Random thoughts
By Dr A Q Khan

A pleasant childhood, warm relationships at home and with true friends and absence of poverty, together with a good early education, are responsible for keeping my friends and me from many of the vices of life. My father, a teacher, and my mother, who had been educated at home, guided us, but never tried to force us not to smoke, drink and gamble. Read the rest of this entry »

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Random thoughts
By Dr A Q Khan

 In one of my earlier columns I described in detail the importance of metallurgical engineering in the development of an advanced and industrialised country. Mechanical engineering is also of great importance for this development. These two subjects, together with electronics engineering and computer sciences, can give a country a solid foundation for a strong industrial infrastructure. Read the rest of this entry »

Random thoughts
By Dr A Q Khan

Almost a decade ago I was invited as chief guest to an International Conference on Ophthalmology in Lahore. Beside me was seated the president of the Royal Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom. Before the conference started he asked me, in a rather amused tone, how it had come about that a nuclear scientist was attending an ophthalmological conference as chief guest. To my smiling reply of, “Sir, I have also got two eyes,” he responded: “How right you are – that says it all!” Read the rest of this entry »