Meghna Alam tells Maroosha Muzaffar how her ‘brief romantic liaison’ caused a national and diplomatic scandal On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice A ctivist and former beauty queen Meghna Alam recalls that she first met Essa