Human Rights Violations and the Future of Doctors in Pakistan: A Case Study of Land Mafia and Institutional Corruption
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Human rights, institutional corruption, land mafia, healthcare crisis, judicial reform, PakistanAbstract
This paper presents a comprehensive examination of systemic human rights violations in Pakistan, focusing on two critical issues: illegal land occupation by politically powerful elites and the deteriorating state of the healthcare system. Through a personal case study involving the illegal seizure of ancestral property by a sitting senator and subsequent police inaction, this study reveals deep-rooted institutional corruption. Parallel to this, the paper analyzes the crisis facing medical professionals in Pakistan, where unemployment among doctors coexists with severe shortages in public healthcare facilities. The study employs a mixed-methods approach, combining personal narrative with analysis of legal frameworks, statistical data, and comparative studies. Findings demonstrate how weak governance, judicial inefficiency, and elite capture have created a system where fundamental rights are routinely violated, and professionals face diminishing opportunities. The paper concludes with policy recommendations aimed at land reform, judicial restructuring, and healthcare system revitalization.
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