Syed Muzammil HussainColumnist www.QaziMamoon.com The International Islamic University
Islamabad was a target of two cruel bomb blasts on Oct.20,2009
killing
8 and injuring about 30 students and staff members.The top brass
of government expressed their grief over the tragic incident.It was an
encouragement for bereaved families but there was no financial support
for them at all.The university is bearing all expenses of treatment of
victims.It is very strange that government has not announced any
compensation for families of martyrs and injured students and
employees.One example of an IIUI sweeper Pervez Masih may be quoted
here who laid his own life and saved hundreds of innocent female
students as he successfully stopped the suicide bomber to enter the
main hall of the cafeteria .His family is living in very miserable
condition because of
his death. Although the University has offered his widow an employment
but it is not enough.The government should compensate his family as
well as other bereaved families.This is being done all over the
country and the government should not deprive IIUI victims of this
support.Hopefully the authorities would take an immediate action in this
regard.Our country is known world over for philanthropy as it was in
2005 Earthquake when a think tank of USA openly admitted that
Pakistanis were far ahead of them in helping needy persons although
USA always claims to be pioneer in this field.Now the community should
also come forward to help IIUI victims.Media channels (Print and
Electronic) should also play their role.
