Pakistan Floods: Where Nature’s Power and Human Irresponsibility Birth Chaos

It has come to my understanding that many Americans have, unfortunately, not been referring to Pakistan as an individual country. Of course, this does not apply to everyone, but many raised under the US school system often group Pakistan with the other “-stan” countries of the middle east or consider it (along with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka) to be a part of a greater sum known as India. In contrast, Pakistan has a rich history that fortifies its individuality, including its independence from British India, the migration of Muslims seeking a homeland, and its nine-month-long war that resulted in Bangladesh’s independence.