I'm so sick of people putting down Pakistan. The number of people who will readily spout a litany of exactly what's wrong with this country increases around the middle of August every year. Given the state of the world today, we could all be washed away in some stray tsunami, earthquake or flood tomorrow, so why not celebrate having gotten this far without self-destruction? Just keep dancing, dammit, and celebrate that you have the right to take off your shirt and dance atop a mini-bus.

Jashn-e-azaadi mubarak, everyone!