Nimrah Baig was returning home from university when she found herself in the midst of an encounter between cops and robbers on Friday. It may be recalled that a few months back a 10-year old girl met a similar fate resulting in her death from crossfire. Collateral damage is a fancy phrase commonly coined in police and military parlance. To say that Nimrah was a collateral damage in the police encounter is to belittle the value of life. Like Opinion & Editorial on Facebook, follow @ETOpEd on Twitter to receive all updates on all our daily pieces.

Source: The Express Tribune February 25, 2019 05:25 UTC