Scream

Absolutely, and in addition, we should’ve humbly accepted India’s offer of sending it’s men over the line of control, we need to reach out to those busy blowing up innocent Iraqi shias to come to save a few of their Ummis. While we are screaming, may be we can also have a little whisper (as opposed to a long scream) in memory of 8 Ahmadis recently gunned down inside their mosque.

Send your precious contribution to American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers. Thanks.

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I`ve wondered, too, why the fairly muted response to such an awful, horrendous tragedy. Perhaps I`ve wanted to hear screams, perhaps in fact the response has been more vigorous than it seems. I didn`t know what to do. I wrote a poem, maybe Chowk will publish it. But then, and more practically, I clicked on the little blue rectangle at the top of this page and sent some money. Of course there`s always a risk that the money won`t get to the people who need it most, but it`s a risk worth taking. mirmir

100,000 dead ?

Where did that figure come from?

I thought the # of dead was less than 20,000

Umair:

…this in itself is a scream…albeit full of anguish and pathos…and screams have a short shelf life

…i fully agree with what you say…we in the diaspora should shove this in the face of our friends, acquaintances and politicians…am not sure of the four week window…but that is a minor quibble…

…however

…if we were to learn from past history…what we euphemistically refer to as ‘the world’ will largely forget this ‘quake in a very short time like it has forgotten equal or greater tragedies in its past...

…and again if history be the teacher…the locals can with grit and determination overcome this adversity...

…it is a long haul process…and our efforts and those of others with goodwill should be directed towards the long haul…and from within our (very limited) resources…

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