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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Corruption Mafia Did Not Spare "Hajis"



The performance of haj once in life for those Muslims who can afford the fare and other expenditure is mandatory as an important "Rukan" of Islam. In Pakistan, majority of the poor people perform Haj, not the wealthier but some Maulanas ( Muslim Religious Leaders) make haj every year. If they could spend this money on any poor girl for her dowry how much they would have been rewarded in life (Allah Knows) hereafter. The poor deposit pennies and try to perform this sacred duty but every year the plane fare and other expenditures go up and they were deprived of the mission. Pakistan has no walk of life that can be termed as free of corruption and corrupt people. This year mismanagement along with providing expensive and far off residences to the pilgrimages made a hue and cry among the hajis. Twenty five thousand rupees were charged as bribery for allotting accommodations to them. There ware no facilities of water, baths and other necessities due which hajis felt difficulties. Other Muslim countries provide the best accommodations that are near the Baitullah ( Home of Allah) and other facilities to their pilgrimages. But Pakistanis are put in trouble every year and the magnitude of difficulties and trouble is increasing during every haj season. It is wondering that how a Muslim can think of corruption and collecting money just for personal benefits.
The Saudi Prince had already conveyed his reservations about these corruption scandals in a letter to the Chief Justice of Pakistan. The Federal Minister For Religious Affairs is blaming the Saudi Government for all these allegations, instead of acknowledging his ministry's mismanagement and corruption. Though Director General has been arrested but the case would be soon end with out any result as is always done in the country when some time passes and people will get busy in their hardest life in Pakistan and would forget about their troubles.
A PPP leader is asking Hamid Saeed Kazmi to resign, what an irony?, Is there any example in Pakistan of resignation of any Minister on corruption of his department No and Never.
Pakistani Ambassador to Saudi Arabia has also verified the mismanagement and Saudi Government has already ordered to pay 250 Riyals per head to 25000 Hajis. It means that Saudi Government does not want to see any pilgrimage in her country, in trouble. Therefore, Minister for Religious Affairs must stop blaming the Saudi Government, a friendly country of Pakistan. While every pakistani knows who is responsible for all these issues.

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