Match Point

When my cousins found out I had broken up with my girlfriend they insisted on fixing me up with a good 'desi' girl. The lesson I learned? Never date in Pakistan again!

Are these people animals? Is this the true face of a nation so despicable that even God has forsaken them? Or is this a mirror to our society - to us as individuals.

Concerts are hardly held at all. When they do take place it all about string pulling and money making. Weren't underground musicians supposed to be opposed to commercialism?

Anti-muslim sentiment strikes again with Burn the Quran Day. As a Muslim, I protest against this day but at the same time my protest will be peaceful.

Islam in Pakistan has lost its democratic appeal for even though minority rights have been safeguarded, the Muslim community has failed to preserve the rights of the Ahmadis.

Asking for donations is easy. Paying up is another story. How many Pakistani politicians have actually contributed to flood relief?

It is an interesting mix. The place where I work and most definitely where I sit. Every ethnicity is represented and deep in my heart I call the Reporters’ Corner.

The crowded camps bear resemblance to a tinder-box. A single spark can ignite them. Frustrated and with little to do, armed men from different tribes have already clashed.

There is a dark gali where every naughty boy considers going and every gentleman fears to go. We call it Sinner’s Street.