It was heartbreaking visiting mum during the last Pakistan and India armed conflict | Mehreen Faruqi

I felt a deep sense of despair each time I saw people getting excited about the prospect of war

My heart is heavy. I’ve just returned from visiting my mum in Pakistan where I was stranded because armed conflict between the nuclear states of India and Pakistan shut down airports. After days of waiting and worrying, I could finally make my way back to Sydney.

Growing up in Pakistan, the Kashmir conflict and hostility between Pakistan and India was just a fact of life. I experienced two wars as a young child, but it’s a whole other thing as an adult with a better sense of the world.

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