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August 6, 2010

Drowned by Deprivation –Bushra Zulfiqar

I was up in the lush greens of Nathia Gali undergoing a management course when rains started after weeks of scorching heat in Pakistan. Initially an enjoyable and much awaited gift of nature, I celebrated with friends and colleagues over tea and steaming pakoras. Little did I know that within the next few hours, it would transform into a dangerous and deadly monster, having no mercy for anyone. I stayed awake all night distracted by the sound of rain drops hitting against the steel sheets of the newly built roof. The next morning, newspapers and TV channels screamed about the massive floods hitting all major parts of the country causing deaths and destruction, keeping us glued to the common television screen in the hotel.Read More »Drowned by Deprivation –Bushra Zulfiqar