Protocol Culture

Whats with the tradition of giving protocol to Government officials and bureaucrats?

While in other countries people (having higher authority) can travel freely without carrying a caravan of security and protocol officers, our officials seems disable. One may argue that its due to security concerns, but is it a recent attitude? No. Jhande wali gaaRi was always there for getting protocol.

In Indo-Pak, this was always the culture.. Even when a parda-nasheen bibi used to visit her garden, a harkara would first come and shouted ‘parda karo parda, bibi aa gai’.

Have you seen any other nation following protocols (or made to follow protocol) as we Pakistani do?

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No, this protocol culture only exists in Pakistan. The British premier lives in a small house @ 10 Downing Street.

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You mean not even in India?

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^ I dont know about India, I think it would be lesser than us. Thats another thing that the mentality in Northern India and most of Pakistan is same.

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taam jhaam, caroN ke oopar laal/neeli lup lup kartii battiyaaN, salaamii dete huye police waale saRak band, saRak kinaare choona paTTi...yeh sab banaawati shaan o shaukat ke dil-daadah log haiN jinkaa yehii culture hai...

...maiN ne to aam logoN kii caroN ke oopar laal/neeli battiyaaN lagii huii dekhii haiN jo zaahir hai kaam nahiiN kartiiN...OMG!

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Muqwee..it is there in India too but at a much smaller scale.

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Just reached home after facing traffic jam in protocol of Mr Kiyani :bummer:

Why they are concerned of their security so much when they are supposed to be on front when it comes to security.

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Here its routine. Leave the PM, CM, COAS..... Even when an SP comes on road, it seems that he is followed by Maut ka farishta.. so much noise to get the way. Judges have that protocol... Every single bureaucrat got protocol staff which consumes public money and create havoc on roads.

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^ ek joke thaa is par:

ek sipaahii Dar kar maHaaz se bhaagte bhaagte ikdam peechhe aa gayaa to use ek officer ne pakaR liyaa aur poochhaa k:

“tum kahaN bhaag rahe ho? tumko pataa hai k maiN kaun huN?”

sipaahii bolaa:

“aap kaun haiN, sarkaar?”

officer bolaa: “maiN tumhaaraa commander huN, major general BhageRoo Singh!”.

sipaahii bolaa: “he Bhagwan, maiN itnaa peechhe aa gayaa? maiN yaqeenan safest place par aa gayaa huN!”

:smiley: :rotfl: :stuck_out_tongue:

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OMG...life on streets is a real hell then...koii na koii peTii waalaa guzartaa hii rahtaa hogaa! :D

Ab to hamari gali me jo MNA rehta hy unho ny bhe security me izafa kr lia hy kuch maheenun sy.
Not only this protocol but the tradition of putting barriers at every street end also creates problem for people.This MNA has blocked our street and we have to take a longer path if we are coming from the other end of the street.

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Good topic.

I remember even in the 90's when the security was much better this absurdness would still go on.

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This is not limited to barriers. Have you ever pass through the road between Govern House and CM House... Its full of breakers. Breakers are another way to show your superiority. Why these good for nothing officials live in flats outside city, so that we can have relief from routine protests in between city and the space can be used for some good purposes.

Whenever, I cross these buildings (spread over wide area), I thought, we can't they made university campus near center of city. These British people have given them excuse to ayyashi, but they never learned that British being foreigners also served the land.

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It seems that the situation is only worsening day after day and now they got excuse of security concerns to get protocols. I don't think its just security, its lack of confidence to interact public.

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V.I.P , Ali Gul Pir (Official Music Video) - YouTube

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So many VIPS in Pakistan.. only non-VIP is public :bummer:

I have listened this song before, it’s about VIP culture

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If you have jugarh, then non-V.I.P. can also get V.I.P. treatement…

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Pretty much. I mean we have someone for a PM who has never had the guts to do a LIVE interview :hehe:

Oops i wrote MNA :smack:

You are talking about speed breakers?