Karachi-upon-Thames
In her latest column for the New York Times' Latitude blog, former Wilson Center Pakistan Scholar Huma Yusuf discusses the powerful influence of a London-based Pakistani politician.
For many years Pakistanis have joked that their capital, Islamabad, is run from Washington. These days, however, it looks more like Karachi, Pakistan’s financial and business hub, is being run from London — thanks to an exiled Pakistani politician settled in the middle-class neighborhood of Edgware.
Author
Huma Yusuf
Global Fellow;
Columnist, Dawn Newspaper, Pakistan
Columnist, Dawn Newspaper, Pakistan
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