Flood: Mirror

The sad part isthat this article is written by an overseas Pakistanis. This is a highly negative article written to please the western readers.

These people who have left Pakistan and writing intellectual articles about Pakistan and criticizing Pakistani politicians for the problems why they do not sacrifice their own well being for Pakistan. I ask them a question, if these people who show so much love for Pakistan, why not they go and serve Pakistan They can provide alternate leadership to Pakistan as when they see so much bad and corrupt leadership in Pakistan.

Cant they follow the example of Imran Khan who is fighting the system alone while the so-called more intelligent and intellectual overseas Pakistanis have run off to the greener shores and have their advisory tongues wagging whenever disaster strikes Pakistan. This does not help in problem solving as these type of articles which please the western readers are no solution for the toiling masses of Pakistan which require support and encouragement and nor more despair as this article projects.

Maths of Flood.

20 million people is 11 percent of Pakistan's population, that means approximately 89 percent of the country's population is not affected. Similarly, the 90 percent of unaffected GDP is still leaves over $150 billion in the country's economy.

Pakistan's public debt is estimated at 46 percent of GDP, a number lower than most of the countries who are now allocating aid to Pakistan including the US (52), the UK (68), and Canada (75).

I don't mean to belittle the plight of the Pakistani people affected by flood water. Regardless of where the money comes from, we should all ensure that they receive assistance and aid where needed. However, the numbers suggest that Pakistan is in a financial position to seek international loans, not handouts.

Flood: Reality
The estimated costs of the floods are US$ 45 billions in infrastructure. Comparing a country with any first world country is utter stupidity, as many writers are doing that arrogantly.

Its one of the poorest country in the world. 20 million people have been its the biggest ever disaster in relation to the number of people affected since the world war two.. People writing here in the western world are totally immune to the suffering of people in the third world as it appears from the above writings.

No one is realizing the gravity of the situation that is the problem, for a humanistic angle that should have been projected here but no effort is being made here, that is the biggest shame!!!