Fourth day of peaceful protests in Pakistan against the rigging of the 11 May 2013 elections. Lahore is still immobile, the PTI supporters haven't moved since 12th May. Students who have exams in a few days are sitting in the sweltering heat, studying as well as protesting. Karachi's fourth protest will take place today at Hassan Square and it seems like the number of protesters grows with every protest. This growing number is the result of the viral videos, facebook statuses and tweets which are being updated on an hourly basis. The virus spread to London on 13th May, where overseas Pakistanis protested for fair elections in front of the Pakistan High Commission office.
What are these people protesting for? Thousands of Pakistanis are protesting for equal rights, for fairness...they are protesting against the unfair rule of rich landowners and mafia. They are protesting for power...power and the right for the people to rule the country. They are asking for democracy, the power of the people. They are spending endless hours in the heat because they have learnt to rise, they have learnt to demand what they deserve. And they deserve the democratic right to vote, they deserve fair re-elections. They deserve a voice. A voice which can be heard all over the world, that now the time has come. The time has come for equality and democracy in a country which has been ruled by rich mafia ever since its existence.
The people have realised that they do not want to live in the past. They do not want Pakistan to be a divided country, they are spreading unity through these protests...they are bringing a revolution. A revolution for change.
No comments:
Post a Comment