Opinion | Town and country
Summary
Monsoon-triggered floods in Pakistan expose the deep rural crisis and ongoing urban migration amid a lack of effective government response.
Key Points
- Monsoon floods have exposed the disrepair of rural areas in Punjab and other regions in Pakistan.
- Urbanisation in Pakistan reflects forced migration due to agrarian crisis and climate impacts.
- Working-age men from rural areas often migrate to cities or abroad facing multiple hardships.
- State policies favor landlords and industrialists while neglecting the rural poor and urban migrants.
- There is a call for land redistribution, food price support, and agribusiness regulation to address rural inequality.
