We need to unearth reason behind existing culture of violence that prevails in our country that dehumanises others.
ISLAMABAD: Unfortunately, our ruling elite, particularly in my home province of Sindh, is reported to have earned notoriety when it comes to protecting public officials who have been accused of dishonourable conduct, such as corruption, criminal activities and fraud. There is a need to interrogate and investigate the collective mind of our nation that seems to have lost its soul and purpose. We need to unearth the reason behind the existing culture of violence that prevails in our country and that dehumanises others.
Ensuring people’s basic human rights is part of our nation’s founding document, our Constitution. We need to understand why our society seems to have been seduced by greed to such a huge degree at the expense of common humanity and decency.
Hashim Abro
Published in The Express Tribune, January 29th, 2014.
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