Recent graduate Saira Khan’09, English, wrote an article for the Baltimore Sun about her experiences in Pakistan. She moved there following her graduation to work for Dawn, the largest English newspaper in Pakistan. She wrote about her experience of being in Karachi for the first time in two years: “In my lifetime, I do not think I really remember a time when Karachi was peaceful; warring political parties, military coups and religious sects trying to obliterate one another have almost always dominated the headlines. Recently, however, the city has been put into an unprecedented situation. Over the past few years the Taliban, Al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations such as Lashkar-i-Jhangvi have proliferated, and many of these groups have established bases in northern Pakistan. Members of these organizations flock to the southern city of Karachi as a safe haven from the drones that are roaming the north.”
The article, “A small price to pay,” ran Tuesday, January 19.
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