*It swept under the doors, through the windows, down the chimney soaking the walls as it came: turning rugs sodden as it crept insidiously across the floor, leaving the house stinking of wet wool, wet cement, wet dogs. The power disappeared three days ago. The phone was off, then on, then off and is now, after pleading with the lineman, back on for the time being.*

 ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has called for concerted efforts to turn the country green by planting maximum trees and for active engagement with international community to address environmental issues. 

THIS refers to the tree plantation campaign of the government which is likely to start on Feb 13. Things are bound with priorities, and priorities come through interests.

THIS is apropos of the letter ‘Save local mangroves forest’ (Jan 25). Abdul Ghani, a poor fisherman, had established this office for community development and he started training people at a closed government school, implemented a small project and activities for conservation of mangroves and its nursery, implemented a project from ICI Pakistan so that the wives of local ...