Bahria Town: Pakistan gated community sparks controversy

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Re: Bahria Town: Pakistan gated community sparks controversy

@Captain1

Without having concrete proofs or credible information I can’t say whether land was acquired halal way or haram way, as for your other comments looks like you are turning into communist here or plain jealousy? … what about these landlords who are occupying 100s/1000s of acres, having their own armies, jails, oppressing small land farmers etc.

And like the article said, you cant fault people for hiding behind walls, but then again, the elite in Pakistan (India aswell) have always shunned the public and hidden behind fortifications.

The real crime in all this ofcourse, is the neglect of the public. While countless carore have been spent on DHA and kickbacks from Bahria, where is the same being spent on the public good? You can forgive developed countries of having elite neighborhoods and palatial houses because the govt still provides a modicum of development, and so everyone can attain a certain degree of living, but not so in Pakistan…

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Capitalism works on the principle that there is a level playing field. That means there must be regulation. Even Adam Smith acknowledged this. Here there seems to be a case of capitalism gone wrong. Is the playing field actually level in this case? Ideally the only way to finding out is to do an investigation. Unfortunately, those who are tasked with regulating the system and preventing such corruption are themselves involved, Apparently. So all we are left with is speculation.

I wouldn’t say I’m jealousies. I would personally find it difficult to live in Pak owing to the degree of poverty. You really need to have some thick skin to live in such splendour when your neighbor is living in such squalor.