Feroze Jamal Shah Kakakhel Federal Caretaker Minister for Overseas Pakistanis. PHOTO: EXPRESS
It is easy to point fingers at Mr Kakakhel when we know all too well that he is not alone in losing sight of his priorities — in this case, doing his job: governance. Ministers are entitled to perks and privileges but many abuse it or confuse it as entitlement. This environment of corruption — for that is what this ultimately is — invariably means that people are denied good governance. Pakistan continues to rank high for its corruption in Transparency International reports and it becomes harder to root it out because there seems to be no way to address this problem. As challenging and daunting a task as it appears, it needs to be tackled and the legal option is the best bet. Ministers must set examples for others to follow and lead austere lives; not ostentatious ones in a land where people are hungry and unemployed.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 23rd, 2013.
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@lkhan: As you say "a bit of decency." They don't have that. So the circus will continue.
Kakakhel, considering you are there for a couple of months, what an amazingly bad example - 11 cars and so much on pots and pans - if the interim government had a bit of decency, you would be immediately relieved of your post.
''Mr Kakakhel should be relieved of his duties if he is found guilty of committing any wrongdoing''
The editorial is based more on allegations than facts which is unfortunate. The country faces much bigger issues than the pity amount spent on pots and pans or the use of few cars for a month or two. Or is it just that insulting politicians (and worshiping uniforms) is part of the job description of our journalists?
We have a culture of tolerance of corruption, and we think that anyone in power is entitled to it. As long as we tolerate such behaviour, we will remain a third world nation.