The Way I See It

We have personified mortals like Aafia Siddiqi and Faisal Shahzad into mythological figures simply because they were confronted by external forces - this is pseudo-patriotism.

An Indian school suspends 16 students for starting a Facebook thread containing vile remarks against a teacher. Are social networking sites becoming battlefields with no rules?

For a country plagued with war, terrorism, social uprisings and natural disasters, our music industry remains oblivious to the genre of topical songs.

They harass women, but when their victims speak out against them, they will be the first to say "What has this nation come to?" Welcome to the Ghairat Brigade.

It was a quiet evening with my husband. I chatted while he paid no attention. That's when the earthquake hit and the media got another chance to spread fear and panic.

Musharraf’s claims that he can bring economic prosperity and peace to Pakistan are nothing but politicking - like other leaders his policies were a result of foreign pressure.

We have to create a Pakistan similar to post-revolution China, and in order to do so, we must rid ourselves of feudalism.

Try as you might to hide behind a pile of files when the king of the jungle is in one of his predatory moods, nothing can save you from his wrath.

The online support that Musharraf has generated is a sign of the inherent weakness of personality based politics. In reality, he is only worth one seat in parliament.

We may not have discovered destination weddings and Kylie has not jumped out of any wedding cakes (yet) but shaadi ka ladoo still comes with a hefty price tag attached.