Karachi: 28 January 2021:  Sometimes comedy gets the point across much better than a stern lecture — and actor Amna Ilyas uses both depending on the topic at hand the Baaji star shared a video on her Instagram to highlight a rampant problem in our society: name-dropping.

Ilyas called attention to one of the most common instances where Pakistanis like to use names to get out of trouble — when stopped by the traffic police. I don’t know about the other cities out there, but I’d venture to say they hold a lot more respect for their traffic police than we do.

This absurd culture of exercising “power” to get away from taking responsibility is out of fashion so it ain’t cool no more!  Our influence as public figures is meant to make others feel beautiful, not less beautiful. Shame on everyone who still subscribes to this way of thinking.