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| India-Pakistan |
| Worth of a life |
| 2014-11-13 |
| [DAWN] HOW much is a human life worth in Pakistain? Not more than peanuts, given the impunity with which people are being killed in this benighted country of ours. The state's failure -- or lack of will -- to protect the life of its citizens is at the root of this tragedy. In this context, I am reminded of two women -- one dead, the other on death row. One was a dear friend. The other is a stranger whose community has been my benefactor. I owe my education to Christian missionaries who gave me knowledge and taught me, by example, to respect and be tolerant of all faiths. Perween Rahman and Asiya Bibi have nothing in common except that they are symbols of our quest for justice and sanctity of life in a society that thrives on hate and violence. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 HOW much is a human life worth in Pakistain? Not more than peanuts Just Pakistan? Try from the Straits of Gibraltar, across the entire African continent, up the western shores of Med, to the eastern shores of Asia. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-11-13 13:42 |