If a free and fair election is held, power is transferred smoothly, it will provide hope for this beleaguered country.
ISLAMABAD: Confrontation with the judiciary, disdain for the rule of law, disregard for morality, corruption, exploitation of religion for personal gain, contempt for merit and love for nepotism and a double standard when in fighting terrorism are some of the vices that characterise us as a nation.
Expecting the rest of the world to respect us when we don’t respect and tolerate one another, is expecting a bit too much. This is perhaps why the holding of a free and fair election in Pakistan is important. If that is done, and if power is transferred smoothly, that will provide some hope for this beleaguered country.
BA Malik
Published in The Express Tribune, December 23rd, 2012.
