When the majority of your populace is only mildly educated, it’s quite easy to fall under the spell of money. Those who have it are in positions of prestige, power and (what we think) success. Those who have it are also able to wield unstoppable power over government officials, industry leaders and politicians. Thus, those who don’t have, believe money to be the only way to get that power…. and there begins the journey.

When you only understand money to be the defining factor of value in a human being, things like education, civic sense, law abiding go out the window. “Money is and money will be.” And we both know that when you stop worrying about your conscience, you can make money in a variety of immoral ways… welcome to modern day Pakistan.

I know that sounds harsh… but it’s true. In Pakistan, the only goal is to get more money, no matter it be by honest or dishonest means. The traffic police take bribes to not write a citation. The city police take bribes to register cases, real or false. Politicians take bribes in the guise of aid donations to their party to continue to support someone’s agenda. Bankers take bribes to draft false documents for visa submissions. Business managers take bribes to appoint people to jobs. Where does it end?

We have created a society of criminals that feed on the honest Pakistani until they just give up and give in.

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