The Way I See It

Will Pakistan, like Turkey, be bold enough to lay charges on a former dictator and set a precedent for any general who wishes to launch a military coup?

"Don't be stupid. A guy like him won’t take a girl like you (a fat girl) seriously." My friend obviously didn’t say what I wrote in brackets but he didn't have to.

We don’t like the bitter taste, but we like the way it makes us feel when we have it. When we sit down with a cuppa, it makes us feel 'cultured'.

A simple blood test can save our next generation, but instead I receive calls by married couples whose lives have been devastated by news of their child having thalassemia.

No matter what cynics, nay sayers and disillusioned have to say about Pakistan, this is my home, and I'm proud of it

Why do some young women attain higher education and take opportunities away from those who would actually use their degrees for something other than enlightened child rearing?

Pakistani cricketers, Indian bookies and British media have all played their role to make sure that spot/match-fixing continues smoothly.

We live in an age of obnoxious certainty, where a couple of Google searches is all it takes to establish professorial authority.

Pakistani media needs to put a stop to the breaking-news culture. Every minute statement, thought or event makes it to the red strip on all news channels.

If someone asks for a burger at a bun kebab wala the people around him will start laughing and called him ‘Mummy Daddy.' Why has this sandwich become a status symbol?