Reactionary Nation
The death of one young person is the death of countless expectations, emotions, and aspirations. There is little value in human life in Pakistan. Thousands of people die in road accidents every year. According to the World Health Organization, 29,000 people were killed in road accidents in 2023 alone. But only a few incidents awaken the people sleeping in silos of power and authority. They follow a textbook pattern after every sinister and painful disaster or calamity: come on the media; issue statements, condemn the incident, and suspend a few lower rank officers. Afterward, they return to their power corridors and wait for the next issue to emerge. Nothing has changed since the inception of Pakistan. Who is responsible for this social and political apathy? Merely blaming the government is neither a solution nor an escape route. There is recondite social responsibility which we as a nation have rebuked and rebuffed.
MAJU hosts seminar on Pakistan’s economic situationLet’s decipher the bloody game of kite flying first to analyze the paralysis of the government and neglect of the community. A young motorist was bathed in his own blood because of a stray kite string having metal inclusions in Faisalabad last week. What happened next is the repeat telecast of any parallel incidents. The SHO of the concerned police station was suspended. The Chief Minister condemned the issue. Opposition parties highlighted the neglect of the government. Anchors and vloggers got the much-needed........
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