Match Point

Abida Parveen sang Lal Meri Pat, at which point everyone got up on their feet, sang along, and finally dhamaaled. Everyone danced to their own beat.

Hakimullah arrives. He is looking pale and gloomy; the VOF team looks at each other, nods are exchanged, audio levels adjusted, but a sound of an explosion ruptures the silence.

It is heart warming to hear positive statements that the real face of Pakistan ‘are its hardworking, generous and beautiful people’ in an era when the world is awash with bad news.

Doping scandals, bans, and match fixing allegations are like summer, monsoon and winter for Pakistani cricket fans. All three follow in the same cyclic manner each year.

The Wikileaks.org logs provide important insights into the extent of civilian casualties in Afghanistan. The logs also highlight the systematic cover up of civilian deaths.

It is easy to blame others for misunderstanding us but we need to dissect our own shortcomings which are responsible for the growing intolerance and fanaticism.

The children in Sindh are being pushed into deadly addiction. They are being given drugs instead of books in their hands. I see no hope for the people of Sindh if this goes on.

People respond much better to brands than they do to politicians. We don’t give brands a second chance. Who says happiness isn’t for sale?

To better understand Shahid Afridi’s motivation is in my opinion folly, to ridicule him is just a demonstration of utter stupidity.

An exclusive account of my meeting with General Musharraf this weekend in Dubai where I asked him what the extension given to General Kayani really means for politics.