ISLAMABAD – After the death of sabika on Friday, a comparison came intoview between world s reactions to attack on Pakistani girls’ Sabika andMalala.
People took to popular microblogging website Twitter and pointed out thehypocrisy of Western media that how attacks on schools are not termed asacts of terrorism.
Malala was gunshot by a militant group (TTP) in Swat valley when she was onher way to school near border area with Afghanistan. Fortunately, shestayed alive
Contrarily, Sabika was shot by her American school fellow in Texas when shewas in school; but poignantly, she could not survive.
A question here emanates that whether Sanbika will be remembered likeMalala by international community. Poignantly, the answer is no. Everyonewill forget her after a few days.
*Events after attack on Malala*
Malala’s cause was taken internationally and highlighted by Western mediabecause she was shot by banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan aka TTP.
Now, Malala, 20, is youngest noble prize laureate and women’s educationactivist but she has not yet remarked on Sabika’s tragic death.
*Why some are despairing*
The Santa Fe attack was 22nd school attack in America in ongoing year, but,after Sabika’s demise it is overtly clear that result would America wouldnot amend their weapon law.
“We sacrificed thousands of our servicemen so people overseas could be freeand have an education and be rid of the gun-toting Taliban,” Ranita Sharif,a teacher in Birmingham, Alabama. “When we will be free of the gun-totingmurderers here?”
*Pakistan s response*
Sabika, 17, was an exchange student in USA under the Kennedy-Lugar YouthExchange and Study (YES) program which was established by Congress inOctober 2002 in response to the events of September 11, 2001. She waspossibly to return home to Karachi for the Eid holidays in June.
Pakistan s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi summed up the tragedy of herdeath. “Extremist activities are not limited to one nation or regionalone,” he said, “They are an international problem”.