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Obviously, only fools can call for a weakening of democracy. After all military interruptions in Pakistan that have disrupted democratic governments have significantly contributed to the weakening of institutions, to making politicians insecure and reactive, to distorting genuine evolution of Pakistan’s politics, to creating national security disasters, to weakening military institutions and to reinforcing the problematical asymmetrical national power scene that heavily tilts in the army’s favor.
Governments of self-proclaimed uniformed saviors have repeatedly demonstrated that their claims to delivering good governance via military rule have proved bogus. In fact, military rule has only reinforced what lies at the heart of injustice and bad governance; the politics of pelf and privilege.
Read more: Justice delayed is Justice denied: Panama Case nearing the end?
Politics: How to stop unaccountable authority
And what makes this politics possible: the unaccountable exercise of authority. And what can stop this? Credibly and competently functioning institutions that are constitutionally mandated to hold all, especially the powerful and influential accountable.
These institutions include the Federal Investigation Authority, National Accountability Bureau, Federal Bureau of Revenue, Central Investigation Authority, IB.
Many among us tend to lack the clarity required to cut across the widespread muck of doubts and conspiracies thrown up by power play.
Constitutionally our representative assemblies, senate, and their many Committees, are also components in the architecture of checks and balances. Yet these bodies too have largely remained ineffective because many of the powerful elected leaders, have sought unaccountable exercise of authority.
Breaks to the unaccountable exercise of Constitutional authority, elected or unelected, have therefore not been applied. Only the digital world, whistle-blowers and battles of multiple-power centers, have seldom forced partial breaks.
read more: Pakistani Supreme Court refuses to act as the Executioner of Prime minister Nawaz Sharif..
Absolute authority encourages corruption
Within the realm of governance what is the most damaging fall-out of unaccountable exercise of authority? Corruption. Why? Loads of verified data confirms that the daily cost to the national fund, of corruption/corrupt practices, including tax evasion is Rs 12 billion (The Nation Aug 19, 2013).
read full story: We Should trust Supreme Court to give us justice!
Obviously, only fools can call for a weakening of democracy. After all military interruptions in Pakistan that have disrupted democratic governments have significantly contributed to the weakening of institutions, to making politicians insecure and reactive, to distorting genuine evolution of Pakistan’s politics, to creating national security disasters, to weakening military institutions and to reinforcing the problematical asymmetrical national power scene that heavily tilts in the army’s favor.
Governments of self-proclaimed uniformed saviors have repeatedly demonstrated that their claims to delivering good governance via military rule have proved bogus. In fact, military rule has only reinforced what lies at the heart of injustice and bad governance; the politics of pelf and privilege.
Read more: Justice delayed is Justice denied: Panama Case nearing the end?
Politics: How to stop unaccountable authority
And what makes this politics possible: the unaccountable exercise of authority. And what can stop this? Credibly and competently functioning institutions that are constitutionally mandated to hold all, especially the powerful and influential accountable.
These institutions include the Federal Investigation Authority, National Accountability Bureau, Federal Bureau of Revenue, Central Investigation Authority, IB.
Many among us tend to lack the clarity required to cut across the widespread muck of doubts and conspiracies thrown up by power play.
Constitutionally our representative assemblies, senate, and their many Committees, are also components in the architecture of checks and balances. Yet these bodies too have largely remained ineffective because many of the powerful elected leaders, have sought unaccountable exercise of authority.
Breaks to the unaccountable exercise of Constitutional authority, elected or unelected, have therefore not been applied. Only the digital world, whistle-blowers and battles of multiple-power centers, have seldom forced partial breaks.
read more: Pakistani Supreme Court refuses to act as the Executioner of Prime minister Nawaz Sharif..
Absolute authority encourages corruption
Within the realm of governance what is the most damaging fall-out of unaccountable exercise of authority? Corruption. Why? Loads of verified data confirms that the daily cost to the national fund, of corruption/corrupt practices, including tax evasion is Rs 12 billion (The Nation Aug 19, 2013).
read full story: We Should trust Supreme Court to give us justice!
