States...		The besieged scholar TWO scholars of Ghalibiyat, Dr Aftab Ahmad and Dr Moeenurrahman, have lately passed away in quick succession. However, the two scholars differed widely...
Sania mania SANIA Mirza, the teen sensation from India, seems to have cast a spell on a nation. In fact, her charm and success on the international stage has captivated...		Do not press the ODI button yet In this space last week, I had talked about a few of the proposals I have made to the Patron of Pakistan Cricket Board regarding the national team’s preparation...
It’s a win-win situation for all BY the time these lines appear in print, the first international hockey league in Pakistan would have already got under way at Karachi’s Hockey Club Stadium....		Presidential dramatis personae Don’t call him president; call him Professor Musharraf. The general’s become an academic at lectures, and loves to hear his own voice....
From Here, There, and Everywhere BEIJING: Britain’s Prime Minister Tony Blair and China’s Premier Wen Jaibao attend the signing ceremony of a purchase agreement for 10 Airbus 330s...		MOSAIC The diminished intelligence of children exposed to mercury contamination before birth costs the US economy $8.7 billion a year in lost productivity...
Newsmaker Claim to fame: Another house of power besieged by corruption charges Being mere mortals, men are bound to commit...		Health Interactive Q Last month I had a severe reaction to black mehndi, but others had also used the same cone. I was treated with cortisone and now I am better but the faint trace of the design is still visible....
Horoscope ARIES:Romantic overtures are delightfully seductive. New love affairs will be brief but worthwhile. Close friends, however, may need extra time...		Pay in counterfeit money What did people do when plastic money -- the credit card -- were not invented? They would pay in counterfeit money....