Murders of teenagers prove that poor communities in cities are becoming more entrenched in conservative valuesThe night Ghani Rehman was condemned to die,his father asked whether they could share a last meal together. But Ghani excused himself, preferring to wait in his room. His sisters came to see him, and he gave them each a small token to remember him by: a plastic-wrapped mint drop. The 18-year-aged boy knew what was coming. Less than 24 hours earlier,the neighbour’s 15-year-aged daughter Bakhtaja, with whom Ghani had tried to elope from Ali Brohi Goth, and their poor neighbourhood of Karachi,had been tied down and electrocuted. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com