Frustrated because I needed something for computer and I am not able to find it in whole Pakistan. Frustrated because there is no website on the Internet with computer hardware which will ship to Pakistan or even accept Pakistani credit card. Frustrated because the “BASIC” hardware like Motherboard and RAM which I want to get is not available in Pakistan!

Frustrated because “Western Union” has listed a Bank in our city saying it will also SEND MONEY but when I visited the said Bank. They said we don’t have this facility and that Western Union guys are mistaken. Frustrated, frustrated, frustrated because of other things too which I am not making public so shoo away :p, LOL, ok wait wait, first comment then do as you wish.

This money related transactions are really very serious issue with me. If not any thing else, why not accept Pakistani credit cards online? My brother was in UK and he was able to use the Pakistani credit card for shopping there freely even on Internet there! But look at these huge Companies like Paypal and Western Union. Paypal does not offer their services for Pakistan and Western Union according to them DOES but I doubt how many AGENT locations they have mentioned on their website for Pakistan will be actually receiving and sending money through them.

I do not understand this behaviour from such companies. This is no more year 1999 where credit card fraud can be done easily. This is 2006 damn it! We have to call every time we make an online transaction by credit card for our own safety. This option can be removed forever but brother will not remove it and he is right by doing so. Whenever we want to make an online transaction we can just call them, they take our details and activate it. Even if a hacker has all information, it will be useless for him because the credit card without online activation will not be accepted anywhere, not even for verification purposes!

As far as terrorism is concerned, this has nothing to do with terrorism. Am I paying a terrorist in USA if I want to buy some computer products? Those who have made mind of sending money for illegal purposes will do it anyways. No one will be able to stop them, then why make US suffer? I am even told by someone that even if you make a bank draft for within Pakistan the bank guys ask alot of questions regarding whom are you sending this money to and why. He told me a funny incident where he wanted to send a bank draft for a magazine subscription to Karachi. They were three hundred rupees only, around five US dollars and he was questioned such stupidly by the guys there plus they did not even know a jack about a popular magazine in Pakistan. If they decide to ask questions then they should also have a list on hand atleast of such things like a magazine for example but oh well…

BTW, the 150 year old Western Union does not even have an online helpdesk or online e-mail address for cases like mine or for complaints. Just look at this page of theirs.

https://wumt.westernunion.com/asp/helpContactUs.asp?country=PK

They only have e-mail addresses for “Media Relations” and “Investor Relations”. Where is the customer support or may be it has got something to do with the “PK” ahead of COUNTRY.