This year, the entire country of Pakistan was struck by severe floods that the nation had never seen before. This monsoon season has had a significant impact on the entire country and continues to do so. As the eighth spell draws to a close, practically every province has been ravaged. Hundreds of people were killed, many were injured, and millions were displaced. In this critical moment, when the entire nation wants togetherness, donation, and support, some individuals perceive it as a chance for fraud, robbery, and heists making the public frightened to leave their houses and not cooperate with the authorities. Also, some people sacrifice their life to capture the floating logs. Such wrongdoings have brought the nation into humiliation, and one has to now decide whether to grieve the disaster or the poor morals of Pakistani society.
According to preliminary data, Pakistan has received more than 784 percent more rain than usual, with 90 percent of the land in Balochistan submerged and about 60 percent of Pakistan’s total territory devastated by floods. Over a thousand people had died, and approximately 30 million people had been displaced. While the flood continues to wreak havoc on the country, greed drives some people’s acts. In Nowshera, an accident happened when inhabitants refused to leave their houses, putting their lives in danger to avoid being a victim of the heist. The authorities were obliged to use force to safeguard their lives, which is what was most important.
Just one day following the evacuation process, 28 homes in the Nowshera area alone have been plundered, and the numbers are ascending. According to the inhabitants, robbery groups are robbing the impacted regions while using boats. Similar complaints originated from all around the country, and while they haven’t received much attention up to this point, they are sufficient to cause concern. The government is acting commendably, having sent troops to all the affected locations to guard the victims’ possessions, but there is still no consensus that the general public must also contribute to safeguarding the safety of their fellow citizens.
The perpetrators view such a stressful situation, where the entire nation is mourning, as an opportunity for their actions. They exacerbate the misery of the victims rather than alleviate it. They are courting God’s wrath rather than asking him for assistance. They are plundering the sufferers rather than protecting them. Due to these deeds, Pakistanis’ moral standards have come under scrutiny. The entire country is vulnerable to degradation, humiliation, and mortification as a result of some of the bad people. It is quite concerning that we still have the same attitude given that similar examples can also be found in the aftermaths of the earthquakes that occurred in 2005 and the floods that occurred in 2010 and 2011.
Additionally, it’s saddening to see so many videos on social media platforms of individuals attempting to gather logs floating in rivers to sell or perhaps utilize them later. They put their lives in danger for such a little goal. Many people died as a result of their avarice. It is cause for grave concern that people’s standards have fallen so low that they are willing to risk their lives even for a log worth a few thousand rupees, which is both illogical and immoral.
Overall, the public’s response to the flood victims is optimistic and should be praised, but due to a handful of individuals, a deleterious narrative and illustration are being proffered. This needs to be addressed as soon as possible via both short- and long-term policies so that, should another natural disaster strike the nation in the future, society will be morally prepared to handle it because doing so is becoming more and more requisite day after day.
