Lately no news coming out of Pakistan seem to be good news. This afternoon I started writing about Benazir’s return in lighter words focusing on hilarious statements coming out of our politicians on her return and then this horrific news of scores of people dead started coming in. My lighter mood vanished totally and now I am left wihout words and more questions like, Why? Who? what now? etc.
The headline news on CNN reads as follows right now:
An explosion near the motorcade of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto killed at least 110 people and injured 200 more, officials say. Bhutto, returning after years in exile, reportedly was unhurt.
While we are glad that she remained safe, our sincere prayers are with those innocents who lost their lives.
zabt laazim hai magar dukh hai qayamat ka
zalim ab ke bhi na roay ga to mar jaaye ga
Jyoti,
You’re right, she was secured and there was nothing to fret over. But no one can imagine that Sick Minds target the innocents as we all know it usually back fired but I guess we give them more credit than they deserves.
My office is at Baloch Colony flyover thats very near to where incident took place n I was there at that time at my office saw the whole thing n became so depressed that I was abt to weep in anger. God show us the right path.
I switched on the the tv this morning and was stunned to see the gruesome news of Karachi blasts. May God give peace to the victims’ soul and courage to their families to bear this tragic loss. I don’t know who is at fault for this carnage. But one thing I do feel, when Ms Bhutto knew there was threat to her life, what was the need to continue her road show for 10 hours? The leader was well protected for any eventuallity, but didn’t she give one single thought to the saftey of aam janataa dancing in her welcome?
I am sitting at home and watching BB’s live press conference and I swear, she does not have any regret, sadness on her face for the people who died yesterday and she is trying to cash the incident big time. ..
Wohee laashoon kee siyaasat..
What a tragic loss of lives.
You know, as much as I should know better, I can’t help but get pulled in by the words of these politicians, their sorcery. They say things with such conviction about helping “gharib awaam” and true Islam, I wish I wouldn’t believe these people. But I have hope in BB, perhaps perhaps perhaps?