Pakistan's amputee soldiers

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Re: Pakistan’s amputee soldiers

@Faris_Udeen

You dont become a soldier to escape a scrap, but no man deserves to be treated like a forgotten or unseemly burden to society.

Exactly.

There isn’t a point in relying on the government for anything at this stage. I think we, the average Pakistanis, need to contribute (financially) to our country more than ever. We did give a lot of charity for the flood victims but this is not where the problems end. We need to think about the soldiers in need and their families too - the main reason why I wanted to put up this thread.

The average Pakistani soldier earns about 20,000 rupees ($231) a month. One patient at the institute suffering from brain trauma after having been shot in the head receives a monthly disability benefit of 1,600 rupees ($18).

How can an entire family live off of 1,600 rupees a month?! We, Pakistanis living abroad, easily spend double the amount on mobile usage alone!