Human beings as we know them are excited by every development in their offspring, because what purpose is there for the hard labor of parenthood if not to send forth an independent, productive adult who cansatisfy his own needs?
Mr Aziz found room to placate, if notsatisfy, his military masters: defence spending is to rise 10%, more than Pakistan can afford but less than the near 30% rise in the larger defence budget of the country's adversary, India.