There was a news flash on a TV Channel yesterday showing an old mother beaten black and blue by a wooden staff by his own son over some property matters. This shows abysmal failure of our religious leaders and Imams of mosques who vociferously narrate the punishment in grave by the angels over minor lapses but fail to educate the people about the rights of parents and obligations of children as per command of Allah Almighty to deal with “Ehsan” the parents. Pakistan’s society of Jahilia has sunk to such lowest depth that we witness severe beating of an old mother by her cruel son that calls for a similar beating administered to the son by law of equity.
This is a case which needs action from the authorities concerned to teach a lesson to the “Zalim” son as per tit for tat to bring home to the ignorant masses the gravity of the offence and quick retribution by the long arm of law.
DR. MUHAMMAD YAQOOB BHATTI,
Lahore, June 12.