While Pakistani govt. is allowing US FBI to roam around Pakistan and arest Pakistanis when this what's happening to Pakistanis in US. We have have no self respect!!!!
http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/241202/main/top5.htm
By Our Monitoring Desk
Hundreds of Pakistanis were arrested during a countrywide operation by the American immigration authorities, reported a private television channel on Monday.
According to the channel, the arrests were so widespread that the US officials faced shortage of handcuffs and the prisons became overcrowded.
Pakistanis in the US are in a state of shock and fear, their businesses are facing closure.
The areas where Pakistanis live in majority are giving a deserted look whereas the Pakistani Embassy has miserably failed to come to their rescue.
A large number of Pakistanis are living illegally in the US as their visas have expired. In accordance with the new American law, hundreds of Pakistanis were arrested in California olone.
Leading American newspapers maintain that Pakistanis feel that they are being targeted.
According to the television, the surveillance of Pakistanis in the US has been increased and women are also being arrested but there are reports that some of them have been released on bail.
The Pakistanis are horrified over these new developments and are also pondering over to adopt a joint strategy to deal with the situation.
Plain-clothes FBI agents have increased their vigil in the areas where Pakistanis are living in majority. Pakistanis are preparing to shut down their businesses because they are now living in fear following the incident in California.
They are demanding resolution of the issue at the government level.
It is reported that a meeting of Pakistani doctors are being held in Islamabad which is expected to be attended by President Gen Pervez Musharraf and American Ambassador.
The channel remarked that the future of Pakistanis living in the US would become bleak if this issue was not resolved.