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It seems an obvious thing to say, but you should not imagine that we Pakistanis are all potential terrorists, just as we should not imagine that you Americans are all undercover assassins.
Mohsin Hamid
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Mohsin Hamid
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: July 23
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