True… that our Muslim brothers and sisters in the quake-hit areas deserve our sympathies and every kind of support—our eyes filled with copious tears.

But let me ask you a question; didn’t we forget our other Muslim brothers when their blood was being shed in hundreds of thousands with 100,000+plus in Afghanistan and a similar number in Iraq—rather we helped their perpetrators with logistic support serving as mercenaries—only because we belonged to another country. Our narrow territorial bigotries are of much more importance than the bondages of Islam. We have forgotten the teachings of Islam and the Traditions of the Holy Prophet (PEACE BE UPON HIM) which enjoin us that Muslims are like a single body—there being no demarcation of countries to decide our favours or sympathies.

Europe got rid of the geographic narrow-mindedness and now 25 countries are like a single whole with no visa restrictions for work or tourism. On the other hand we Muslims have persisted with the policies of our colonial masters and have to get a visa if one is to perform his obligatory Hajj—over and above this there are taxes imposed by the country-governments.

All this because we are proud of our country…are we?

“Pakistan’s in the back” /pakistan z in de bæk/