Post Tagged with: "Pakistan"

15Aug
2010

First “Droned”, then Drowned! Who Shall Help the Flood Victims in Pakistan?

by Rahil Khan While the scope of the destruction caused by the floods in Pakistan is heart-wrenching, the relief efforts are even more frustrating.  The way the worst crisis in Pakistan was handled by the government, especially by our President Zardari, you would know that they are simply not competent to deal with the scale of the disaster. I am afraid our leaders are politicizing this disaster and some are probably even drooling over the prospects of more riches as [...]

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13Aug
2010

myRamadan: Fasting in Pakistan

Amelia’s story |  Samina’s story |  Hana’s story | Sumaya’s story |  Alia’s story When I was a child, my family and I would visit Karachi, Pakistan every other year during November or December and spend a month there (I guess it wasn’t such a big deal if an elementary school kid started winter vacation a few weeks early). Back in those days, Ramadan fell during winter, so we would spend majority of Ramadan in Pakistan and celebrate Eid there [...]

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5Aug
2010

Pakistan Emergency: A Call for Our Help this Ramadan

The  grave news from Pakistan emerged last week with the devastating flooding. The death toll has now reached over 1,500. There are shortages of food, water, clothing, shelter, and supplies and, yet, the water continues to rise in the region. In Punjab, 15,000 homes have already been destroyed, leaving what is to be called “a mass exodus of people”. These are 15,000 families who no longer will have shelter for the month of Ramadan. This year they will be forced [...]

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