On Thursday, November 17th, I had the honor of reading parts of my short story at a cultural event held at the Pakistani embassy in Washington DC. This colorful and heavily attended meeting was organized after His excellency, Mr. Hussain…
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The cruelest decade
by Mehreen Zahra-Malik •
Ten years after worlds collided on September 11, 2001, Pakistan remains a post-9/11 state with a pre-9/11 mindset. What is worse, the United States has also failed to treat Pakistan for what it is: A country stuck in the past.…