CNN iReport

In Pakistan, 'Generation X' has been lambasted for being far too frivolous, continuously labeled as the ‘internet technology generation’ - tagged as mindless, robotic media sponging little zombies…but the fact is, it’s true…but only to ‘some’ extent.

But does the older generation really know what we’re going through?

Ten years down the line, a majority of us would be wed with children, while the rest of us would be living up ‘the single life’ with brilliant careers – deceptively so, mind you. 

That’s Generation X if you press the fast forward, ‘one decade later’ button.

But if you think about the mid-twenty-something generation now, you will still find two, very diverse extremes of young adults.

The past seven to ten years within the country have been quite ghastly – what with the ‘up close and personal’ witnessing of a local government overthrown, a ‘leader’ in exile, the constant news flashes regarding ‘terror threats’ in and around the Western world, the internal threat of extremism in one’s own country, and the list is just about countless.

‘So what? New governments and war aren’t anything new’ many would say, ‘that’s global politics for you, it’s been happening ever since men took over pieces of land and labeled them as countries, ever since bridges were burnt and borders erected.’

True. There’s no arguing that one…but think of it this way, did our parents, in their youth ever witness war and politics so personally? No of course not. They were far too busy donning bellbottoms and wearing flowers in their hair – things were different back then, not all that ‘simple’ (far too sweeping a statement), but  the media explosion now, in this day and age, AND our utter dependency on it makes world politics, massacres and wars seem as if they’re taking place right in our living rooms.

There’s this massive influx of information you see, which aids in cluttering and desensitizing the youth, along with inciting sincere desperation to ‘read between the lines’ for the dissemination of it all.

So as stated earlier, Generation X is a rebellious, extremist generation.

And not rebellious just because we wear our red and black Che Guevara tees like clueless fashion statements – without knowing who the heck the man was…but rebellious because on one hand some of us are utterly insensitive to world politics, and on the other hand, some of us have grown up to be utterly jittery, paranoid young people.

For the latter, take an example for instance; a few months ago during a relaxed get together at my house with some close (Generation X) friends, three copters chopped the sky over the residential area in Lahore(where I live).

Surprisingly, all three times, we found ourselves looking at each other worriedly, while one friend almost sprang to the front door! What was happening here? The copters were simply doing their rounds of surveillance, but the possibility/notion of war, or any kind of political disorder has nestled its way so firmly in our minds, that it has left us weak-kneed and fearful.

And to make matters worse, just yesterday evening (the 20th of September) Pakistan witnessed the worst suicide attack in its history.

A truck rammed into a popular hotel (in central Islamabad) and detonated - killing and injuring scores of innocent people.

It's ironic. Today's the 21st - the international day of 'Peace'.

So as the world celebrates this day,  the people of Pakistan are left numb, devastated and pained - wanting answers.

But we haven't lost our faith. We haven't lost it yet. 'Peace'...is just within reach. I know it.