Pakistan, June 10 -- The ordinary person in Pakistan lives an unfathomably distressful life. Ghalib quite aptly puts it when he says, "Subh karna sham ka lana hai ju-e shir ka" (From "Shirin and Farhad," surviving from night to day is like carving a path through mountains to bring forth a river of milk). As the scorching June sun approaches, so does the internship season. In pursuit of one such endeavour, I set forth on a sunny morning. Before reaching my destination, I needed two mandatory photocopies of my ID card. It turns out 7 AM was a poor time for such an errand, a fact realised while frantically traversing the serene, morning-time Canal and Mall Roads. Heaven bless the spirited old gentleman who was exiting Lawrence Garden after h...