Re: Nawab Akbar Bugti Killed (Merged)
They say when the caravan moves the dogs bark.. I’d say let em bark one less feudal lord to deal with.
Nawab Bugti: Symbol of feudalism
By Abdullah Sarker
Thu, 31 Aug 2006, 09:51:00
For ages, the feudal lords have been dominating the economy and politics of both Pakistan and Afghanistan. The fall of King Zahir Shah marked the beginning of the end of feudalism in Afghanistan, but the Soviet military expedition in 1979 spoiled all the doors to reform and progresses.
The feudal lords control the vast areas in both the countries. They are so powerful that law of the land spares the rapists and punish the victims even though some of them are deaf and dumb. Most of the civil and the military bureaucrats belong to the feudal families. In 1971 they refused to hand over power to Awami League, the legitimate party to form the central government Integration of Pakistan was secondary to the feudal interests.
** Nawab Ali Bugti was one of the feudal lords who were responsible for many a injustice in his areas. Most of the tribal people being uneducated and of simple heart, they trust what the tribal leaders speak (the case of Chittagong Hill Tracts and other tribal areas of Bangladesh may be cited as another example). The tribal leaders appoint maulanas to exploit the people in the name of religion. Those who disobey are subjected to the torment.
It is because of men like them, the fate of the poor people remained unchanged for years. **
Sylhet
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