Corruption is in the Roots of Pakistan

First of all, I want to apologize to all of you who find interest in my blogs. I have been so much packed in my work routine that Covid-19 break did not even let me rest.

Though I had plans to publish content on Kashmir, Ramadan, Eids, and many other things, including Work from Home. But I could not get enough time for that.

What Brought Me Back?

Just a few moments back I was on Facebook, tweaking my business account when I came across a post from one of my dearest friends, Abdul Rehman.

It was a video of a magistrate attempting to fine a shopkeeper for selling sugar at a price higher than that set by the government. And the shopkeeper was retaliating, even protesting that fine. But I would say, the magistrate was dumb enough to understand the problem.

You can watch that video here: Magistrate shopkeeper ky Agy Char Gya

Well, that is what I call Corruption!

Why do I call it corruption? Let me explain it ahead.

How is it Corruption?

Corruption (Lobbying blackmail business) by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay

Corruption is everything in which one party is taking benefit and the other one is taking a loss. It could be more than one party as well. We can also call it the Zero-Sum.

If you watch that video you will hear that the shopkeeper (whom we cannot see) is asking the government official to give him the information on where to buy sugar at the government price. He is just, and any sane retailer will ask that question when distributors are not providing it at the prescribed price. On the other hand, the magistrate did not answer him for that.

Now in that situation, no government official is liable to charge a fine to a retailer for selling something higher than the government price. Indeed, that magistrate was corrupt. And what I can think of is that he might be filling up his daily quota of fines. Or he was stealing. Stealing in a way, his senior won’t know it and he will pocket the fine(s).

Unfortunately, corruption is in our roots!

Corruption is in Our Roots:

I remember Sheikh Rashid (Minister of Railway of Pakistan) once said that corruption in Pakistan is so bad that sons steal from their fathers. As far as I remember, he gave an example of a butcher or a milkman, who leaves the shop on to his son and moves out to run some errands. Behind him, his son opens the money drawer and steals from it.

It is not a myth!

I have seen it myself many times. Like, I know a person who sold his mother’s property and told her that he did not do anything like that. Besides, I have seen a lot of corruption in the private sector of Pakistan.

Back in 2010, I was working in an educational institution where Rehman is still employed. There, one of the management personnel forged the institution’s accounting record showing asset acquisition. However, in reality, nothing like that happened. Instead, that guy corrupted the institution’s account for personal gain.

Before that, I remember one of my class-fellows in fourth grade who tried to play con on me. He took Rs 40 from me and returned me Rs 10 saying that was all I gave him. I protested, but nothing happened. Then I went to my teacher and asked her to help me. Well, she did and even did not ask for any evidence.

A Dark Side:

Let me show you one of the dark sides of this chapter!

You know, most of the corruptors are the senior citizens in Pakistan. I am sorry, I am not blaming anyone, but this is a fact. Though I do not have any score to present, you can find it on your own. Why NAB is not able to jail the phenomenal corruptors in Pakistan? Because the corrupt judiciary system does not accept their evidence. The evidence they present is rejected by the courts, or even tampered before they are presented. And that drives their case towards failure. There is nothing wrong with NAB, the problem is with the corrupt judicial personnel.

Even, you can see magistrate in the video is an elderly person. Well, two aspects are dominating the lifestyle in Pakistan. First is corruption and the second is feudalism. Our seniors have spent their lives in the regimes where corruption was not a bad thing. The Nawaz era or the Zardari’s period and even before that, corruption was more like a mandatory effect in every government organization.

Corruption as of Now:

No one can deny corruption in Pakistan at the moment. It is present in our roots but it is declining. You will see the PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League, Nawaz), PPP (Pakistan Peoples Party), and JUI-F (Jamiat Ulema Islami, Fazal) supporters highlighting corruption in Pakistan and blaming the government. Not to forget, the channel that posted that video on YouTube is an N-League supporter.

You may mention, I use to call N-League as the “Najaiz League” (Illicit league)!

I have been saying this, before this government (PTI, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) took office, that Pakistan is drowned deep inside the puddle of corruption and it may take up to 2 decades (20 years) to wipe it off. That is simply because nearly everyone in our country is corrupt.

A Suggestion!

No Corruption by Zelandia from PixaBay

Certainly, we need patience. And kick this thought out of your mind that this government will curb corruption. It will control it (it is doing already), and will reduce it but cannot eliminate it, because 5 years are not enough for that. They will need 3 more turns for that.

And, besides Imran Khan, I do not think anyone in his party is enough capable to bear the pressure of the corrupt opposition, their supporters, and perform his job diligently.

So pray for Pakistan, and begin cleansing the corruption from your end.

Here is something you can look into to practically verify what PTI is doing with Pakistan:

Pakistan Balance of Trade

The Street of Lies

An attack took place on the Indian Army during the Valentine’s Day. Certainly, that was February 14, the year 2019 and the Venue was Pulwama, a city in the Indian Occupied Kashmir. Well, in the event, almost 40 Indian soldiers lost their lives, which lead the Indian nation to cry out for an investigation and REVENGE! Though the literate portion of India had some view that who must have been at the back of that attack. But that was still unclear.

Pulwama Attack Venue (courtesy: Times of India)

What the Investigators Said?

Before the investigation had commenced, the Indian Premier, Narendra Modi, blamed Pakistan for the massacre at Pulwama. That was much like imprudent blame with no evidence in hand. Well, soon after that, the investigation team brought in the same results. While, the Premier of our lands, Imran Khan, offered India that our investigation team could help them find the culprit, which was never accepted. Well, the blames were false, which were later clearly proved that it was all a lie which India narrated in reference to the Pulwama Attack.

A Week Later!

It was my sister – in – law’s birthday when my better half was getting prepared for a party. By the evening, somewhere around 4 P.M. (Pakistan Time), she woke me up to take her to the party. At the same time, I heard a fighter plane roaring in the skies. It circled our space almost four or five times, forcing me to move out and see which plane was that. Well, I ran out of my home to see that, but thanks to the sun, that blurred my eyes, soon as I glared the skies. That was the first time, the PAF had scrambled its planes in the sky that month. While the same night, the only news that broke out from the Indian media was that Pakistan was following an empty lead that an Indian plane entered its airspace.

The story did not end here. Instead a couple of days later, by 2:30 A.M we heard the planes roaring again. And that certainly embarked us to the point that India must have done some stupidity that is why our planes came out in the dark.

The Street of Lies… Begins Here!

The very next day, the news broke out that India targeted numerous points in Pakistan and killed 350 militants who were involved in the Pulwama attack. While our Inter Services Public Relation department (ISPR) narrated that no one has been killed and the only loss that Pakistan suffered in that attack were some tree that got damaged and a crow that lost its life. On the other hand, India stuck with its lies and did not accept the reality.

The effects of the non-effective attack provoked anger among Pakistanis and they demanded a way to teach a lesson to India. Though Pakistan’s Government and the Military stayed firm on the peace talks, however, there was no sign of peace showed by India. Ultimately, the Pakistan Military had to take action by targeting six locations in India, where no causalities and collateral damage could be recorded.

Damaged trees in Balakot, Pakistan (courtesy: 92NewsHD)

Abi-Nandan Entered Pakistan!

After the no-loss attack made by PAF, two of the Indian jets followed the Pakistanis and left their airspace. Well, once they entered Pakistan, they were warned that they are not in India and they are disobeying the contract of LOC (Line-of-Control). While that so-called warning had no good effect on the Indian pilots, which resulted in their progress into the country. Finally, both were shot down, one of which fell within the territory of Pakistan and the other fell in IOK. Results were horrible, one of the Indian pilots got burnt, one had his parachute torn and the third one, Wing Commander Abi-Nandan successfully landed and tried escaping to India. But he couldn’t make it and was gathered by an angry mob that almost killed him. Thanks to the Pakistan Army soldiers who saved him timely, else, Abi-Nandan’s corpse would have been delivered to India. 

The street of lies did not end even now. The Indian Media denied any of their planes crashing and told their viewers that a helicopter crashed because of some technical defects. Well, a bundle of lies came ahead and all filled up with the polluted Indian politics. Even they uttered that one of the PAF’s plane crashed within Pakistan as it was shot down by an Indian plane. While there is no such evidence available for that.

Pakistan Released Abi-Nandan at No Cost!

A lot of guys expected that Pakistan would only release Abi-Nandan, who was actually a prisoner-of-war (POW), in exchange of the Pakistanis prisoned in India. But Pakistan’s Government and Military decided to let him go so that the Indian violence should escalate. While in the due time Nandan was sent back, a lot of news surfaced that Narendra Modi was behind the attack in Pulwama and he is trying to trigger a war with Pakistan to score a win in the upcoming election. The same has been narrated by the Modi’s opposition who claimed that he had been misusing the state’s army for his personal benefits.

On the other hand, Shakir Ullah, a citizen of Pakistan trapped in an Indian prion was killed by the Indians. Well, Shakir mistakenly crossed the border almost half a decade and was caught by the Indian security forces, and they never returned him back to Pakistan.

Shakir Ullah (courtesy: The News)

 

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah

We are living in Pakistan created by the efforts of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. But it is not that Pakistan what he wanted. He never wanted corruption in this country, terrorism, deceit, lies, and every other sin which is eating up our nation.

Live Up to Islam:

This is what our Lord Almighty, Allah the omnipotent, Prophet Muhammad (﷐), companions of Prophet Muhammad (﷐), and our beloved Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah wants.  So the best is to live up to their expectations and make Pakistan a better place in the world. This is not a one-man job, even none of the governments can help us much. Instead, it is all us who have to do it.

A Kind Request:

Begin it today, and keep it on forever! Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah is the legend and we are his legacy!