Reply #5: This is a colossal tragedy... [View All]

[cosmicone]

I sincerely hope the aid actually reaches those who are suffering but it is not very likely. I feel really sorry for the poor people who are caught between nature on one side and the military establishment (which really controls Pakistan) on the other. I'll donate directly to some of the NGOs that do good work at the grass-roots level.

Musharraf, in his memoirs, wrote eloquently about how he diverted the aid for 2005 earthquake victims to shore up and modernise the military.