SHAFAQNA PAKISTAN (Shia News Agency)
Elitism is hallmark of Pakistan. Vehicles escorted by dozens of police vehicles, Number of body guards and closed roads in suburbs of residencies of high ups, all show the status and elitism. Due to such protocols common man suffer a lot. In metropolitans especially in Karachi , Lahore and Islamabad one may find number of barriers on roads leading towards the residences and offices of political parties, bureaucrats and feudal lords. Previous year in Lahore 14 people were on the issue of removal of barriers placed outside the residence of a party leader.
When it comes to Karachi one may find countless barriers on every road and every street.
The barriers that have been erected over the years across roads and other thoroughfares in Karachi, especially those by political parties, are more to do with being an expression of political ego than security. They have massively inconvenienced countless thousands of people every day. It is, therefore, welcome that the operation by Rangers in the city has produced consequences beyond its immediate objective, the removal of barriers being but one. Now one of the most prominent of the barriers, those outside Bilawal House that had been in place since 2008, have been removed.
It is indeed a commendable step that would give a sense of equality to a layman. One wonders that the politicians who are elected and entitled to provide security to a layman themselves are hiding behind these barriers. Erecting such barriers simply means that these political parties are more worried about their security and want to discriminate layman from them. In the constitution of Pakistan, every citizen has the equal rights thus there should be equal privileges for rich and poor. Removing barriers would reduce the difficulties of already suffering lower class who face tremendous difficulties while travelling.
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