26/11 anniversary: mum's the word for most Pakistanis

PAK-MUMBAI

Rezaul H Laskar
Islamabad, Nov 26 (PTI) A year after the terrorist
attacks in Mumbai that killed nearly 180 people, most
Pakistanis have little or nothing to say about the carnage
that shook India.

Leading newspapers were silent on the tragedy and so
were Pakistanis who are active in the virtual world.
Except for an odd comment on social networking
website Facebook, most Pakistanis were unusually quiet.
"Remembering the victims of 26/11," read a comment by
journalist Mehmal Sarfraz on her homepage. Though the comment
was welcomed by her Indian friends, her fellow citizens were
not exactly happy.
"With all due respect, so many more people die in our
own country every day. How many people remember the victims of
Peshawar? That has been burning much more and much worse than
Mumbai did.
For a minute I think people need to stop blowing
26/11 out of proportion. How is it that we don't pay as much
tribute to the victims of the war against militancy in
Pakistan," commented Qudsia Aziz Rana.
Rana’s comment seemed to sum up the mood of most
Pakistanis, who do not want India to blame their country for
the attacks.
"Stop blaming Pakistan for every attack! If few
people are bad that doesn't mean the whole country is bad! It
is not that Pakistan is supporting terrorism. (MORE) PTI RHL
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