The anguish of the visa line is known to every Pakistani who has ever had the aspiration to travel or has been desperate to do so.
Outside the embassies of Saudi Arabia, hapless workers toting village dreams line up. Outside the embassies of the UK stand orderly queues of hopeful Pakistani students, clutching their impeccable grades and cherished ambitions.
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