Med911
January 5, 2013, 7:39pm
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Re: Malala’s father Ziauddin Yusufzai named special UN advisor on education!
Malala is nice girl, but living in the UK, she is as much a symbol of hope to Pakistanis, as Altaf Hussain is to Karachi. The govt sent her abroad because it scored political points for them. Otherwise, Malala’s treatment was very much possible in Pakistan. As a matter of fact, the most difficult part of her treatment (surgery) had already been completed in Pakistan before she was sent abroad. I never quite understood the purpose of flying her out after she was out of danger.
As for security, the govt has thousands of police wallahs at their disposal, and they could have spared a few of those to provide security to her. Symbols of hope are people like Mukhtaran Mai, who, despite political and feudal pressure, lives on respectably, continues to run her school despite threats, and lives in Pakistan…otherwise, we all know how many opportunities she has had to leave Pakistan.
A lot of people are affected by terrorism and crime on a daily basis, and in far worse ways than Malala. That does not demean Malala’s injury, but the point is, that instead of spending millions of dollars on a single girl, whose treatment could have been done in Pakistan for a fraction of the cost, it would be more prudent to spend those millions on providing even the most basic medical care to a larger segment of the public in Pakistan. And anyway, my point was about granting her father a job he clearly did not deserve. People spend their entire lives working hard to be eligible for foreign service.
Perhaps it would be a good idea to NOT make symbols of children and put their lives in danger. For her own safety perhaps, she should remain in the UK. Better a living breathing person then a dead symbol.
However, if she were to return, I would be highly impressed.