Noor Mustafa
History is witnessed that well- heeled and monied person have always escaped easity from paying taxes either by power or with the illegal use of chair . But its common man who is easily caughtup in the corrupt juncture of taxes.The common man who is already in the state of war, fighting for his survival miserably fail to pay the taxes levied by state may it be direct or indirect. Irony is this that poor person is not self sufficient to meet even basic needs. The direct and indirect taxes have crushed the skull of already broken people under the thrasher of taxes. Especially in developing countries like Pakistan, every thing is full of taxes from nib of pen to zip of pant. One can escape death but tax. There is no thing without tax but only for poor the weak faction of society. Unfortunately, they (Poor) have no choice either to pay tax or give up ghost. At times, it gives feeling that this is country not meant for common people but a safe heaven for mighty souls. We poor are beast of burden who will die leaving loans and taxes as property after us. The rich being god writes our destiny. We are nobody to cry over pains and miseries. We all know that in lock down the poor was almost burried in soil owing to the dearth of earning sources since he is dependent on daily wages. The government must think to cure the wounds of deprived faction.In the hour of gloom , they are optionless . Sucide remains the only way out. They might commit this with the hope that there may be little relief in life hereafter. Only death could exempt them of burden of taxes and all others problems . Taxes are nightmeres for poor people. We (poor) are silent here but we will open our lips before our creator and let him know about all the treatment done to us by all the gods of earth.
(-The writer is a freelance columnist, based in Hyderabad.)