THIS is with reference to the report `Vendor dies of heart attack after confiscation of pushcart by CDA staff` (May 30), according to which, the 65-year-old vendor hailing from Azad Kashmir died of cardiac arrest after his pushcart had been confiscated in Islamabad by officials representing the Capital Development Authority (CDA).
In these times of high inflation, a man of his age had left his home to earn an honest livelihood, but his only means of earning was mercilessly taken away from him. Who shall we hold responsible for this man`s death? I wonder if there ever will be a day when those in power will be able to see beyond their extravagance,and think about the basic needs of the common man. In Pakistan, the elite class enjoys its benefits, taking it as a birth right. This needs to come to an urgent end.
