“We are like a divorced couple, sharing space, constantly bickering over who lost out in the settlement, unable to finally come to terms with the fact that we are no longer together.”
This is 29-year-old Pakistani resident, Alizay Jaffer. On September 29, she wrote a Facebook post about a conversation with a friend from India regarding the ongoing tension between India and Pakistan.
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The tension has risen due to clashes between the Indian army and Pakistani terrorists in Uri that led to the deaths of multiple Indian soldiers on September 18 and the resulting surgical strikes conducted by the Indian army at the LoC 10 days later.
Alizay Jaffer
She started by highlighting how the strange sibling-like dynamic and love for Bollywood films has defined the relationship between the two countries.
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She goes on to explain that despite the jingoism and news of war surrounding us, it's the acts of love and friendship that remain fresh in our memory.
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