Editorial
By: Dr. Busharat Elahi Jamil
Since Pakistan’s founding in August 1947, Mr. Jinnah has been the country’s sole loyalist lawmaker, which may have contributed to his death. The administrative and accountable pillars of the Pakistani state, such as the court, media, and parliament, have gradually come to represent the massive moral and financial corruption since Jinnah’s tragic death. Unfortunately, corruption has crept into the public and governmental institutions from the bottom up, and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan’s society has come to terms with it. Because of poverty, destitution, and financial hardship, the lower classes have also crossed the line into corruption, and the ruling class has gone beyond all forms of moral and financial corruption. Every citizen feels he is above the law, which is dreadful.
Pakistan has the worst somewhat apparent religious decay. Religion is often used in the country for hypocrisy, monopoly, business, and politics. Islam as practiced by the Pakistani government is not seen as having anything to do with spirituality or human values. With over six hundred sects and numerous theological divisions, Pakistan has turned into a fervent place for hatred and fanaticism in the name of Islam. Every sect seeks to govern in accordance with its own opinions and evaluates others based on its own convictions. Humanity and religious tolerance have vanished. Because of this, the country’s small communities and 5% of non-Muslims feel unsafe and insecure.
Education has become one of the lucrative businesses in Pakistan. Madrasas typically move in the direction of misguidance as well. The only option for the lower and lower middle classes to advance is through education, but at the moment, inflation is preventing the impoverished from attending; almost 3 million children—of whom 50% are between the ages of 5 and 16—are not enrolled in schools. Nearly 30,000 religious madrasas and more than 200 public and private institutions have failed miserably in bettering the nation’s educational system. While educated youth are unemployed, key positions are held by retired civil and military officers. This is the main contributory factor of the brain drain. According to projections, 350,000 talented workers and professionals departed Pakistan in the first half of 2025, compared to 5% in the early 2000s.
The number of judges in higher judiciary is around 125, while only in SC the number of pending cases is more than 60,000. On the other hand overall pending cases in Pakistan Courts including lower courts is more than 3 million. Rule of law and transparency is non-existent. Judiciary is the slave of the powerful and ruling elite. Poverty is reaching its pinnacle. Almost half of the population lives below the poverty line. Consumer goods are prohibitively pricey for the average person. Furthermore, the country’s disarray and financial suffering are inflicting mental anguish, while the ruling class have complete access to all necessary resources. It appears that 250 million people in this country lack basic human rights in order to feed the governing class. Until the ordinary people fight up for their basic and constitutional rights, the status quo will continue to abuse them, because the common people’s problems are not the rulers’ and policymakers’ problems or priorities.
