The death of Shazia Masih, a wisp of a girl from a bone-poor family, has served as a vivid reminder of the powerlessness of the poor in Pakistan. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala - via OneRiot, Foreign Policy (AfPak Channel ), New York Times (Most Emailed), Google News (Pakistan)
It a person focused story that reveals much about the feudal nature of Pakistani society. The writer could have done more to draw out the theme of the dead maid's employer, a lawyer and a former head of the Lahore Bar Association. It was after all the Pakistani lawyers, protestingin their suits and ties whom the NYTimes among others encouraged us to sympathises with when they were ebing beaten on the streets by Pakistan's security forces. Ironic then that a top Pakistani lawyer should be embroiled in such a murky affair.
