An unfair removal
A day after his performance was praised by the Sindh chief minister, Asif Hyder Shah was removed from his post

Asif Hyder Shah. PHOTO: EXPRESS
If true, this decision is reflective of the worst kind of micromanagement by political leaders in matters of governance. While parties in power continue to claim that their development plans are purely for the sake of the people, it is a statement that hardly anyone believes anymore. Under the table deals and political machinations are often the reason that development projects often get scuttled or are managed by less competent but more pliant individuals. Mr Shah appears to have become the latest in a long line of government officials whose promising start at the big stage has been cut off simply because of deciding to actually work for the people rather than just paying lip service to the sentiment. So long as our political parties continue to use local government appointments as a tool for furthering self-interest, little will change for the better. The people of Karachi will just have to wait.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 7th, 2016.
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