Maija Liuhto is an independent journalist and magazine writer based in Islamabad, Pakistan. She has written for a host of international publications such as the Atlantic, Los Angeles Times, Foreign Policy, Al Jazeera English, Longreads and many others. She also hosts a weekly TV program on Indus News called Visitors’ Book.

Originally from Finland, she has spent several years working and traveling in South Asian countries. Before coming to Pakistan, she spent three years in Afghanistan.