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Pakistana by Fatima Bhutto

4 Extra Debut. A woman of Pakistani heritage grapples with her identity and belonging in Barcelona’s vibrant backstreets. Read by Fatima Bhutto.

For young Nina, the bustling Spanish city of Barcelona is home.

But with her melancholic father homesick for Pakistan, and her Spanish boss insisting on calling her Pakistana, Nina struggles with divided loyalties.

She finds herself torn between her family and their past in a country she barely knows - and her present, in a city that both dazzles and beguiles.

Specially commissioned story for BBC Radio 4, written and read by Fatima Bhutto.

Producer: Karen Holden

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2023.

14 minutes

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Fri 2 Oct 202615:45
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