Ancient beliefs, based on what is now often referred to as ‘intuitive science’, are making an unprecedented comeback and believers in the philosophy of ‘The Doctrine of Signatures’ are being taken more seriously than they have been for hundreds of years.

 The more I learn to appreciate the fragile beauty of the mountains and hills among which I live, the more do the vast majority of the population appear set to destroy the environment they profess, at least in public, to care for and, now that the tourist season has arrived, this unwarranted decimation is in full swing.

Every year the government makes a fuss about monsoon tree planting campaigns throughout the country and, with as much press coverage as possible, millions if not billions of trees are accordingly planted.

Islamabad – The latest book on Environment, launched on Monday, is a remarkable effort to inform the masses on ecological state of affairs in the country.