What Pakistanis do to Pakistanis
A perusal though the latest news from Sindh province provides a glimpse of the tough road ahead for Pakistan’s new leaders:
“Bandits rob a number of passengers who were traveling by bus and car.”
“Fire burns down 25 houses , two tractor and motorcycles.”
“Excessive power-cuts in Sukkar has caused 10 motors of Water Works to burn down, adversely effecting water supply in the area.”
“Police officers robbed of aslah (weapons) by unknown assailants.”
“Man in Larkana shoots to death two of his friends over a petty quarrel.”
“Angered by a marriage proposal from his in-laws, a man killed his wife and mother of seven and has now fled. The children started to cry when they found the dead body of their mother.”
“People protest against a water shortage which they claim has destroyed their crops.”
“Man killed by assailants as he sat drinking tea in a hotel in Kherpur. The reason for the murder has been given as a personal grudge between the man and the assailants.”
“A man has been kidnapped while traveling to his village on a rickshaw.”
“The dead bodies of two children have been found in Nusrat canal. This is a week after a woman jumped in the canal with the children after getting fed up of household problems.”
“Five year old who was playing got killed by speeding truck.”
“Five injured due to clashes between two groups.”
“Truck driver injured and robbed by bandits.”
“A girl who was kidnapped and sold managed to escape and ran 10 kilometers in the dead of the night. When she related her tale to the people in the village she had come to, she was handed back to her captives. However rumours of her story spread like wildfire in the area and journalists have been on her case since then. Apparently the girl is married and has a child. The people who bought her are forcing her to marry a 70 year old man.”
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April 2, 2008 at 7:42 am
Frigthening reports from a country superintended by a despotic general who should be brooding no crime. Disappointing for a people who have been at the mercy of soldiers and suicide bombers most of the time.
But more unfortunate that being an internal affliction, neither the United States nor allied forces would be willing to learn Musharaf a single tank of AK47 to confront the menace being posed.
Perhaps, Musharaf and the ‘new sherrif’ in town need to search for a new ally to tackle their internal security headaches. Right or wrong?
April 5, 2008 at 12:06 am
Thank you for your comment my friend, and apologies for my delayed response.
There are various issues at stake with regards to Pakistan’s internal security problems :economic hardships, corruption, lack of law enforcement, traditions and superstitions.
I do not believe the United States and other nations would be able to help with this regards. Matters such are these are best diagnosed through a systematic programme of reform and education. The latter is what lies at the root of the Pakistan problem : the excessively low literacy rate.
Other then that regional cooperation could help cool matters. Look at Europe and how it has come together under the umbrella of the EU. Pakistan needs to have greater cooperation with it’s neighbours India, Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia. To date one of the only regional powers to have contributed immensely to the development of Pakistan is China.