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T twenty win & Obama's interview!

Good news – Pakistan won the T twenty tournament by defeating Sri Lanka in the final last night in England. Wow, what a match, and what a tournament for Pakistan. The country needed something big, something spectacular, and this victory did just that. It indeed boosted Pakistan’s moral and it is going to bring the nation together at a critical time when the nation needs unity. A very good win against a very strong team and Pakistan’s side deserves all the credit for their superb performance.

First time in history, a US President granted an interview to a Pakistani paper.  It was another pleasant surprise yesterday and President Obama was gracious, detailed and careful about talking about Pak-US relationship. I don’t know what prompted Obama to grant this interview, but it was a great effort by Obama to reach out to Pakistan. The White House should get great credit for this gesture. Thank you Mr. Obama!

 

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Bilal Qureshi

Bilal Qureshi is a resident of Washington, DC, so it is only natural that he is tremendously interested in politics. He is also fascinated by the relationship between Pakistan, the country of his birth, and the United States of America, his adopted homeland. Therefore, he makes every effort to read major newspapers in Pakistan and what is being said about Washington, while staying fully alert to the analysis and the news being reported in the American press about Pakistan. After finishing graduate school, he started using his free time to write to various papers in Pakistan in an effort to clarify whatever misconceptions he noticed in the press, especially about the United States. This pastime became a passion after his letters were published in Vanity Fair and The New Yorker and his writing became more frequent and longer. Now, he is here, writing a blog about Pakistan managed by Foreign Policy Association.

Areas of Focus:
Taliban; US-Pakistan Relations; Culture and Society

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