It bears neither the explosive fundamentalist tendencies of the lower class, nor the absolutist tendencies of upper class. But now except journalists all other sections of the middle class shy away from voicing their opinion on current injustices and incidents. Another trait of the middle class used to be its capacity to keep itself pure through rigorous consideration of newcomers. The self-imposed exclusion of the middle class did not happen overnight, rather in a systemic way it was bolstered by the country’s establishment and the elite ruling class, in order to eradicate the very political essence of the middle class. Despite the grave situation, in the last decade notable middle class individuals like Anwar Maqsood, Pervez Hoodboy, Dr Taimoor Rehman and the late Asma Jahangir tried to kindle and breathe soul into the dormant middle class, but to no avail.

Source: The Nation August 29, 2021 18:56 UTC