“From Pakistan there is Mohammad Hanif, there is Bina Shah and there is…..”. UAE is teeming with Pakistanis but Pakistan was conspicuous by its absence from one of the biggest cultural and literary events of the region. “Where is Pakistan?” I looked frantically for the name of my country. Stall 1, stall 2, stall 3 had put on display some children’s books of educational nature. What this lack of participation by Pakistan at the region’s key cultural festival reflects?

Source: The Express Tribune December 09, 2017 05:38 UTC