PILDAT REPORT ON 'EXPERTS' ANALYSIS ON THE QUALITY OF GOVERNANCE IN PAKISTAN'
June 1, 2013 – May 31, 2014
Government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Police:
"The present KP Government has taken a few solid measures to confront the rising menace of Islamist terrorism, including total administrative and operational autonomy to the Inspector General of Police (IGP). There are fewer complaints of police corruption and high-handedness. Indeed, the KP Police under the PTI Government is widely regarded as the most depoliticized police force in the country." - Dr. Shoaib Suddle
Anti-Corruption:
"Amongst all the provinces KP always enjoyed the better position on various surveys conducted by international watch-dogs. The worse period 84was of ANP when TI graded it worse on governance. The Hoti' and company along with Bilour business political concern conducted white collar crime corruption in most organized and professional manner. I was DG KP Chapter from 2009 to 2011(3 years) and NAB had opened large number of inquiries from Patwari to Minister inclusive.
The present leader, Imran Khan, appears serious in his intentions to fight the menace of corruption. The two milestone steps depicting the seriousness are bringing transparency in pre-procurement regime and promulgation of Ehtesab Commission Act under the enforcement regime Though Ehtesab Commission Act has fallen short of world good practices fielded and proven in various countries and also enshrined in National Anti Corruption strategy(NACS) approved paper of Government of Pakistan; still it is a most superior piece of legislation when comparison is drawn with other provincial Anti Corruption Establishments and even National Accountability Ordinance."
Government of the Punjab
Police:
"Relatively speaking, the Punjab Government has done well in terms of up-gradation of the police. It is working on setting up a Counter Terrorism Department; it seems to be striving for merit-based recruitments; it has increased police salaries and allowances; it has set up a modern forensic science laboratory; and a team of Turkish experts is working on long-overdue police reforms, in addition to overseeing the establishment of Lahore Police Command and Control Centre.
Notwithstanding several welcome steps, the "Thana Culture" has continued to defy any significant change. The police postings have yet to become operationally neutral and organisationally independent; registration of FIR is a far cry from what the daily experience of citizens of free countries is; oppressive police behaviour and corruption is an everyday experience; the 'public-frightening' police is yet to be transformed into 'public-friendly' service organisation; and an anachronistic police outfit that has long stuck to its colonial mould has yet to be turned into a police service committed to enforce the principles of democratic policing. Despite rhetoric, there is as yet no appreciable improvement in the governance standards and the quality of rule of law." - Dr. Shoaib Suddle
Anti-Corruption:
"Autocratic democracy is the worse form of governance presently being demonstrated specially in Punjab. It is a one-man governance devoid of collective wisdom; where all systems look towards their master to be dictated how to function, perform and deliver. This reverse order under the hyperactive management and not leadership has crippled the system delivery, mechanism and instead hand-picked suppliers, contractors and manufacturers inland and from abroad already lined up are accruing the dividends. Transparency international signed the MOU with Punjab Government, validated the process of pre-procurement but intentionally left out the cost benefit/feasibility (PC-2) aspect and engineers estimates of various projects. PPRA rules even followed can result into loss of exchequer in form of giving undue benefit to others. The misuse authority
defined under white-collar crimes charges the public office holders who either takes or render undue benefit to others or fails to use his office and authority to prevent the loss to the state. Due diligence is needed in projects planning regarding fair play, meritocracy and transparency in Punjab. There is requirement to lay down the priority of conceiving the projects as per the basic needs of people of Punjab at large.
Failing in meeting the agriculture growth target speaks lopsided development policies of Government of Punjab. The area if accorded due importance can make substantial improvement in overall economy of the country. R&D element absence in agriculture especially in hi-bred technology has given ingress to Indian's and Chinese products. The capacity of feeding bowl is fast reducing. Visible projects to gain political mileage are preferred over the one affecting public at large on long-term basis.
The anti-corruption establishment Punjab is used as a weapon to serve the interest of rulers and not the government. The proceedings of Hala Milk Projects, if put to scrutiny, are testimony to this fact. The death of innocent cardiac patients due to use of porous drugs went almost un-noticed because there is no Drug Regulatory Authority with a given statutory mandate to proceed against the culprits. When traders rule they focus on to the policies so as to make their businesses flourish.
Institutions are used for extortion manipulation and exploitation of a given situation under the garb of development. In Punjab there is no improvement in health, education and services provisioning to masses th though this in the 7 tenure of PML-N. Lahore is turning into Paris on cost of other smaller Cities and towns; do all Pakistani live only in bigger cities like Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad. Agenda of poor man is missing with the elitist ruling class having standby generators, security elements around, non-stop motorcades, and army of government servants at their disposal."
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go to the link for the analysis in other areas of governance
the news report (in post 1) is based on the Survey results whereas this report (in my post) is based on Experts' opinion. Both of these are by published by PILDAT. The survey was conducted by Gallup Pakistan.
