| Pakistan’s troubles | | The brutal terrorist attack in Quetta, Pakistan, is a grim reminder that terrorism is a menace to humanity. Terrorism is a wide concept. It may be precisely defined as “an act or means of putting an individual or the entire human race at an alarm by the fear of danger to its very existence by any violent act.” | | Emotional quotient | | The write-up on the importance of emotional intelligence in schoolchildren’s life was very informative (KT, June 18 ). | | Iranian elections | | The victory of the moderate Iranian cleric, Hasan Rohani, in the presidential elections of Iran has surprised the world and has possibly opened an new era of peace in the Middle East. | | Cardiff rain | | The Champions Trophy — CT 2013, cricket’s one day tournament, and similar to its Big Brother, the World Cup, has more contingencies involved. Rain has had a field day in the final make-up of who meets whom in the semis. | | Traffic violations | | Despite strict rules and severe punishments for non-compliance, car drivers tend to breach or overlook the rules in many aspects. | | Emotional intelligence | | I was delighted to read about the importance of nurturing emotional intelligence in today’s children and adults in the news item published in KT dated 17th June. | | Leaks aplenty | | If Julian Assange was the external whistle-blower with his WikiLeaks revelations, Ed Snowden is the internal equivalent. | | A silent dialogue | | “A silent dialogue” by Asha
Iyer Kumar (KT, June 17, 2013) came as a whiff of fresh air. Her comparing individual as a computer, which is infected with several viruses and the conscience as the ever-present anti-virus, was brilliant. | | Pedestrian crossing | | I am a regular commuter of Kuwait road, which runs from Bur Dubai through Karama. It’s been quite sometime that the RTA had laid the pedestrian crossing right in front of Karama Centre. | | Unhelpful airport staff | | It was really very sad to note
the contents of the letter, “Unhelpful airport staff”, published on June 14, which addressed the lack of responsibility of the
staff working for an airport in a big Indian city. | |
