Some days ago, I passed by a park attendant watering the lawns. He whispered to me that he had no atta in his house due to lack of money as he was paid Rs 5000 only per month by the contractor which were not enough to last the month.
After helping him with some money, I worried about the plight of poor who got a salary lower than Rs 7000 per month fixed by the government as the contractor must have pocketed the difference.
Just compare the above situation with dishing out of Rs 220 m to a scion of a politician as bribe reported in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. This is only tip of the iceberg of corruption that is slowly sinking the titanic of the government. The gross disparity between an honest labourer getting Rs 5000 per month and politicians and their wards gobbling billions of rupees is a recipe for social disorder and collapse.
MUHAMMAD YAQOOB BHATTI
Lahore
