Torrential rains have killed 400 and displaced another half a million in Pakistan. A nation devastated by senseless violence, suicide attacks, indiscriminate bombings from American drones, and a collapsed economy is now facing another natural disaster. The pictures below from BBC show that the victims of this national disaster is again the poorest in Pakistan.
Pakistani society and economy has been brought to the brink of disaster by the NATO’s demands to wage a war against its own people. With hundreds of thousands of troops engaged in the American war against terror on the western borders, and another few thousands stationed along the Indian border, the military and civilian establishment in Pakistan does not have the capacity to cope with even mild disasters, let alone a major flood, which is wreaking havoc in northern Pakistan.
A man trying to save minors from the flood
A child trying to salvage what is left of his home
Men trying to flee the flood-stricken areas. What happened to the women and children?
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