Nice try, critics! Better luck next crisis!
Peace is not just a yoga class word that people throw around in speeches. Real peace is something that actually has to be worked for, quietly, behind closed doors, sometimes without anyone even saying thank you. Pakistan knows this better than most. The critics do not. And the opposition between those contrasting clauses is the entire point of this article. With that in mind, let us talk about the United States and Iran because, honestly, this is the part where the critics should just put their phones down and pay attention. The United States and Iran are not exactly sending each other birthday cards. These are two bitter geopolitical foes that have been at each other's windpipes since before most of us were born. The distrust runs so deep that direct conversation between them is practically a miracle, even to attempt. So who steps in? Pakistan does. Not the critics. Pakistan. Through calls, meetups, and the kind of patient, people-to-people diplomacy that takes weeks to show resul...