Dear Senators Kerry, Lugar and Berman

LAHORE: This is with reference to Anjum Rahman’s well written piece, “Dear Senators Kerry, Lugar and Berman” (June 22). Giving a child money once will make him happy for perhaps a day, or a month, but it will hold no value after that. Teaching a child to read may take more time, energy and effort but at the end of the day, the child will grow up to be an independent and brighter individual. Instead of doing people favours in the short-run, it is better to let people help themselves. Therefore, we need to learn to become self-sufficient and not depend on foreign aid for survival.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 25^th, 2010.