Dear Friends of PEB, 
Greetings from a wounded land --
Since I have landed back in Pakistan on July 30, 2010. I realize earth quakes, floods (hit by the worst flood since last 100 years), sectarian violence, targeted killings; suicide bombing and drone attacks today define Pakistan, a country which came into existence in 1947 through bloody partition of India and Pakistan. The literal meaning of Pakistan is a Land of Pure People and this land is continuously bleeding. Our country has no way to cope with the multiple crises, death has become the most abundant crop of this wounded land, and no one is even counting deaths.   
  
Our country needs a lot of personal sacrifices to tackle fundamentalism. It is marching forward to singularly tackle this menace, bravely, sacrificing its most precious of assets, the children of Pakistan. 
  
Political leaders, soldiers and ordinary people are sacrificing their lives and livelihoods against the fundamentalists. There is no limit on terrorism. Even the devastation wrought by the floods has not been enough to persuade the militants not to strike. They are targeting political leaders, innocent people. They are trying to paralyze normal life and cripple authorities. 
  
As the United Nations said, massive floods in Pakistan has affected 13.8 million people and need survival aid which is more of the devastating 2004 tsunami, the 2005 Pakistan earth quake and the January 2010 Haiti earthquake, the death toll so far has reached over 1600 across country. 
  
In all of this, good things are also happening. None of the PEB School is directly affected by the floods. Few boarding house students of Christian Girls` High School, Sargodha living near Mianwali villages are being affected. We are gathering their data. 
  
PEB Schools have performed really well in the Secondary School Examinations conducted by the state. Our overall pass percentage have increased to 98%. More and more students of PEB are now being accepted in Forman Christian College and Kinnaird College.  The biggest challenge we are facing is to support them in higher education. Please pray for this challenge. 
  
Our Annual Teacher Training Program was as usual a success. Three Teacher Trainers from U.S.A under leadership of Caroline Ryan from Peachtree Atlanta Georgia came to Pakistan on July 9, 2010 and left on July 23, 2010. 57 teachers of PEB benefited through it. 
  
Another good thing is we are having some breakthrough in our struggle regarding C.T.I. property, Rang Mahal School and some other properties.    
  
Please remember us in your prayers. Together we'll make a better Pakistan and a better world. 
  
Peace and Prayers -- Veeda