When a two-week ceasefire was announced by the US on April 7, there was a sigh of relief around the world. Granted, it is initially only for two weeks, and there are already signs of cracks, but this was a much-needed respite after a war that seemed to be getting out of control, as wars often do. For many people, including those in Pakistan, the war caused deep anxiety about an uncertain future. There was grief about thousands of innocent lives lost, the worry about how our own lives may be impacted, and the fear of an escalation that may be impossible to control. In the backdrop of this anxiety, peace, fragile as it may be, feels right and needs to be protected.

Before we get busy again, let us hold on to that feeling of anxiety for another minute, and imagine if we had to live with this anxiety all the time. There are people out there in the world who are just as concerned about the future of their........

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