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Of lessons not learnt IT was in 1996 that a caretaker government announced the current 5th NFC Award, which went into effect in July, 1997. It was....		Better than the rest An agitated man in his mature years gave vent to his anger, and shouted at the top of his voice, “Who says man is ashraful makhluqat! He is not....
Disaster management Disasters, both natural and man-made, have been causing large human and economic losses annually in almost every corner of the....		Changing trends Few years back, life-long employment in a company was considered to be a matter of pride for many people. A person who once....
Who is calling the shots? The grand donors’ conference held in the third week of November has been termed as a great success by the regime in power. It is believed that a huge kitty of...		Comics for all ages The printed word holds the key to all knowledge. Or at least that is the gist of what my father always used to tell me. That is until he realized that I wasn’t particularity....
A silent struggle Despite stiff resistance from orthodox people, some educated women in the under-developed mountainous Malakand region are....		A different kind of experience The picturesque city of Budapest in Hungary opens its arms to hundreds of tourists every year in summer, offering its typical central eastern European....
The missing factor It was some years back that to combat the global epidemic of cancer, the World Health Organization produced a guideline titled National Cancer Control Programmes (NCCPs)....		Getting back to normal Walks, seminars, conferences and exhibitions, Islamabad snails back to normality. As the end of the year approaches, everyone is trying to meet the deadlines that have been....
Hot Seat Very much in the news recently, first for being awarded the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz and later for adopting a baby that had been orphaned by the earthquake, Hadiqa Kiyani is a pop singer with a difference....		The poet of poets The passage of three decades since the death of Nazar Muhammad (Noon Meem) Rashid has dimmed the memory of a poet who, according to some people, was the greatest poet since Allama Iqbal....
The one who gave up a kingdom The Sultan of Balkh, Ibrahim Adham, one day, while sleeping at night, heard someone stamping on the roof of his bedroom. When he asked who it was, someone replied that he was looking for his camel....		Tracing the roots of spirituality Seeing that Islam is in our times being linked with terroristic activities, Haneef Ramay has taken upon himself the crucial responsibility....
A famous victory Pakistan cricket team gave a superb performance in the third Test at the Qadhafi Stadium to crush the visiting England side by an innings and 100 runs, and in the process clinched the series 2-0....		England lacked the intensity AT the end of the last match of the series, Pakistan stood well and truly above England. So far above and ahead that the team management and players themselves would not...
A bit of a dampener THE decision announced by the International Hockey Federation’s Judicial Commission against Pakistan captain Mohammad Saqlain has come...		Uncle Sam spooks the heck out It’s in their blood. I mean paying taxes. They take them seriously as death. Still, some in America cheat on their taxes. And guess what....
From Here, There, and Everywhere HAWAII: Australian Kieren Perrow competing during the O’Neill World Cup Of Surfing, part of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing at....		Mosaic The deliberate inhalation of volatile solvents as glue started in 1960, with inhalation of model aeroplane glues, states a recent issue of the Saudi journal...
Newsmaker George Michael, one of the most publicity shy and controversy-prone pop stars around, is finally opening up his career and private life...		Health Interactive Q: I am a 24 year old male. I suffered from a period of severe mental stress and a sudden mental shock (upon some family matters) about one year ago....