The Way I See It

No amount of theory can prepare one for the real deal - closed schools, girls pulled out of school, or trying to convince men that education will not impact values.

People have no clean drinking water. Do you know what they are doing? Drinking flood water. Soon scorpions and snakes will emerge from the cesspools as well.

A senior journalist and past colleague from Geo days woke me in the morning with the following SMS: Are you getting 2007 flashbacks?

I have never felt as hopeless in my lifetime as I am now. How can I feel happy when our nation is bleeding? We are all on the path to self-destruction.

Instead of assuming the responsibilities of a state, we want to be a pan Islamic global movement which exports terrorism as a cause. Shoe-throwing solves nothing.

Writing fiction is akin to erecting a temple of consecrated ideas which, like religious convictions, should be sacrosanct for the author.

Mayor Bloomberg showed great courage in speaking out in favour of what has come to be called the “Ground Zero Mosque.” Politicians in Karachi require far greater courage.

I have an awesome solution to begging. Why not hand them cameras and have them follow celebrities like paparazzi? No skill set required except being annoying.

'Noises Off', the farcical play within a play incorporates lots of physical humour and absurdity - there is little to be criticised and much to be enjoyed.

As Newsweek Pakistan plans to launch later this month, I wonder, are there enough readers for English newspapers and magazines in the country?