Re: Live Updates of Azadi March
In the 90’s, Benazir and NS took turns prosecuting each other and failed to achieve any result out of it. In the 2000’s, Pervaiz Musharraf took over the system (which I supported at the time), and tried to prosecute them. Either the proofs are not good enough, or the ramifications so grave that he ended up compromising on these prosecutions too and allowed these same politicians to start over. Luckily, since the departure of Musharraf and resumption in the current democratic process we haven’t had any major scandals that match the scale of 80s and 90s organized corruption, and the alleged attempts have been sufficiently chased after by the media and judiciary.
I recognize the frustration you must feel when you see established politicians and their relatives constantly being elected. But please realize that every time someone decided to wrap up the system in the name of estesaab, these attempts failed. However, with a robust media and independent judiciary, it has now become significantly difficult to engage in massive organized corruption. The lower level corruption is not because of the politicians at the top but they do need to control it. I see both Punjab and KPK improving in this regard. We don’t need to cut people’s hands off, we just need to close the loop holes. Digitizing the property transactions (Punjab) and police information system (KPK) will make a huge dent in this.
So I urge you to realize that gradual improvements are finally tangible and will only accelerate from here. If on the other hand your frustration makes you feel that it’s not enough, and a sweeping change is required, then I’ll certainly join you in that cause when I see someone deserving such support and revolutionary path. Imran Khan with Sh Rasheed and Shah Mehmood on either side, and TUK with his destructive agenda are not enough to risk the fragile system that is finally showing signs of movement.