We do not have the rule of law that is required for Pakistan to develop
ISLAMABAD: Decades-long political and bureaucratic manipulation and institutional neglect have created a notoriously corrupt and politicised system in the country. As a result, we do not have conditions for safety and security. We do not have the rule of law that is required for this country, with an ailing economy and many dysfunctional organisations, to develop. People were optimistic that the present PTI-led coalition government would introduce a set of constitutional and legislative reforms aimed ostensibly at promoting the rule of law, but unfortunately nothing has been done so far in this regard.
To utmost chagrin, human rights initiatives are conspicuously absent from the government’s legislative agenda for judicial reforms.
Nowadays, various cities of the country are witnessing a dramatic rise in violent crime and vandalism. This violence, vandalism and abduction of women and girls are perhaps most noticeable in all big cities. Kidnapping for ransom has become an industry in rural Pakistan. In the public sector organisations corruption, administrative injustice and violation of rules are now endemic and violators are valued. In many cases they draw salary and other perks and privileges for flagrant violation of rules, but who cares when in a society violators are regarded as the blue-eyed boys of people in authority.
Hashim Abro
Published in The Express Tribune, December 15th, 2019.
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