November 8, 2001

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The new terror attacks A scourge that Americans, living in their insulated existence, thought would always be confined to a biological war fought thousands of miles away from the home, has now come too close for comfort....		Living with anthrax I confess that I write this, not as an American, but as an expat who has lived here for just over a year. I had just about dealt with general culture shock; adjusting to the different use of English...
Conscience of a nation Chomsky, now 72, has spent much of his life stripping away America’s most cherished illusions. Attacking a political system of “four-year dictatorship” and an intelligentsia servile to power, he sees...		On the roadside Karachi is not London and Empress Market cannot become Covent Garden. The cultural environment of this area has been taken over by the market forces, and the change is here to stay. This fact has...
A day at the race course It’s time to go to the races again. A leisurely Sunday can be spent at the recently opened race course near Safoora Goth in Karachi. There''s an array of horses to...		A massacre foretold? To Bahawalpur’s dubious distinction and claim to fame was added another devastating event on Sunday, October 27, when a church was attacked and a massacre carried out by unknown assailants that...
Eight Days A Week If you are into films that are set in prisons, then The Last Castle should be on the top of your must see list. This is the story of a three star general, a veteran of the Vietnam, Gulf and Somalian war.....		Welcome to Pakistan Came September and America got the worst blow that it could ever expect. While the international community mourned over the super power’s irreparable loss, Pakistan soon came into the limelight for...
Iqbal’s poetic works Seldom do poets gain such tremendous recognition in two languages as Iqbal has. And no one can doubt that he has carved a niche for himself in both Urdu and Indo-Persian literature...		POST MARK: Tailor travails THE cover story carried by The Review about the problems that every woman faces with her tailor was spot on. The tales of them making their customers’ lives difficult are common...
Graves’ disease I remember the time when my wife could and would eat four square meals a day, and frequent snacks between, without gaining an ounce. “Not true,” she said when I reminded her of this. “It was three breakfasts, two lunches, three teas, two dinners and endless snacks...		A varied menu Vegetable and barley soup Ingredients 1/2 cup pearl barley 3 cups water 1 tbsp oil...