Children of a lesser God
My head kneeled with shame and with both my hands lifted towards the heavens above, I prayed for forgiveness.
Tears tickled down my face and onto the outstretched hands, it was because of those tears that I saw the lines etched upon my hands. Those lines of fate, amongst that meshwork of lines laid one which screamed “murderer”.
Never did I know that one of these innocent looking lines would lead me to the biggest sin of all.
But I looked around, to find that it was only I who mourned the loss of those who passed away.
Indifferent and inhuman, the circle of life ticked away hours and minutes as if nothing had happened.
Meanwhile, in the scorching heats of the Thar dessert an infant passed away in the lap of his helpless mother from hunger and malnutrition.
None of the news channels across the country bothered breaking this piece of news. For them it was just another addition the death toll which was rising every day. A death toll which was to be quoted in 120 second news report which was a forced addition as they knew no one would be bothered by it.
Meanwhile, in the echelons of power, politicians, policy makers, bureaucrats and crooks alike continued with their agendas set for the day. No changes or additions were made whatsoever to them, as if Thar was part of the African continent and not a part of the Pakistan.
The same Pakistan that mourned the death of 141 kids slaughtered by the mad men who call themselves Taliban but not the 70 lives in the month of January alone, out of which 66 were kids, killed by their own hands. You ask how they killed those 70 people. They killed them by their indifference and inhumanity, by not doing what they should have done for the drought stricken dessert men.
What I fail to understand is why Sind Government suspended relief activities in the month of February when the death toll in the last 130 days touched a staggering high 361. What is this country coming to?
No mass-vigils or prayers were organized for the deceased belonging to Thar, none of the display pictures on social media were blackened mourning the loss of these infant flowers who were yet to bloom.
No western conspiracy had to be hatched to weaken the state of Pakistan, we used our own skill to write a terribly successful storyline, and this is how once again Pakistan failed itself.
Sources :
Up to 66 children and four adults have died so far during this month in Tharparkar.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 24th, 2015. http://tribune.com.pk/story/826708/rising-death-toll-three-more-children-die-in-thar/

Moreover, the death toll has mounted to 361 in 130 days, whereas on the other hand, the Sindh government has suspended the relief activities to the victims of Thar.
http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/02/09/national/four-more-minors-die-in-tharparkar/