Noorulain Shaikh graduated with an LLB (Hons.) degree from the University of London. She is keen on geographical, sociopolitical, and legal aspects of world affairs. She is a published author of articles concerning international law and regional policy affairs.

I turned 21 this year in May. Of these 21 years, I have spent 18 years in Khairpur Mirs, my hometown. Growing up, I wondered why Khairpur looked and felt the way it did—devoid of aspiration, lacking a story. Nothing in the city suggested that it had indeed........

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