Match Point

I want to claim responsibility for the attacks. What happened at the Data Darbar was our own doing, we the people of Pakistan brought it upon ourselves. We are a country that thrives on religious intolerance, we are insecure and indifferent to the pain of others.

I want Spain to win the World Cup! Reason? It is quite useless to evaluate teams on the basis of technique. I could easily get away with not having a good reason for Spain being my favorite. But they are the European champions so why not world champs?

Ironically, we, the critics of the Pakistan government at home were defending its policies. I think this is what really took us by surprise. India is still suffering from trauma because of the Mumbai attack. Their sense of outrage as a nation has not subsided. And they expect us, as paroosis to do something about it.

No foreign business would want to invest in a country represented by fake politicians, who cheat their own system. Rulers must calm the 'lion' which has come out of his cage sensing mid-term elections and is posing as Mr. Nice Guy.

Primary education has been allocated Rs3.2 billion while higher education has been allocated Rs252.1 billion – many, many times that of primary education spending. This lopsided allocation makes one wonder who the government thinks would enter universities, kids that never went to proper primary school?

When I saw that familar Facebook logo on the menu of a corner-side fast food restaurant, I realized that SMEs are starting to understand the real potential of social media, which will lead the new industry to thrive in Pakistan - sooner or later. If a restaurateur can understand the potential of social media for his small business, why can't other businesses?