He finds common ground with families of other victims in the blasts: in their sorrow, and in the manner in which terrorism has affected them all. “What is the fault of those killed in the blasts? “Why kill innocent people when you have a grievance with the government?” he asked, knowing well there’s no answer. There cannot be any. Calling it a “game of killing”, he said, “Those who plan the blasts only want to disrupt relations between the two countries. They have no religion, no faith, and no fear of losing one of their near and dear ones.”

Though little can compensate for their loss, meeting others affected by the blasts has given them a certain peace of mind. As Ruksana said, “While we initially were apprehensive about coming here, our children too have died here. For their peace, we had to come here and join others whose loss is so similar to ours.”