Paul Theroux’s statement by omission

I should have posted this a week ago – a link to the latest installment of my fortnightly Dawn column:

“Perhaps the statement is that he’s choosing not to engage with the hard issues that Pakistan represents, for reasons of personal preference or discretion. I won’t fault him for that. But, as a longtime admirer, I do regret it. If ever a country cried out to be complexified rather than peopled with cliches, it’s Pakistan.”

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