Nothing hurts so much in a poor society as economic and social injustice.
Poverty hurts, of course.
But injustice takes away any semblance of self-respect and dignity from the poor. And it closes the door to an equitable access to economic and social opportunities which alone can deliver the poor from their abject poverty. Such injustices are deeply entrenched in the Pakistani society today. And they take many cruel forms. Notwithstanding such elegant words from the late Dr. Mahbub ul Haq, Sattar Edhi does more than just talk on behalf of the poor.