Khalid Saleem

Nature is a great leveler; it refuses to differentiate between the developed and the under-developed, the rich and poor. If the world opinion-makers would wake…

The unwelcome developments of late have had the unwelcome effect of turning whatever life there was upside down on this blessed planet. Most people, particularly…

  IN a topsy-turvy world, beset as it is with such pestilences as globalisation, what hope is there for the wretched man in the street?…

WHY is it that any mention of sport these days must involve that of pelf? It is as if the good old days, when sport…

WITH the pall of gloom cast over the world, this can hardly be termed as an auspicious time to be talking of doomsday scenarios. But…

  Inequitable apportionment of water resources is fast becoming the cause of tension in several regions of the world. Our region is no exception. In…

ONE often comes across pieces in the media of the Third World stressing the fact that several developing countries are ‘youth-heavy’, in that young people…

  IT would be hard to find anyone who has not heard or read jokes featuring the (absent-minded) professor. With the possible exception of the…

IT is becoming something of a habit for our intelligentsia to label this blessed country as ‘young’ – ‘young’ that is in terms of the…

RECENT developments on the international scene point towards a rapidly evolving World Order. For one thing, the United States’ reign as the sole super power…