Would you really like to spend money on maintaining enemies of the state?
ISLAMABAD: In The Express Tribune of April 5, 2015, a story quoted Ghinwa Bhutto as follows: “The death penalty is against human rights and therefore implementation on executions should be stopped.” I have a question for Ms Bhutto in this regard. Suppose the country has a limited amount of funds that can either be given for the people of Thar in Sindh, or to maintain terrorists for life while they and their compatriots plan for jailbreaks.
Bear in mind, Ms Bhutto, that this entails a huge amount of money for maintenance costs, for adequate salaries of the guards to ensure that they are not ‘bought’ by the militants in jail, and due security that needs to be provided against jailbreaks. The amount that could be freed may save thousands of lives of innocent Sindhis, including children, who have never committed a murder or any other crime. Would you really like to spend that money on maintaining enemies of the state? Please note, Ms Bhutto, I am not talking about revenge, which can be morally unjustifiable, but about the practical management of limited resources, which is what the people elect their representatives to ensure. Do you expect the people of Sindh to support you on this issue?
Asghar Qadir
Published in The Express Tribune, April 7th, 2015.
Like Opinion & Editorial on Facebook, follow @ETOpEd on Twitter to receive all updates on all our daily pieces.
