It is perhaps the current Pakistani mindset, corrupted by unhealthy religious brainwashing, or some form of greed, it's hard to tell.
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By Muhammad Zafrullah | October 10, 2014
Hearing that Malala's winning a Nobel Prize has annoyed some Pakistanis brought an anecdote to mind. It goes like this:
A saintly person from Pakistan pleased God so much that He invited him to come and see His place in the sky, somewhere. First the angels showed him the paradise and once that done he wanted to see hell.
The organization of the hell was nation-wise. There was a pit for every nation and at each there were guards to make sure that no one escaped.
Naturally this person wanted to see the Pakistani pit in hell. He was amazed to find out that there were no guards at the Pakistani pit! For a minute the fellow was proud thinking that Pakistanis were so disciplined that they would not come out of the pit.
One of the younger angels chuckled at this Pakistani's thought and told him that if he wanted to he could stay there and see why there were no guards necessary at the Pakistani pit.
So they sat and started waiting, for something to happen, Then there it was! They saw a Pakistani frantically looking around while trying to climb out. As he came close to the surface and was about to climb out there was a noise. Several Pakistani inmates of hell came rushing and pulled him by the legs, back into the pit.
Brings also to mind what happened in Islamabad when the Pakistan government tried to honor Professor Abdus Salam for the Nobel Prize he was awarded in 1979. It was not to be.
A somewhat older tale of a certain Pir Hassamuddin, a cleric from Pakistan, writing to Dag Hammarskjold, who was the Secretary-General of the United Nations, comes to mind. He wrote telling Hammarskjold off for appointing Sir Zafrullah. Pir Hassamuddin's main grievance was "Zafrullah is not a Muslim"
It is perhaps the current Pakistani mindset, corrupted by unhealthy religious brainwashing, or some form of greed, it's hard to tell. Perhaps the following might help.
It happened in Libya. A colleague was unhappy that some Pakistani Christians were earning lots of money there. The fellow, it was quite clear, just couldn't bear the thought of a non-Muslim making it good in any Muslim country.
Of course the case of Malala shows that they'd do it to anyone.
-- Perspective: 'Where do you think are you going? Get back in hell' | Muhammad Zafrullah
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