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A Pakistani Husband's Agony

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Apr 27, 2011
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Terrorism was something that happened to others.

Upon seeing news of another terrorist attack, I would simply change the channel. That is, until Oct. 5, 2009, when I received a phone call that would change my life forever. The caller said that there had been a bomb blast in the office of the UN agency in Islamabad where my wife Gul Rukh worked.

I do not r…

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