I have been Political Counsellor at the British High Commission in Islamabad since December 2011. Before coming to Pakistan, I was Head of Human Rights and Democracy Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, and before that I served in Moscow, Paris, New York and Oslo. I enjoy European literature, theatre and art, and am looking forward to discovering Urdu and Pakistani writings and culture. I’ll be blogging about similarities and differences between Pakistan and the UK and specifically about things that illuminate the differences and each other’s perspectives.