It was just after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto that something clicked in my mind. For me, this was the occasion to use my profession in the way I really wanted since my very first approach to documentary photography. I became aware that Pakistan was the country I had to explore.

Pakistan is considered to have had a key role of the start of the war on terror. The war on terror has always intrigued me, because of its apocalyptic extent and consequences. This project aims to investigate around the consequences of the implications on Pakistani people and their daily lives. My work began, because I was convinced that this land held tremendous potential. The country possesses unique nuclear capabilities in the Islamic world, yet this is hardly acknowledged in the broader context.
 

Despite this considerable power, the land is a product of over 30 years of "mistakes" - Three decades of failed democracy.
The military ruled over more than half of the country for most of its six-decade history, while some civilian governments were corrupt, and other remains so. Corruption is deeply entrenched here. This is a strategically important country, and to be in power can be a lucrative opportunity.

Pakistan economy is left undeveloped therefore dependence from foreign aids remains an indispensable requirement. US is the actual main backer, which is the reason why they wanted a chair around the table in order to influence and drive the strategies applied to this war… on an allied nation soil.
 

During the past 10 years, the annual death toll from terrorist attacks in Pakistan has risen from 164 in 2003 to 3318 in 2009, with a total of 35,000 Pakistanis killed as of 2010 and a financial cost of $68 billion since 2001. Economy is on its knees, and the population is exhausted.

Further, more than 3000 civilians have been killed by US drone attacks, in violation of international law and more than 800 people are missing, allegedly kidnapped by Intelligence Agencies, because they are suspected to be part of terrorist organizations.

The strange love story between the two countries is at the bottom of the deteriorating internal situation in Pakistan. On top of the ethnic divisions, we now have to add a huge ideological gap between those who believe Pakistan should continue its support to US in the war, and those who simply would end it and construct a much more independent and self-sufficient nation.  
 

Pakistan looks like a man on the wire, ready to fall in the abyss of the first wind. A giant on the dusty brink of its own ruin, ready to trigger a horrible domino effect.