They took away our sister and a proud daughter of mother Sindh but they will never filch our faith, our hope and our will to fight. We will pass the baton of truth from one generation to the next; from one millennium to the next. We will never give up and we will never surrender. This fight will go all the way to the eternity until we win.

One day poor men, women, and children of my land will rise to defeat the divisive and deceptive forces of darkness. They will enjoy the freedom to choose their true representatives and a better future for themselves and their families. A new sun will rise on the Sindhu valley to bring the peace, prosperity, individual and collective dignity of all men, women, and children. The day will come when there will be free and equal justice for all.

I know that day will come.

Iqbal Tareen
Washington, DC

August 22, 2009