History will always remember PM Gilani for his services in preserving and strengthening the feudal structure in the Seraiki belt and interior Sindh, where the golden rule is to keep haris, tenants, labourers and disciples of pirs in perpetual torment, slavery, illiteracy, hunger, unemployment and pain so that they can never pose a threat to feudal traditions of this region.
The biggest threat that was ever posed to the feudal system was by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto whose policies rekindled awakening and hope amongst the toiling poor of this country. PM Gilani has done the exact opposite. During his term of office which started in 2008, this government led by the gaddi nasheen from Multan ensured that no credible colleges and schools imparting quality education are set up in their areas of influence and whatever infrastructure that existed for primary health and education is used for any purpose other than education or medical services.
A literate poor man becomes a threat to this system when he challenges the feudal lord and doesn’t let him exploit his family. Thus to prevent this eventuality from panning out, the Sindh Government not only stopped the construction of the Benazir Flying Academy at Nawabshah but also prevented construction of campuses such as Danish schools in interior Sindh where poor Sindhis could enroll their children.
Ghost schools were deemed to be a better alternative because they allow politically well-connected contractors to make profits and can serve as deras of waderas and dakus while ensuring that no real education is imparted. After all, what purpose does education serve in this system? A system where people who barely passed high school are considered fit to head OGDC, PIA, CAA, PSO, PSM, KPT, NILC, Banks etc.
The Gilani government also takes the cake for doing away with such trivial and burdensome things like honesty and conscientiousness by successfully embarking on a mission to fleece Hajis and Umrah pilgrims, Ephedrine scam, RPP scandal etc. To sum it up, the local proverb best describes their feats: “Badnaam honge tau kia naam na hoga” (Loosely translated: Even a bad reputation is after all a reputation)
SYED JAWAID HUSSAIN
Multan
If only there is a system where people like YR Gillani have to account for how come they have accumulated all these assets, expensive wardrobe, several $20,000 watches etc. If such a system is allowed by FBR there will be no Benami property and assets, because the Benami will have to explain the source of income, failing which the state can and should forfeit these properties. –The only remedy is to punish few members of the elite club responsible for Rs8,500 Billion corrruption by design, otherwise without this deterrance it is a sure short economic suicide. To start with let it be the Assets Declaration of the first family who have literraly gone from rags to riches
People of Pakistan are ashamed to have a PM who has no morals, no integrity, no credibility, no sense of honor and a man who is a compulsive liar.
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