Match Point

Though we scream and shout about how different India and Pakistan are from each other, in terms of culture or traditions, that is simply not the case!

Ordinary people spend decades waiting for justice in our country. Can we really say we have an effective, independent judiciary?

Ijaz Butt’s tenure has been nothing short of a Bollywood flick, full of action, adventure, thrill and suspense. One can only hope that Pakistani cricket recovers.

Talal Bugti's bounty against Musharraf is a case of immature, reactionary and uncivilised politics.

When intellectuals claim that talk of revolution is nothing but 'adventurism' this disturbs me - we can't achieve change until we make it happen, like Nicaragua did.

Intellectuals must smoke, be eccentric and angst-ridden, eat at roadside khokhas (to feel 'at one' with the masses) and be able to pontificate at length about nothing.

Although our constitution is not secular and religious hurdles to legislation will always be present, “Islamic” debates over certain issues have outlasted our tolerance for them.

The first film to be screened at the BFI London Film Festival, "Never let me go" is an artistic exploration of the humanistic issues surrounding cloning.

Chile is united in celebrating what could have been a huge tragedy. If Pakistan's disaster management auhorities were more capable could we too have something to smile about?

Protests against new NAB chairman may prove unfounded. He may be good at his job but there are valid concerns that he will feel honour-bound to protect those that put him in power.