The Big Picture

The reactions that the defeat of the Pakistan cricket team has elicited are annoyingly painful.

Kyla Pasha’s book of poems, High Noon and the Body, is better than good. Here’s a voice that is fresh and startling.

Ahmed, has been regularly visiting the accounts department every month for the last 18 years, to demand his wages.

My first cricket match: people hug, blast whistles, dance on benches. They cheer for the team - no matter what.

On the flight back to Pakistan, I felt glad that a small part of what used to be ours has found some kind of peace.

Pakistan have never beaten India in the World Cup. That one statistic carries insurmountable pressure with it.

We see the match as a contest between Pakistan and India the teams - not the countries.

Today we will not just need a cricketer on the field, we will need a performer, a player who likes to flaunt himself.

Pakistan has never beaten India in a World Cup, but they have always been the gate-crashers. Let's defy the stats!

Team Pakistan can win the semi-final, and nonsensical warnings from Rehman Malik will not hurt our chances.