Noora, 14, lives in the city of Karachi in Pakistan. She tells us what life is like
for her after the attacks on America and the air strikes on neighbouring Afghanistan:
The situation here in Karachi has simmered down
slightly.
But still nearly every Friday and Monday, school is closed and even if it is open there is never a full attendance.
Mass marches
There are always mass marches in protest of the air strikes and the landing of US jets in the Jacoabad airport.
Though terrorism is part of our everyday life, none of us are used to
it at this extent.
The recent anger over the air strikes has given the Muslim Shia and Sunni groups reason to fight again.
My family are all Sunni Muslim but we live very near a Shia mosque (Imambargah) and there has been a lot violence here.
A Shell petrol pump was stoned and all the windows and pumps were severely damaged. There are also many Taleban headquarters in Karachi too which is also a cause of violence.
Exams
The terrorism has affected our education too.
My grade is taking two O-level papers next year but the holidays have been slowing us down and it has become very difficult to complete our syllabus in time.
War is an awful thing. It ruins people's lives, takes away people's loved ones and takes away people's dreams. It has changed mine.
Everyday you wake with a feeling of uncertainess and you never know what will happen next.
