Match Point

As the music fades out the face of an over-friendly host fills the TV screen. The moment of self glorification has arrived - wait, is that a guest in the corner?

I wonder if anybody is listening or has a better idea to help the survivors other than throwing money at the problem and hoping it will correct itself.

For every mob that silently watches a crime being committed, there is another mob that will stand on the street and protest it, however futile they know it will be.

As mob violence increases we wonder why does a man walking on the street suddenly thinks its okay to attack another? But the real question is what was his underlying motive?

As we wait in overcrowded salons, we forget that those putting in the extra hours, working their magic seemingly tirelessly are also women would like to prepare for Eid.

In a society where women are rarely anybody’s ideals, Aisam ul Haq Qureshi was inspired by and chose to follow his mother – a national tennis player herself.

It is strange that a person who despite being a political minnow commands extraordinary respect, people are willing to trust him with notes but not with their votes.

An uprising will not solve the problems of the impoverished. Without private landholdings there would be an an unavoidable loss of export revenue resulting in a financial crisis.

The commercial media's presumptions make them least qualified for the job. The very term community media means it is not someone else's.

As millions cry for a meal, creating a monument for Benazir is like throwing mud on her legacy. Why invest in a concrete, heartless slab instead of actual human beings?