Re: Student refuses Harvard scholarship to protest Mohmand attack
I am going to say it is a good thing that he did. it needs a big heart to take such a step. but look at this in a cool hearted manner and ask yourself a question realistically; did he really do the wise thing? not in my opinion. see, we as a nation have rather been very forgetful about the people who take such steps for their country. consider one Dr. Haffi.( i believe i have the correct name here)he was one of the finalists for a grant that had to do with some medical research on some disease in children. it was going to be presented by the commonwealth. since pakistan's membership was suspended in 2004, Dr. Haffi was asked to change his nationality to become eligible for the prize. he was offered British citizenship and 20 million pounds.
he refused saying that if they wanted to give it to him, they should give to him as a pakistani. seeing that they gave him the 20 million pounds because he still deserved it more than any of the other finalists.
the story appeared in the first half of the year 2004 in Dawn. i tried to google it but unfortunately i can not locate it.
but i just wanted to ask this; how many of you actually read that story and how many still appreciate his patriotism.
apparently the government of pakistan did not think he deserved anything. i am not sure if i heard anyone giving him any recognition.
samad will become one more of those forgotten heroes.