By: Sharon Bazant Chapter 7—A Trip Back in Time Was I dreaming? I was standing in a picturesque mountain meadow filled with brilliant red flowers surrounded by Pakistani men in loose white and beige shalwar kameez. One of them bent over a scarlet bloom, reached in, and scored the seed pod with a curved knife. A … Continue reading Geckos & Guns: The Pakistan Years – A Book Excerpt by Sharon Bazant