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The full version of Justice Khosa’s addition to Pity the Nation is below:
Pity the nation that achieves nationhood in the name of a religion
but pays little heed to truth, righteousness and accountability
which are the essence of every religion.
Pity the nation that proclaims democracy as its polity
but restricts it to queuing up for casting of ballots only
and discourages democratic values.
Pity the nation that measures honour with success
and respect with authority,
that despises sublime and cherishes mundane,
that treats a criminal as a hero and considers civility as weakness
and that deems a sage a fool and venerates the wicked.
Pity the nation that adopts a Constitution
but allows political interests to outweigh constitutional diktat.
Pity the nation that demands justice for all
but is agitated when justice hurts its political loyalty.
Pity the nation whose servants treat their solemn oaths
as nothing more than a formality before entering upon an office.
Pity the nation that elects a leader as a redeemer
but expects him to bend every law to favour his benefactors.
Pity the nation whose leaders seek martyrdom
through disobeying the law
than giving sacrifices for the glory of law
and who see no shame in crime.
Pity the nation that is led by those
who laugh at the law
little realizing that the law shall have the last laugh.
Pity the nation that launches a movement for rule of law
but cries foul when the law is applied against its bigwig,
that reads judicial verdicts through political glasses
and that permits skills of advocacy to be practised
more vigorously outside the courtroom than inside.
Pity the nation that punishes its weak and poor
but is shy of bringing its high and mighty to book.
Pity the nation that clamours for equality before law
but has selective justice close to its heart.
Pity the nation that thinks from its heart
and not from its head.
Indeed, pity the nation
that does not discern villainy from nobility.
Violating procedures: Govt circumvents rules for Khosa’s appointment
By Shahbaz Rana
Published: August 25, 2013
ISLAMABAD: The government allegedly circumvented the procedures in the appointment of the prime minister’s principal secretary, Nasir Mahmood Khosa, as executive director ED/AED of the World Bank, The Express Tribune has learnt.
Official sources said that neither the position was circulated nor the handpicked candidates were interviewed.
According to the April 2000 office memorandum of the establishment division, any vacancy for international organisations, foreign governments and UN agencies has to be widely circulated to all ministries, divisions and provincial governments.
The post alternates between Pakistan and Algeria. The ED/AED is responsible for protecting the interests of a constituency of seven countries in addition to securing concessionary loans.
Khosa – who is retiring on September 14 – will succeed Raja Azeem-ul Haque, son-in-law of former premier Raja Pervaiz Ashraf. Azeem’s appointment was challenged in the Supreme Court, and fearing an adverse ruling he quit only seven months after taking over.
Khosa belongs to the District Management Group, now known as Pakistan Administrative Services. His appointment as the ED/AED had long been anticipated, official sources said.
Appointment procedure
According to the office memorandum of the Establishment Division, after circulating a vacancy to various departments the Special Selection Board (SSB) of the establishment division shortlists candidates for a decision by the prime minister.
However, sources said the economic affairs division did not circulate the post. A panel of candidates was shortlisted consisting of Nasir Khosa, former secretaries Ghulam Dastgir and Javed Iqbal.
Javed Iqbal told The Express Tribune that he was not interviewed by the SSB, as he did not know about his inclusion in the panel. However, he appreciated Khosa’s administrative skills.
Following the Memorandum
The spokesman for the economic affairs division insisted that they followed the procedures which have been practiced for the last 20 years. The panel was approved by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 25th, 2013.
Pity the nation that achieves nationhood in the name of a religion
but pays little heed to truth, righteousness and accountability
which are the essence of every religion.
Pity the nation that proclaims democracy as its polity
but restricts it to queuing up for casting of ballots only
and discourages democratic values.
Pity the nation that measures honour with success
and respect with authority,
that despises sublime and cherishes mundane,
that treats a criminal as a hero and considers civility as weakness
and that deems a sage a fool and venerates the wicked.
Pity the nation that adopts a Constitution
but allows political interests to outweigh constitutional diktat.
Pity the nation that demands justice for all
but is agitated when justice hurts its political loyalty.
Pity the nation whose servants treat their solemn oaths
as nothing more than a formality before entering upon an office.
Pity the nation that elects a leader as a redeemer
but expects him to bend every law to favour his benefactors.
Pity the nation whose leaders seek martyrdom
through disobeying the law
than giving sacrifices for the glory of law
and who see no shame in crime.
Pity the nation that is led by those
who laugh at the law
little realizing that the law shall have the last laugh.
Pity the nation that launches a movement for rule of law
but cries foul when the law is applied against its bigwig,
that reads judicial verdicts through political glasses
and that permits skills of advocacy to be practised
more vigorously outside the courtroom than inside.
Pity the nation that punishes its weak and poor
but is shy of bringing its high and mighty to book.
Pity the nation that clamours for equality before law
but has selective justice close to its heart.
Pity the nation that thinks from its heart
and not from its head.
Indeed, pity the nation
that does not discern villainy from nobility.
Violating procedures: Govt circumvents rules for Khosa’s appointment
By Shahbaz Rana
Published: August 25, 2013
ISLAMABAD: The government allegedly circumvented the procedures in the appointment of the prime minister’s principal secretary, Nasir Mahmood Khosa, as executive director ED/AED of the World Bank, The Express Tribune has learnt.
Official sources said that neither the position was circulated nor the handpicked candidates were interviewed.
According to the April 2000 office memorandum of the establishment division, any vacancy for international organisations, foreign governments and UN agencies has to be widely circulated to all ministries, divisions and provincial governments.
The post alternates between Pakistan and Algeria. The ED/AED is responsible for protecting the interests of a constituency of seven countries in addition to securing concessionary loans.
Khosa – who is retiring on September 14 – will succeed Raja Azeem-ul Haque, son-in-law of former premier Raja Pervaiz Ashraf. Azeem’s appointment was challenged in the Supreme Court, and fearing an adverse ruling he quit only seven months after taking over.
Khosa belongs to the District Management Group, now known as Pakistan Administrative Services. His appointment as the ED/AED had long been anticipated, official sources said.
Appointment procedure
According to the office memorandum of the Establishment Division, after circulating a vacancy to various departments the Special Selection Board (SSB) of the establishment division shortlists candidates for a decision by the prime minister.
However, sources said the economic affairs division did not circulate the post. A panel of candidates was shortlisted consisting of Nasir Khosa, former secretaries Ghulam Dastgir and Javed Iqbal.
Javed Iqbal told The Express Tribune that he was not interviewed by the SSB, as he did not know about his inclusion in the panel. However, he appreciated Khosa’s administrative skills.
Following the Memorandum
The spokesman for the economic affairs division insisted that they followed the procedures which have been practiced for the last 20 years. The panel was approved by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 25th, 2013.
