State is losing to very robust attack against its integrity, while politicos continue to play petty political games
LAHORE: This is with reference to Ejaz Haider’s article “The Rawalpindi incident: A case study of state and society” (November 27). The writer has presented an apt analysis. The point to ponder is that the situation has come to such a pass after routine, bureaucratic solutions have failed to provide the kind of antidote we need to reverse the tide of malaise afflicting us. Every instance that emerges in the wake of breakdown of law and order has an in-built strand, i.e., a desire and a struggle to bring down the state and if this is not possible, for the time being, then trying to reshape it in accordance with a predetermined sectarian ideology.
Unfortunately, the state is losing out to a very robust attack against its integrity, while politicos continue to play petty political games aimed at point-scoring. Reform of the police and the justice system is the last thing on their table as doing so would deprive them of their grip on the levers of power. Hence, the rot continues to eat into the vitals of our state and society. If they allow the police to become neutral and independent, it would herald the end of their politics.
Amanat Ali Chaudhry
Published in The Express Tribune, November 28th, 2013.
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