as people may know in life1, i live in uk but am moving to pak with husband…hes from there.
im ok with living there but my kids are only a year old ad younger. by the time its their school age, i wish to move back here. why—security, and i would be petrified of my kids going school there…am i being paranoid…or is this a sensible plan for me to bring them back here for schooling.
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As far as I remember, your husband married you on a promise that you would move to Pakistan after getting married. Now you are looking for excuses to break that promise.
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The main problem is we Pakistani tend to believe 'Bad acha Badnaam bura'.
If there are security issues in Pakistan that does not mean to leave and stay away from your country.. My question from all 'why? Meetha Meetha hup hup kadwa kadwa thoo thoo. Will Allah send angels to solve our problems, when we stay away for the hope of better days'.
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In spite all the propaganda and perception created against Pakistan in the west.. Pakistan is one of the low crime areas compared to other middle income level countries. Street crimes excluding Karachi are on the lower side. Risks are always there but chances of you getting mugged if you go for your daily shopping are quite low. Again having said that, the risk of becoming a victim of crime are every where in the world.
I know a lot of foreigners living in Lahore.. and none of them feel exceptionally threatened. End of the day you can only hope that you are not at a wrong place at a wrong time. There are many gated communities to live in major cities where life is a lot more secure. Otherwise some high profile people do make their own security arrangements also like any where in the world.
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Well I have far less millitarilised relatives back home living in villages where theres very little trouble at all, and I have relatives in some of the big cities who cant go a night without hearing some sort of violent comotion outside.
However it really does depend on where you go. For the record I can assure you Pakistan is probably a lot safer than many other countries, for example even the likes of South Africa have more dangers than Pakistan.
In vact much of Asia and the Middle east can be dangerous but theres parts of the UK I work in that are practically no go areas to outsiders as well so its not just Pakistan, hell even America must have its fair share of vipers nests.
One should simply hope and pray for the best becuase there are good and bad people everywhere but yeah Pakistan is not all that bad to be honest.
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This ganging up against one person is offensive. If you don't like her threads dont reply.
I join the mob mentality when people are being dumb. 180 million people live in Pakistan. They all have kids. A good 1 million of those lived abroad before they went to Pakistan after Sept 11. Her question is retarded and offensive not to mention ignorant.
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Yet there are people who live in Pakistan who say that things have gotten worse in recent years. It's not a war zone either. I would guess that villages might be safer than some areas in the city. All I'm going by is what my relatives who live there have told me.
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Thanks.
180million are not from abroad. from what i hear, if gangs/people tend to find out your from abroad, or a a brit/american, theyl assume your loaded, hence making you more suspecitble to crime than your average jo-villager. 180 million we are not.
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As far as I know you lived in Peshawar and your in laws live there. You lived there for almost a year , did you not figure out if it is safe are not.
If you are looking for reassurance for your decision for breaking your promise to your husband whom you married out of your love , you do not need to . You are an adult and you can make your own life's decision. Here you will get mixed message , some will say yes and some will say no.
Do You think you love these kids and your husband and his family does not ? Do you think You are watching for what is in the best interest of the kids and your husband does not care for their life and well being ?
Will you make your decision based on these mixed messages or your own observations. I would say Peshawar is pretty safe city. I have not heard any abduction for ransom case happening in Peshawar. I have read about many happening in Karachi , Lahore and other big cities.
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Wow. Allah bless your husband. Because he freaking needs it. People are kidnapped more often in London then in Lahore or Karachi. More people are shot, robbed, muggedi n London than Lahore.