The Dilemma of Feudalism

Hi, my read cash family. I hope you all are in good health and mood. Today, during Sehri (pre-dawn meal) my aunt shares some stories about our village. A newlywed couple was shot down and their corpse was hanged with a tree for others as a sign of warning. They were accountable for running from home and marriage against their customs. It’s not just one story of any particular remote region, it is the damn feudal system of Pakistan comprising Tribal leaders of KPK, Waderas of Sindh, Chowdhury of Punjab, and Sardars of Baluchistan, mostly. Wherever these powerful God complex landowners are reigning over uneducated and miserable poor people, incidents like that happen. It’s a pity that they are still in power show despite social media campaigns and actions taken by the Law enforcement agencies. So my today's topic is to highlight this lethal system, which is not only overbearing in Pakistan but in the whole world where these strange perceptions are enforced.

These powerful feudal lords inherited not only immense wealth but also the legacy of deciding others’ life. They are no different from ancient times' Master/Slave notion, just in today’s modern terms, they are known as village godfathers. From generation to generation their power is passed down and people working under them as laborers are supposed to devote all their life’s important decisions according to their will, if not willingly then by force. Those who tried to raise voices against any injustice were hunted down with the whole family. It is a dilemma that government agencies are still unable to overcome, yet in some areas, they got succeeded but not for a long duration. No one in their areas without their permission can buy lands, build a school or hospital, or even can send their child for higher studies. In a nutshell, they are the law, their land their rules. They are scared of public awareness, the region’s development, and their educated individuals because in that case no one will submit to them and people will solve their matters by themselves. It’s like they want to rule over them and for that, they want to keep them in darkness and poverty so that they can rely only on them.

I know it’s a harsh reality, but there are some good examples as well. In some regions of Punjab and KPK, they are doing much developmental work but just exceptional cases are they. 

“If they respect you because they fear you, it’s the worst hate”, with this I will end my article and I hope you all will enjoy it. Goodbye for now and take care.