Off the Hols

Hmmmm....well it seems that i am writing on the blog after a long time, and true it is too. Was ill for a little while the post on Flu and stuff would have given some insight into that. I had 3 gorgeous days of rest and sleep during with i had a lot of time to contemplate and think about a lot of things that i wanted to think about and a lot more that i didnt want to think about but thought about all the same. :P Khair, with the advent of Ramadan in Pakistan and all over the world for that matter, the whole atmosphere has changed in the country.
Pakistanis are the 2nd on the list of most charity giving countries...thats right charity giving countries int he world. Dosnt seem like it right? Well come to Pakistan around Ramadan time and you will see that it is true.Every street corner you will see beggars, every corner you will see people standing in line for alms. According to a recent research the avg beggar on the streets of Karachi can collects about Rs 700-1200 daily depending on where that person is and in what locality he/she is working in. Surprised? so was i when i came to know of this statistic. So how is it that a country whose citizens give so much away is still so poor?how is it that a country whose citizens care so much about the wellbeing of others cannot provide the most basic healthcare for most of its nationals?why is the crime rate so high?why is the poverty rate so high?why is the litracy rate so low?Did i miss something somewhere? Cuz according to the stats that i have told you we should have very little poverty,no? The thing is there is a lot of wealth accumulation in this country. The country's government is poor but the people are rich. They don't pay their taxes to the government. The government deducts zakat money from the accounts of the people on the 1st of every Ramadan but usually people have withdrawn their money a few days before and deposit it a few days later. They prefer to give the zakat to people whome they know. Why is it that the people dont trust the government with their zakat money? Why is it that people dont give taxes but would give equivalent amounts in the name of charity? I am thinking about this and you do too, ill wirte my answers in the next post.