The Brief Life of Anam Tanoli: How a Pakistani Model‘s Suicide Proves We Are a Divided Country

Maria Kari
Sep 7, 2018 · 3 min read
Anam Tanoli

Anam Tanoli killed herself in her Lahore home last weekend leaving social media more bitterly divided than usual.

How people can feel anything but a mix of shock and sadness when someone so young and full of potential is forced into ending her life is beyond me. Yet, here we are. It is the year 2018 and…

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