I read about 119 year old Siraj Bibi( in Dawn) and thought we have our lives so complicated. She loves to work and tries to keep others happy. These two simple rules of life have kept her happy for all these years. And we strive for our own comfort and happiness. Can we get back to those simple times again. We can only dream of being 119 years old (Mashallah) and that too with an active life style. I wish ... Read More

The revolutionary jab that could cure arthritic pain By Isla Whitcroft A revolutionary therapy using the body's own defence system could repair the damage caused by osteoarthritis. Orthokine treatment involves injections of the patient's own blood protein into the affected area. Osteoarthritis is caused by wear and tear of the cartilage between the joints, leaving the bone surfaces rubbing painfully together. As the researchers behind the new treatment explain, this damage leads to inflammation - in response, the immune system floods the area ... Read More

Gunmen attacked Sri Lanka’s cricket team in a gun and grenade assault on Tuesday in the Pakistani city of Lahore that killed eight people and wounded seven members of the squad. What has happened to the world we live in? Is there an end to this maddness? The situation in the world in general and in Pakistan in particular is getting worse everyday. These are the streets we walk in, the roads we drive on with our kids but nothing seems ... Read More

Published in The Independent, it is definitely worth reading. ‘Since you were so kind as to greet us in London at Downing Street last month, the President would like to return the favour,” announces Major-General Rashid Qureshi, President Pervez Musharraf’s PR man over the phone. Only in Pakistan could the government’s head of spin be a retired major-general. He is referring to my last encounter with the President on 28 January – when, along with a 2,000-strong, placard-waving, slogan-jeering mob, I ... Read More