Recently, a father in Multan, crushed by poverty, tried to bury his deceased son without a shroud. Others intervened and ensured a dignified burial. This isn't the news. Isn't it, you heartless? You all might question it. What is the news then? Is it the lawmaker's statement declaring the act a publicity stunt, stating that life for the people isn't that hellish yet in our country? It isn't the news, as the public usually finds itself trolled - not by words alone, but largely by actions. That is, how people, particularly the marginalised, are treated in policies and practices, and how they are viewed in the power corridors, isn't something new. Then what, if anything, is the news amidst all this? Of all that is loudly talked about and valiantly practised by those in positions of power, if anything here is novel or newsworthy, it is neither the death of the son nor the poverty of his father - it is the way the deceased was buried. The dead son questioned the system in a way he never could while alive.

Death from hunger, poverty and systematic oppression........

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