For Pakistan-born, Aslam, who was brought up and educated in the north of England, paper is the “strongest material in the world. 

The UN today said only a tiny portion of international relief is reaching Burma’s cyclone victims, amid reports the country’s military regime is hoarding high-quality foreign aid for itself while people make do with rotten food.

India warned Burma it was going to be hit by cyclone Nargis two days before it made landfall there, an official said today.