The guy has clarified his position. I agree with him somehow.. he is criticizing our own society.
When I heard his first statement, I didn't take it as what majority have. Safety is paramount in every long distance and at odd hours travel. But I can understand us Pakistanis taking his statements in a completely wrong way as emotions are running high.
First thing I did in Pakistan when I recognised that I will be travelling long distances regularly (mostly motorway) and at odd hours was to get a hand gun, and then learnt to use it properly. Within Islamabad, I rarely concealed carry but any travels outside Islamabad no matter what time of day or night it was, I always carrying with one in chamber. Travelling with family outside Islamabad included an extended mag semi auto shot gun in the boot. Survival kit and water was always in the boot and still is in UK as well.
Every country is different and one has to have good awareness of the risks in their surroundings and make travel plans accordingly. Safety is paramount in every situation and place. In UK, I also carry what I can legally here - road rage incidents, racist attacks and drunkards getting in fights are not uncommon at all. Even here my mrs and kids are not allowed to travel alone at night, even to the local 24/7 supermarket, unless it is a dire emergency.
Mrs and I were travelling just last week and we had a flat tyre on motorway diversion route. But I was prepared with a powerful torch, quick puncture repair kits etc etc to get us out of the situation quickly to a services station to swap out the wheels, instead of waiting an hour for rescue service or swapping the tyres at roadside with cars and trucks passing by at speeds. This was at 1am.
What happened to the lady and her children is horrifying and terrible. I hope and pray that they get justice, able to get some sort of normalisation in life in near future and move ahead stronger than ever.
My parents and I are ruing our decision to come back from Saudi Arabia last year. Every person we have met here, is a fraud and a liar. my father was hospitilazed few months back because a fraud person. and now its getting more unsafe for women. I am telling you, those who have lived overseas will find it VERY difficult to adjust here. People here are sensitized to haram and proudly own it. Us from middle east are not. The struggles and hurdles never end.
It is a difficult adjustment but it is a choice your family has made and you all have to adjust quickly. Safety first, it is paramount, and trust no one - that's how you start adjusting. Keep your matters private from everyone especially from maids and drivers and relatives. Be extremely cautious of what you say about anything to anyone or in front of anyone and
keep a very low profile.
Yes, people are quite open to haram activities and those who are, you should avoid completely! It is up to you to protect yourselves as much as you possibly can. Fitnah is getting widespread in every country now and tomorrow is only going to be tougher, not easier.
As for ME, big fires are coming there so what looks good right now will be far worse than what you are facing in Pakistan. Just look at Syria of before (brimming with tourism and high GDP etc) and after (a ruin). Arab countries are facing a similar fate in coming times.
Unfortunately many of us are oblivious to the need of developing strong situational awareness and end up taking unnecessary and unwarranted risks in majority of our actions.
