ISSUES AND CONCERNS

WHEN WILL PAKISTAN COME TO ITS SENSES? Dr. M. V. Kamath The cat is finally out of the bag. For Pakistan which has for over six long decades been a ‘puppet’ (that’s how Imran Khan has described his country) of the United States, America now is only a “fair-weather friend” while China is “an all-weather friend”. Imran Khan in a TV interview also described Pakistan as America’s ‘boot-polisher’. He should know. The truth is now slowly coming out. The United States has charged five Pakistan Army officers as being involved in the 9/11 attacks. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has charged the U.S with enabling the rise of Osama bin Laden and the al Qaeda. So mutual recrimination has begun; where and how it will end remains to be seen. But after being a supplicant to the U.S for sixty odd years, after willingly serving America’s strategic interests without protest to get what it wanted in terms of tanks, planes, arms and equipment, not to mention dollars in billions, Pa...

Heart transplant patient gets donor’s traits Yeh dil maange more Do heart transplant recipients take on the characteristics of the donors? David Waters (24), from Adelaide, was given the heart of Kaden Delaney (18) left brain dead after a car crash. Earlier, Waters had ‘no desire at all’ for burger Rings, ring-shaped hamburger-flavoured crisps, which were one of Kaden’s favourite snacks. He now craves for them, reports dailymail.co.uk. This case adds weight to a theory that the brain is not the only organ to store memories or personality traits. Scientists say there are at least 70 documented cases of transplant patients having personality changes which reflect the characteristics of their donors. Remembering it by heart Gluco Track for pain-free blood sugar test An end to painful pricks? Diabetics can soon gauge their blood glucose levels without the need to prick the skin or maybe the painful laboratory tests. Many sufferers have to prick their fingers up to four times a day. Diabete...