

To say that this is a matter of grave concern understates the situation by several orders of magnitude. All of the men believed to have joined militant groups are known to have experience of handling suicide bombers and planning and carrying out attacks. These are not petty thieves or small-time crooks; they are men with the experience and determination to wage war on the state. Some are believed to have been involved in mass-casualty attacks. The interior ministry that is the parent agency of Nacta and the NCMC is currently running without an official spokesperson, and ministry officials have been directed not to talk to the media about the situation. So why are 7,750 dangerous men on the loose? Corrupt and inefficient police are a large part of the answer with many absconders eloping with the connivance of the police. They present a very real threat to the security of the capital.
A weak justice system is another part of the answer. The absconders are unlikely to be caught en masse any time soon, but a ruthless cull of corrupt police would be a step in the right direction. Possible? Probably not.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 3rd, 2014.
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