Re: Indian doctors not given visa to Pakistan
Nothing wrong with completing all formalities in normal course, a few doctors dont make all that much of a difference while slight slackness in visa issues at this turbulent time could cause much greater issues later on.
as emotional as we may get let’s not forget the bumpy relationship there is between India and Pakistan. if our very own pakistanis can act like this, read letter below from dawn today, how can we shun paranoia all at once…?
http://dawn.com/2005/10/17/letted.htm
WE are constantly hearing about how our people have come together during this tragic earthquake. PTV is emphasizing how our police and security personnel have done an excellent job regarding the collapse of the Margalla Towers.
As a resident of Margalla Towers for the last five years, and barely making it out alive with my wife and two small children, I would like to enlighten the readers about certain facts not mentioned so far.
Within one hour of the collapse of the towers, the entrance to the main reception area (which leads to all the apartments) was sealed off by the Islamabad police. Not even the residents were allowed to go inside the building.
We were told that this was being done to protect our belongings from the thousands of potential looters, rescuers and emergency personnel which had gathered outside the collapsed building.
The next evening after a lot of difficulty, a handful of residents were allowed to enter the building to collect a few personal belongings. Much to our horror, our main apartment doors had been smashed in.
Upon entering, it was obvious that our nightmare had become a reality. Our cupboards and drawers had been broken into, and all jewellery and cash had been taken. This was a systematic operation.
Whosoever was behind this had a lot of time since dozens and dozens of apartments were robbed and all valuables gone.
While some residents were buried alive in rubble, systematic looting of sealed apartments was simultaneoushy being carried out upstairs in the remaining half of the building.
It’s too late to play the blame game. But it shows that while we all show solidarity towards the victims and do all to help, we at the same time fall to the level of stealing from the dead during Ramazan.
The only answer for these despicable acts worth mentioning from the police was: “Why do people expect us to be any different from the looters of New Orleans?”.
My answer to the police was that in New Orleans the looters were from within their own community. They were not from the law-enforcement agencies.
RAJA OMAR KAMAL
Islamabad