The angel-faced MIT graduate has been sentenced by an American federal court to 86 year imprisonment without any cogent proofs or reliable witnesses. Pakistanis started reacting to this biased verdict the moment they got the news on different television channels last night. There would be protesting rallies, fiery speeches, American flag-burning and possibly some violent acts like damaging public property and clashing with police. Will all this make the American government change its prejudiced stance against the Muslims or force the honourable judges to review their verdict? No way. It has never happened in the history and will never happen in the future. Then why to destroy your own assets? It needs some rational and cool thinking.
Most of the American people don't give a damn about what is happening in the world outside their sphere of personal interests. What are their interests? Job, joy, women, fashion, music, wine and parties. They do not bother their brains to think beyond that.
Yet, there is still one possibility that the Obama administration may hand over Dr. Afia Siddiqui to Pakistani government to save it from the obvious outcome of its defiant attitude towards Pakistani judiciary.
How many times have the American courts sentenced their own people with 86 year imprisonment and what were their crimes?
The biased verdict has added more agony and tortuous pains to us Pakistanis who are paying the price of utterly selfish and wrong decisions of our rulers, be they democratically elected or khaki-clad.
Dr. Afia Siddiqui has been going through the worst circumstances a highly educated woman can imagine for the last more than 8 years now. This verdict is only to prolong her battle with her inner self that she has almost already won during her stay at Balgram. She has overcome her fears, pains and weaknesses. And, if nothing exceptional happens, she would silently join the majority in some of America's notorious jail. Her children would grow up outside the shadows of her motherhood, learn about her from newspaper clippings or Youtube video clips to feel proud of her bravery and greatness.
Her mother and sister would continue fighting for her release from the American prisons till they enjoy the support of people. Their interviews, statements and rallies may also keep reminding us that there was one Dr. Afia Siddiqui, an honourable and highly educated Pakistani citizen, a daughter, sister and mother.
The whole Siddiqui community of the world would be feeling pity for Dr. Afia Siddiqui for being unable to do something except expressing sympathy and sorrow.
Musharraf and Q-League along with Zoredari and his shameless cabinet would be enjoying life as usual without sparing a moment to think about Dr. Afia Siddiqui till they breathe their last either in exile, in jail or in the gallows! God knows better about their fate.
In 2110, none of us would be alive to see what people of that time know about Dr. Afia. Today's U.S. may be transformed into The United States of Islamic America projecting Dr. Afia as a national hero (or heroine?). Or the current American legacy would have devastated the whole world with its myopic vision and the wild uncontrollable might of a dying super power.
Pakistan, after a bloody revolution sometime between 20-25 years from now, may become a real welfare state with Kashmir as an independent state and enjoy better friendly relations with India due to Chinese mighty super power's overwhelming presence right behind it.
Things in 2110 would not be as they are today but history is recording every single occurrence of every moment on its mammoth hard disk to be displayed on the monitors of those who would be searching for the truth about 2010.
Oppressors cannot erase their crimes and sins from the palm of time.
Still, nobody thinks or cares today in 2010.
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