Sometimes, you hear a piece of news that makes you sit up a little straighter. It’s not always a huge, world-stopping headline. Sometimes it’s quieter than that. For me, it was hearing about the simple phone call between Major General Mousavi and Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir.

It wasn’t just a formal exchange between two men in uniform; it was a moment where, I think, we all felt a shift. It was a sign that the world is finally starting to see Pakistan not for what others have said we are, but for who we have become.

For years, it felt like people were trying to tell our story for us. We were the “tough ally” in one war, a “chess piece” in another’s economic game, or just the “rival” next door to India. Those labels were simple and easy for news channels, but they never........

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