It is painful to see the country facing numerous crises.
ISLAMABAD: It is painful to see the country facing numerous crises. Every segment of the government is lacking in its performance. Lately few black sheep among lawyers have damaged reputation of the entire community. The police are busy serving politicians and the powerful to please them to gain personal career-related favours rather than protecting the life and property of ordinary citizens. The government as a whole is busy in marginalising the opposition or settling personal scores than doing legislation for the betterment of people. The opposition is busy using regional and ethnic cards to push back the government than pressuring it to make and implement laws. The economy of the country is in trouble but the government and opposition members are busy fighting and they aim at either clinging to or grabbing power.
The problems of the people are not on the agenda of government or the opposition. Seventy-two years have passed and we as a nation have learnt nothing from our past mistakes and still are following the path of destruction. Our politicians ought to realise that without one’s own country there can neither be government nor opposition. Unfortunately, after the loss of the Quiad-e-Azam, Liaqat Ali Khan and Mr Bhutto, there is a scarcity of true leaders who can foresee the dark shadow of coming events and take measures to avert an unpleasant event.
Raja Shafaatullah
Published in The Express Tribune, September 18th, 2019.
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