At 15, Christina had her first alcoholic drink. She bought a bottle of Don Juan, a highly concentrated spirit, and downed it with her friends in a high-school dormitory. Christina felt nothing and cursed herself for having bought the bottle. Little did she know that the seed to her problem with alcohol had been grounded, […]
What responsibility do we bear for rehabilitating child soldiers from serving in armed conflict?
It is, indeed, a consolation to learn that there is concern for child soldiers of Liberian in the far away land. The rehabilitating program to prepare the young soldiers to return to their communities is to be applauded. In fact children should not get involved at all in the adult arm conflict from the beginning. […]
Aziz ponders a term for Chief Justice’s office
Saeed Minhas writes from Islamabad: Federal law ministry has prepared a summary for the approval of the cabinet and the President to put a term on the office of the Chief Justice of Pakistan, while several judges of the superior court have also been consulted on this, informed impeccable sources. Presently the office of the […]
Manchester United begins season with disasters
Pre-season games for Manchester United were just great. They won the Community Shield beating rivals Chelsea on penalty shootout. The new signings were just what Sir Alex was bargaining for. With all the very best players in the world, no one would have expected the current status for the United. Two draws and one defeat […]
Tap dancing and Pakistani politics
Saeed Minhas Islamabad– The magnanimity of thought and action expressed by the acting president of Nawaz League, Makhdoom Javed Hashmi in the National Assembly was something which President Gen. Musharraf, Benazir Bhutto, Nawaz Sharif and other political leaders might need to take this country out of present political, social and constitutional quagmire. But as Jim […]
Are some countries justified to reluctantly accept United States of Africa?
Are some countries justified to reluctantly accept United States of Africa? Reports from journalists who covered the African Union Summit in Libya indicate that there was a heated debate on the issue of United States of Africa as some were reluctant to accept this union. Earlier before the summit, some Southern African countries […]