Bombings cast shadow over life in Pakistan
Bombings cast shadow over life in Pakistan
20:06, November 18, 2009 
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Frequent bomb blasts and suicidal attacks in some major cities in Pakistan have disrupted normal life of people in the country.
Visitors are so scanty that some of the shops and restaurants here have to close down as more and more people prefer to stay at home in view of worsening security situation.
"I am going to shut it down," a Chinese businesswoman running a restaurant in downtown Islamabad told Xinhua.
Moreover, the indiscriminate killings, broadcast by TV channels round the clock, are also cultivating panic and uncertainty across Pakistan, warned health experts in the garrison city of Rawalpindi.
The news channels showing mutilated bodies, severed human organs, scattered blood have their due share in seating this fear, panic and horror, the official news agency APP said.
"The helpless feeling is common," said a psychologist who asked not to be named. A wave of blasts in Pakistan over the past two months have killed over 400 people.
A resident in the worst-hit city Peshawar said the recent explosion at the intelligence building on Khyber road has frightened every one, especially women and children. The sound of the blast was so huge that every resident of Peshawar supposed that the explosion occurred near their house.
Grief and fear has gripped residents in the North West Frontier provincial capital, where people feel concerned about the safety and future of their children and themselves.
According to Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain, about 244 people died in bomb blasts in Peshawar in October and November, while 665 others were injured.
"I am extremely confused about sending my children to school in prevailing circumstances," said a house wife. She said that all parents are concerned about the security of their children while sending them to schools.
Although the Eid festival draws near, people are avoiding visits to bazaars and reluctant to cattle markets for purchasing sacrificial animals.
However, Mian Iftikhar has expressed hope that the situation will improve and normalcy will soon return to Peshawar. He said the government has taken action against the militants and both nation and security forces will win this battle.
Mian Iftikhar cited Malakand at an example, saying situation there was once much worse than Peshawar, but now the area is safe and peaceful due to successful military operations and people are living normal life.
Source: Xinhua
Visitors are so scanty that some of the shops and restaurants here have to close down as more and more people prefer to stay at home in view of worsening security situation.
"I am going to shut it down," a Chinese businesswoman running a restaurant in downtown Islamabad told Xinhua.
Moreover, the indiscriminate killings, broadcast by TV channels round the clock, are also cultivating panic and uncertainty across Pakistan, warned health experts in the garrison city of Rawalpindi.
The news channels showing mutilated bodies, severed human organs, scattered blood have their due share in seating this fear, panic and horror, the official news agency APP said.
"The helpless feeling is common," said a psychologist who asked not to be named. A wave of blasts in Pakistan over the past two months have killed over 400 people.
A resident in the worst-hit city Peshawar said the recent explosion at the intelligence building on Khyber road has frightened every one, especially women and children. The sound of the blast was so huge that every resident of Peshawar supposed that the explosion occurred near their house.
Grief and fear has gripped residents in the North West Frontier provincial capital, where people feel concerned about the safety and future of their children and themselves.
According to Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain, about 244 people died in bomb blasts in Peshawar in October and November, while 665 others were injured.
"I am extremely confused about sending my children to school in prevailing circumstances," said a house wife. She said that all parents are concerned about the security of their children while sending them to schools.
Although the Eid festival draws near, people are avoiding visits to bazaars and reluctant to cattle markets for purchasing sacrificial animals.
However, Mian Iftikhar has expressed hope that the situation will improve and normalcy will soon return to Peshawar. He said the government has taken action against the militants and both nation and security forces will win this battle.
Mian Iftikhar cited Malakand at an example, saying situation there was once much worse than Peshawar, but now the area is safe and peaceful due to successful military operations and people are living normal life.
Source: Xinhua
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