It is not the ICC but Salman and Aamir who have let us down and betrayed our trust.
LONDON: This is with reference to a report in your newspaper “We’re victimised because we’re Pakistanis: Salman” (November 2). It’s bad enough that they don’t have the moral courage to own up, but now they have the gall to go on the offensive with this hackneyed defence. It is not the ICC but Salman and Aamir who have let us down and betrayed our trust. It does not occur to them that their actions caused distress, embarrassment and hurt to so many Pakistanis.
I had thought that Aamir because he was so young had a case and could actually ask for a second chance with some justification that he had been manipulated by more seasoned players. I have changed my mind, everyone is entitled to a proper hearing and Salman and Aamir can express their dissatisfaction with the ICC delay in more constructive ways – but they are not entitled to insult our intelligence. They cannot use the ‘we are victimised as Pakistanis’ argument as if they are great nationalists. Salman and Aamir need to apologise to Pakistan but that will never happen because they are clearly preoccupied with saving their own skins.
Fifi Haroon
Published in The Express Tribune, November 4th, 2010.
