Pakistan Mourns at Margalla
Source:Dawn
I feel a pain deep in the pit of my stomach today as I mourn those Pakistanis who perished in the Margalla Hills this morning. For the families who have lost their loved ones no solace or words of condolence can ever be enough for theirs is an agony that cannot be measured nor understood. As a Pakistani all I can do is share their grief and pray for those who have departed.
At a personal level, I am really feeling the pain today, I am both angry and sad, depressed and deflated, despondent and demoralised at the deadly and daily death tally that never tires of adding more Pakistanis to its list. Optimism is hard to come by from me today as I am at a loss as to where Pakistan is headed and feel helpless, indeed Adil Najam a friend and mentor has summed up the feelings of the Pakistani nation that like me has just about had enough, Adil writes movingly on ATP about Pakistan’s predicament:
The pain gets into the very marrow of the bones of all of us. But it never becomes less painful. You never get used to it. Each time is like a ton of bricks hitting you. Then, something like this happens and it hurts even more. Maybe, because there is no one to lash out against. All you can do is to offer words of condolence and silent prayers to those who have lost their loved ones. You know the words will change nothing, but you hope they will offer some solace in solidarity to the grieved, and maybe some little venting to your own pain.
I can only echo what Adil bhai has said above and pray for the departed and for those left behind.
