Pakistan’s History of Resistance
Pakistan’s History of Resistance
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The country’s past, as detailed in a new book, is replete with people such as Dr. Mubarak Ali who resisted the national narrative
When you write about Pakistan, the uppermost feeling that guides you is a positive sensation: no matter what, Pakistan is right, give or take a few integral foibles that can be set right. But there are those among us who keep sketching Pakistan negatively, spreading what we think is despair. One is mostly inclined to ignore the “corrective” aspect of criticism and feels like punishing those who express these views.