October 10, 2002

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COVER STORY: The high price of living Does education alone ensure that a person will have a white collar job? Does getting a white collar job get you all the means to provide a family with basic necessities, namely food, clothing and housing and additionally other benefits...		COVER STORY: A miserable life Since its inception, Pakistan has seen successive governments, both civil and military, blame its predecessor for the country’s misfortunes....
OFF THE RACK: It’s just an illusion Today we will all be going to the polls — not to be confused with the electricity poles where you usually go to bang your heads — but the polling booths...		The day of the General I walked blindly into the narrow passageway carved between the crumbling wall of an abandoned latrine and the remains of a chicken coop, its floor lined with the feathers of molting birds....
Who wants my vote? It’s that time of the year again — the silly season when one section of the populace is out to make fools of the rest of us. Suddenly the city is...		Sustainable fisheries Oceans are complex collections of ecosystems with well-structured food chains. Humans have connected these ecosystems by interacting with them to obtain food. An understanding of our marine ecosystems therefore...
Feminism as imperialism “Respect for women... can triumph in the Middle East and beyond!” trilled the leader of the free world to the UN last month....		Honouring citizens From the window of my hotel room on the 23rd floor, I see a heavenly scene of the crystal-clear waters of the balmy Manila Bay....
Beyond the force The police force in Karachi doesn''t inspire much confidence in the citizens, in fact they are regarded with much apprehension. Often the police is considered to be more of a nuisance...		Reviving a dormant civilization One of the nastiest legacies of British colonial rule in the subcontinent was the explosion of communal tensions in its large swathes of territory....
An everlasting tribute The Mehfil-i-sama (music programme) at the shrine of Shah Abdul Lateef Bhitai of Sindh is far different from the programmes usually held at the shrines of the other mystics of Pakistan....		Runaway brides Almost every father now looks askance at his young unmarried daughter. In a conservative society like Chitral, if a girl elopes, her family is looked down upon....
Rapidly beating heart not always a sign of trouble Q: I am 67, active, a daily exerciser and not over-weight. I just returned from a bus tour of Italy. Twice on the trip, my heart began to...		Cake days Chocolate fudge cake Ingredients: 1 cup butter 1 cup fine sugar 4 eggs...