Why so little and so late? This question must really be bugging all the Pakistanis in the know. Haiti and the Tsunami victims got relief - lots of it and really fast. But when it came to Pakistani victims, not so much. Why? Is it donor fatigue? Maybe. Bad economy is tightening the purse strings of even the most generous patrons. Or could it be that, perish the thought, NO ONE LIKES THE PAKISTANIS? Speaking from the Indian point of view, when things are going well for Pakistan, they never shy away at any opportunity to hurt us. They are double crossing the Americans. They are exporting Jihad to the west. British capital is now referred by many as Londonistan thanks to the Pakistani emigres.
I know it is very cruel and churlish, talking about Pakistan's follies when the innocent there are hurting. But again from an Indian point of view, it is the innocent here also who die in bomb blasts and we do not hear even a whimper from the same Pakistani intellectuals who are currently lamenting the poor response to the flood victims. Are flood victims more deserving of help than bomb victims?
Mr. Premen Addy is a fantastic writer. His mastery over the language is exceeded only by his knowledge of history. The following is his take on the subject.
Pakistan on the brink
The Asian tsunami of 2005 and the recent Haitian earthquake had galvanised the international community. Why not then Pakistan’s rampaging rivers, you may well ask. The short answer is donor fatigue. Pakistan is generally perceived as a terrorist hub, whose blighted leaders display not the slightest remorse for the engineered 26/11Mumbai carnage, whose kleptocratic President has earned a reputation once held by the late Congolese leader Joseph Mobutu, where unbridled Islamism holds sway.
The rest of the article can be read at:
http://dailypioneer.com/277296/Pakistan-on-the-brink.html
I know it is very cruel and churlish, talking about Pakistan's follies when the innocent there are hurting. But again from an Indian point of view, it is the innocent here also who die in bomb blasts and we do not hear even a whimper from the same Pakistani intellectuals who are currently lamenting the poor response to the flood victims. Are flood victims more deserving of help than bomb victims?
Mr. Premen Addy is a fantastic writer. His mastery over the language is exceeded only by his knowledge of history. The following is his take on the subject.
Pakistan on the brink
The Asian tsunami of 2005 and the recent Haitian earthquake had galvanised the international community. Why not then Pakistan’s rampaging rivers, you may well ask. The short answer is donor fatigue. Pakistan is generally perceived as a terrorist hub, whose blighted leaders display not the slightest remorse for the engineered 26/11Mumbai carnage, whose kleptocratic President has earned a reputation once held by the late Congolese leader Joseph Mobutu, where unbridled Islamism holds sway.
The rest of the article can be read at:
http://dailypioneer.com/277296/Pakistan-on-the-brink.html
No comments:
Post a Comment