[m23khan]

Good luck Snigdha - I sincerely hope you are successful with this.

However, I feel more and more now, as Pakistani, the term 'South Asia' is coming to mean 'South Asia minus Pakistan'.

Till not too long ago, it was Indians trying their best to loop in Pakistan into any mutual association but not, it seems India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are leaving no stone unturned trying to disassociate with Pakistan (only exception is the entertainment industry where for some reason, association with Pakistan is more than welcome).

All in all, why am I telling you this? Because you can help us Pakistanis by bringing to highlight via your platform that Pakistan's 'positive' role in South Asia is beyond just music, sufis and food -- we also have worthy Pakistani-origin Business folks, scientists and academics.

Thank you.

[snigdha]

For us, South Asia definitely includes Pakistan. We have a beautiful story on Pakistani car decals coming up — can't wait for you to read it. All of these cultures, identities, stories have lots of complexity. We hope we can do justice to them. Please do feel free to email me at [e-mail] with more Pakistani stories and pitches, specifically on the individuals you mention that you've admired.