If any nation on this planet has the power to surprise, amuse, disappoint and yet cheer you, it is undoubtedly Pakistan. From the world’s richest to the world’s poorest, from the utmost corrupt to the amazingly honest, from the laziest to the hardworking, it is full of unexpected yet expected surprises!

The latest in the bad news from Pakistan is the accusation of spot/match fixing of some of Pakistan’s top cricketers. Cricket is the only sport Pakistanis have as a means of recreation and it is more like a burning torch for Pakistanis in these gloomy days. Now it is under a cloud.

Then there are gems like generous Abdul Sattar Edhi, more than just a humanitarian who works relentlessly to aid the poor. And Imran Khan, cricketer-turned-politician, more respected for building the famous Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Center than for his politics.

Then there are so many unknown volunteers, students, and professionals all over Pakistan and overseas who are working day and night to rescue and feed the flood victims. There are innumerable overseas Pakistanis, who feel the pain of their countrymen and donate generously if natural calamities hit their nation.

Yet, our politicians and so-called ambassadors of Pakistan (cricket players) spoil this image by indulging in shameless tricks of dishonesty. And who can ever forget the recent brutality which occurred in Sialkot?

A combination of virtuous and malicious people, like a married couple who were never meant to be together in this nation of Pakistan, which literally means the land of pure!

DURRE FATIMA, RIYADH

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