On my recent trip to Islamabad, Pakistan after an absence of nearly 4 years, I noticed a lot of police presence in public areas. It did in fact make me a bit nervous and it’s no wonder. In the one week I was there a bomb exploded in a fruit market killing more than 20 people.
Not only that but I also noticed that the people seem to be more “Islamized”. Here I captured a police van in a public park. The gentlemen in the foreground seem to be perfectly at ease so I’m assuming they were just there to enjoy the weather.
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That must of been nerve wracking, to read the news about that 😦 oof especially as a parent :S
Yes, but somehow we have become immune to it. I was roaming around in Islamabad the same day as the blast (without my son) and I didn’t feel scared. Yes when it comes to your own children then you feel unduly paranoid about everything.
I hope things will eventually calm down, I know it’s a far fetched dream but for the sake of future generations :S
One should hope yes, but I can’t see things getting better.
I’ll hope for both of us then 🙂
Often think how difficult it must be to live with danger always lurking 😦 Thanks for sharing
Hi Tina, unfortunately it has become something that is inevitable and we go about our business knowing that anything could happen. “Suicide bombers” have become common words that even children know about. It’s a terrible situation and that’s why we decided to move out to have a better life for our son.
you also captured the changing world as it continues to turn
Thank you. Unfortunately my country is changing for the worse.
cool story – and you can feel the ease in the photo – great shot. 🙂
Thank you! (I thought it would be a bit scary?)
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Oh. It must have been scary moments there for you. We keep hearing often about blasts in various Pakistani cities and death of people, which is so unfortunate. Hope peace prevails in this part of the world which has beautiful mountains along the AF border.
No actually we are used to it now. We go about our business as normal, because what else can we do? We can’t hide in our houses forever.
I may be pessimistic but I can’t see the situation getting better. But thank you for your kind thoughts.
Hmmm….you have a point. There has to be a limit for everything.
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