Up till now we have discussed specific kinds of homeless figures like Prostitutes,transgenders and women in general but what we skipped in the discussion was the homelessness of an average poor Pakistani who is deprived of his/her basic necessities and stuck in the cruel structure of class which does not easily allow going up in the order. An average man is always fed the doze to be a "Ghairatmand" Pakistani and that he should bear the difficulties with "Sabar". We see this type of attitude from the people as well, as we see in Shehzad Roy's video "Laga Reh", where the man says, "Sab kuch Allah pe chorh do". Although this attitude exists in the common, but they are forced to say this because of the repeated failures of government's promises about the change situation. A man who cannot afford to educate his children cannot even dream of moving up the order. Today it is education which can eradicate a person's poverty and give him a chance to move up the social ladder but even this is not available to the poor.
The other day, i came across this photo published in the Express Tribune. This is not a small town, this is the provincial and financial capital Lahore. Lahore, where the elite would spend countless on useless things but this boy would not even have access to basic education because he has to support his family.
One question which bugs my mind, Which one of these is a more secular figure, the boy or his parents?
The other day, i came across this photo published in the Express Tribune. This is not a small town, this is the provincial and financial capital Lahore. Lahore, where the elite would spend countless on useless things but this boy would not even have access to basic education because he has to support his family.
One question which bugs my mind, Which one of these is a more secular figure, the boy or his parents?
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