I don’t hesitate to say that the current system and government have both miserably failed to gain public trust. The reason is not the democratic system, but rather that every institution is busy correcting others, leaving itself untouched. As a result, today every institution is full of flaws.
Political parties contest elections, and votes are stolen. Students take CSS exams, but they’re not allowed to enter the exam hall. People are forced to stand in line for hours to receive Benazir Income Support money. Forty years after Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s hanging, our justice system remembers that the execution was wrong. In Tirah Valley, people are forced to migrate in the middle of the night, in severe cold, and then it’s explained that they were migrating willingly.
A water bill is sent to the Mother of the Nation, along with a threat of arrest if the bill isn’t paid, 47 years after her death. Gaza’s children have been suffering under brutal oppression for three years, but we remained silent. However, when Trump gave a nod, we joined the Board of Peace.
In the city of lights, every moment some incident darkens the scene, whether it’s the Gul Plaza incident, Natasha’s negligence, children falling into sewers, or Karachi drowning in dirty water after rain. But we are Bhutto’s people, and Bhutto is still alive.
If we talk about Pakistan’s heart, there’s a deep wound that needs treatment. Where a mother and daughter lose their lives due to administrative incompetence, and everyone else remains a spectator. Where traffic wardens are seen issuing challans to people for not wearing helmets or other reasons, but the same roads and highways are broken and cause accidents, and are not visible.
CCD catches thieves and robbers, but underworld dons roam freely without fear. But why should we talk, when slogans of “Mian” are being raised? In the capital, a judge’s son runs over two girls, and I’m sorry, I forgot he’s a judge’s son, so we shouldn’t talk about it.
My hands don’t seem to stop writing. The police are incapable of stopping terrorists, but they rain down on journalists, students, and those who protest for Gaza’s rights, considering it a virtuous act. But why should we speak, isn’t it enough that the capital is the world’s second most beautiful capital?
To be continued….
