At my friend Imran Shauket’s home in Islamabad, a conversation with members of a visiting Bangladeshi delegation began with the…
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A Dream For Balochistan
Ask a family in Balochistan what a cancer diagnosis means, and the answer often begins with a map. Before they…
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The Quiet Architect of the Makkah Pact
The real story from Makkah is not the photograph. It is the fact that Pakistan sat at that table as…
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Quiet Victories and the Long Game of Diplomacy
By the time the first rays of August 14’s morning light touch Islamabad, the city is already awake. Green and…
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Hope in the Eye of Climate Storm
Last week, hail the size of golf balls pummelled Islamabad. Not soft, fleeting pellets—but brutal shards that cracked windshields, tore…
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The Currency of Sacrifice
A few weeks ago, over late-night chai, a friend told me something that stayed with me: “I’m not running away…
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