Pakistanis have endured 77 years of a painful journey comprised of unprecedented suffering. The misery of the poor and less privileged will continue unabated, no matter how many Independence Days we celebrate, unless our state and society is restructured on the principles of equity, fairness and justice—fundamental elements enunciated in Article 3 of the 1973 Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The open and blatant defiance of the latest majority 9-member of the Supreme Court of Pakistan for rectifying the mistake of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in The prevalent political instability and grim economic is not a sudden isolated phenomenon.
It is caused entirely by the state being held captive in the hands of the , absentee landowners, spiritual leaders , industrialist-turned politicians and traders. Pakistan’s economy serves these privileged classes. The militro-judicial-civil complex not only enjoys unprecedented tax-free benefits at the cost of taxpayers’ money but has failed to deliver for what it is paid.
Absentee landowners and industrialists continuously amass wealth by exploiting landless tillers and industrial workers, respectively. Unscrupulous traders create artificial hike in prices of essential items and thrive on hard-earned incomes of the poor and fixed-income classes without even sparing hapless citizens during auspicious occasions like when prices go beyond the reach of even middle-class families. Adding insult to injury, successive gove.