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Enemies no more THE Charter of Democracy (CoD) was signed by former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Mian Nawaz Sharif on behalf of their respective parties at a meeting in London in May. The 36-point document committed the two parties to take a variety of steps to reform the system, give the people their due rights and bring the army’s role into politics to an end....		It’s Musharraf, not the army: Nawaz Sharif HAVING set up his new base camp in London, PML-N leader Mian Nawaz Sharif recently got talking to Dawn Magazine about the latest developments resulting from the July 2 meeting. Following are the excerpts from the interview conducted at his business office in Duke Street....
Roaming about in Mumbai THE entire temperamental personality of a person is revealed when he sits at the steering wheel and drives a vehicle. His driving mannerism divulges how aggressive, bully, law-defying, law-obeying, angry, perturbed, timid, or meek he happens to be....		Misplaced priorities WHILE I was recuperating after a severe pneumonia attack, several friends and relatives came to visit me. It was an overwhelming and delightful experience to witness so much love and care being showered on me....
Learning to stifle creativity TWO years ago I was capped and gowned a Bachelor of Arts. It hadn’t been exactly smooth sailing to the degree. Having moved back to Pakistan after spending my formative years...		Summer blues I’M all for brainy ideas. Like you know how the brains of every country come up with these nifty solutions of how to stabilise the economy, wipe out poverty, kill unemployment and all that....
A quest for excellence DESIGNING or making a Web site is not something that should be taken lightly. It has now become a full time job and a career in this industry should be thought of very seriously....		The pearl of Europe THE urge of touring Europe is usually cut short by the thought of the considerable funds needed for such a trip. I, for one, was adamant to see the land dubbed as a heaven on earth before we had children to take along at any trip. While we are a young couple, Europe must be conquered....
Sanitation concerns EVERY day there are four to five workshops running in Islamabad hotels and motels just because it is the hub of the entire donor, NGO and aid community....		Maternal misfortunes IT IS more than 20 years since Professor Fatha Ali of Aswan made a documentary called Why did Mrs X Die. He showed that women in underdeveloped countries are dying in enormous number because of pregnancy....
Hot Seat MOST people know Zohaib Hasan as just a singer but there is much more to him than just this. Zohaib is a current advisor to the Governor of Sindh and he is heading the newly-established area of image building and promotion....		Beyond control EDUCATION and violence are two contradictory concepts. Violence is a mode of achieving one’s goals by force, thereby creating an environment of fear and emotional stress. Education, on the contrary, provides fair and peaceful ways of coexistence and progress....
A historical paradox IN South Africa, an Islamic state had been established and forces were now heading towards Europe under the command of Tariq-ibne-Ziyad to enlighten the continent that was groping about in darkness and ignorance....		In search of a new tea house INTELLECTUAL circles in Lahore appear at present to be in the grip of a new nostalgia. Let me call it the Tea Housian nostalgia. To them the closure of the Tea...
It’s Les Bleus against the Azzurris LATER tonight, the 18th football World Cup will come to a spectacular end. The glitzy finale that has come to become a part of every major sporting tournament, will culminate with either the indelible Zinadine Zidanne or steadfast Fabio Cannavaro taking the trophy home....		An unexpected ‘good thing’ THE national team has made a winning start to the English tour and a victory first-up is always nice to have under the belt. By the time you get to read...
The European tendency to convert an art into science WITH the football World Cup reaching fever pitch, it is only understandable that all other sports have taken a back seat. Forget hockey, for it already has a limited following despite...		‘Gimme your money’ IN today’s gimme culture, Americans demand you give them your money unconditionally. Everyone around you wants to acquire your dough. And that too pronto! The more you stall, the greedier they get. In the end your mailbox takes the hit. It receives angry missives couched in sweet talk....
MOSAIC: Healthy aging DEMENTIA is characterised by a progressive insidious loss of memory and higher intellectual function, which ultimately leads to loss of independence of the affected person. This was stated in a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine....		Newsmaker ANYONE would be excited at having a lifelong dream come true and Junichiro Koizumi certainly was when he paid a visit to his idol’s home. The maverick Prime Minister of Japan, a huge Elvis Presley fan, recently went to Graceland, the home of the king of rock and roll and in what style!...