Flight Is Not The End

As we have heard earlier, hundreds of thousand of people are leaving their homes behind to find shelter at one of the many refugee camps. Ironically, many of the camps they are living in now had to be reopened after being closed earlier. Instead of Afghan refugees, these tents now house Pakistan's own citizens.

An estimated 500 million people are now residents in one of the camps. While the government already struggles to cope, both economically and politically, the current fights only increase the pressure the government currently finds itself in. Many of these individuals did not only have to leave their homes, a vast majority will not have one once the dust settles and they can return. Due to the continuing missile attackts by the American military, most homes in those areas have as a citizen puts it 'flattened.

While some children enjoy being away from home because they can actually attend school at the refugee camp, women do not share the same feelings. Privacy issues inside the camp have lead the female population to leave their loved ones and house together with other women. They wish to return to their houses as soon as possible. The government says they have won back some territory from the militants, but many citizens still live in fear and will not come back until peace has been declared.

As I see it, Pakistan, which is already in a lot of trouble fincancially, now has to help rebuild more of their infrastructure. Will they be able to? Probably not. Yet, there is no other way. The people cannot afford it themselves and if they do not receive any aid will remain at the camps or may even have to live on the street. The situation seems like a vicious circle with crime rates already skyrocketing. Let's hope this can all be put to an end soon. 

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