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The call of history ON the eve of the kick-off to the Muslim League centenary celebrations at the Minar-i-Pakistan, in Lahore, on March 23, Dawn made a timely call (editorial, March 22) for compiling “an authentic history of the Muslim League”....		A 100-year-old toddler HAVE you ever come across a 100-year-old “toddler”? If not, then just one look at any faction of the Pakistan Muslim League would suffice....
Who yorked Tendulkar EACH one of us is prone to fall victim to a yorker in life. Yorker is a cricketing term. It denotes a delivery, particularly from a fast bowler that pitches directly under the bat of a batsman. It is hard to negotiate. Most of the gusty batsmen are left clean bowled....		A beautiful village BANDI Mera is a beautiful village. It is 20kms away from the historical city of Abbottabad in the North West Frontier Province. The famous resort of Nathiagalli is situated about seven kilometres from Bandi Mera....
A historical marvel SPRAWLING across a low rocky hill a few miles north of Jehlum stands a magnificent fort on a hill 130ft above ground and is set on a ridge protected on its southern side by a deep ravine. One of the most extraordinary examples of military architecture in the subcontinent, this is the colossal Rohtas Fort or Qila Rohtas....		Monsters rule the cinema THE box office revenues of last year’s movies was nothing particular to write home about. The year 2005 was in fact part of a continuing trend of a dip in revenues...
Outdoor entertainment THESE days, one can see many a water park emerging in Karachi. Bomb blasts at regular intervals by unseen hands aimed at disrupting peace in Karachi are not enough to dampen the spirits of the providers of outdoor entertainment....		A city full of wonders A CENTURY ago it was known as the tin city; and now the world knows it as the city of the Twin Towers. These twin towers of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia are the tallest buildings in the world. Kuala Lumpur, or KL as it is commonly known, is the focal point of the new Malaysia....
The sweet treatment FOR thousands of years, honey has been a symbol of prosperity and well being. Even in Islam, it has been given a lot of importance. The Holy Quran says in Surat an-Nahl (68-69): “And your Lord revealed to the bee saying:...		Hope in a dismal world I HAD never considered myself a weakling. However, a three-hour road journey from Islamabad to Rawlakot up the hilly mountainous terrain of the north removed any illusions I had about my “so-called physical endurance”....
Hot Seat YASIR Akhtar’s name has always been associated with quality work, be it music, acting and drama production. He may take a little time in coming up a production, but that’s part of his working philosophy....		Power and responsibility “WITH great power comes great responsibility” ... Spiderman received this simple yet important piece of advice from Uncle Ben just as he was discovering his super powers. The time seems fit to reiterate these wise words to a little child who has not only discovered but has also started trying its powers....
Sharar’s passion for Lucknow MAULANA Abdul Haleem Sharar was no doubt a novelist well deserving to be entitled as the father of a fictional kind known as Islami tarikhi novel....		Divided they stood WHEN the Mughal rule came to an end, Muslims became confused about how to preserve their self-identity. They were faced with two kinds of threats — the English rule and rising Hindu nationalism....
The Australian mercenaries I READ with great interest the recent news regarding Australian spinning great Shane Warne’s decision to help England locate potential leg-spinners. This, to me, is the latest indicator of how seriously...		Time to regain lost glory THE game of squash in our country showed some signs of recovery when we recaptured the 2002 World Junior (Under-19) team title after a lapse of 20 years. Two years later, in 2004, not only did we retain the team trophy but also came closer to regaining the individual title of the 2004 World Junior Championship...
Discipline is the key REGARDLESS of the merits and demerits of the recent decision by the appeals board against Pakistan captain Mohammad Saqlain, it does underline a very important point for those interested in taking up hockey on a full-time basis....		The CSP: dead as a dodo OT one to harp on my articles past, nor reproduce emails from afar, as some columnists do, I must perforce revisit ‘The rise and fall of the CSP’ only to round up some more kinetic energy among the CSPs (Civil Service of Pakistan) and their many antagonists....
From Here, There, and Everywhere NEW YORK: International performance artist David Blaine (in the sphere) waves to the crowd before he performed his final stunt. Last week, Blaine was quickly pulled out of a water-filled sphere...		MOSAIC: Year of the turtle AN international campaign to conserve sea turtles, uniting people from Australia to Thailand and from Iran to the Seychelles, was launched recently....
Newsmaker GOLD has always been expensive but never as it is now. The price of this precious yellow metal has shot up to record highs, with last week seeing it rise to a fresh 25-year high after it crossed the $700 an ounce mark in electronic trading internationally....		Health Interactive Q: In July 2004, I was treated by a doctor who recommend anti tuberculosis and other treatment through nebulizer (.3 c c calcium sandoz 1g, struptomicin 1cc ventoline)....