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Why the rulers and their subordinates are careless? They are careless because they have no fear of law. They are fearless because they know that constitution provides them immunity! This is what my enemies are taking advantage of and I will prove that.
Article 248 of the constitution is discussed more than any other article during the miserably crawling tenure of present government. So much have been said and written about this article that if compiled the stuff will turn into a heavy book in weight but weightless in making any sense. The article has adverse repercussions far beyond the personal conduct of the President when it is read together with Articles 99 of the constitution. To me Article 99 is the mother of “constitutionally lawful” and “officially transparent” corruption in Pakistan. The Articles 248 and 99 make the President and the Government (Read Bureaucracy) unquestionably above law and free of fear of trial in any court of law for any action that they take as “Federal Government in the name of President.”
ZHK2012 Pakistan’s Independence Day Message to Government and People of Pakistan Why the rulers and their subordinates are careless? They are careless because they have no fear of law. They are fearless because they know that constitution provides them immunity! This is what my enemies are taking advantage of and I will prove that. Article 248 of the constitution is discussed more than any other article during the miserably crawling tenure of present government. So much have been said and written about this article that if compiled the stuff will turn into a heavy book in weight but weightless in making any sense. The article has adverse repercussions far beyond the personal conduct of the President when it is read together with Articles 99 of the constitution. To me Article 99 is the mother of “constitutionally lawful” and “officially transparent” corruption in Pakistan. The Articles 248 and 99 make the President and the Government (Read Bureaucracy) unquestionably above law and free of fear of trial in any court of law for any action that they take as “Federal Government in the name of President.” Zahid Hussain Khalid Written for my blogs at Slideshare, Facebook and Wordpress ZHK 2012 2.
Pakistan’s Independence Day Message to Government and People of Pakistan Careless Rulers External Reliance for Self-Serving Budgetary Public Servants Targets Socially Ineffective Irresponsible National Debt Corporate Management Conglomerates Dysfunctional Incompetent Law Economic and Enforcement Fiscal Agencies Managers 3.
Pakistan’s Independence Day Message Through Zahid Hussain KhalidI am Pakistan and that is my name. I do not find a nation behind that name. Every nation takes pride inits natural elements of national power and carefully configures them to form a unanimous commonNational Strategic Vision for the people and the government to follow on the road to growth andprosperity. Did I ever have a National Strategic Vision? Yes I did and that always remained a sacred butconfusing and forcefully debated subject for more than six decades without a consensus on what doesthat actually mean! That disputed vision is embodied in Lahore or Pakistan Resolution.The day my founders decided to draw a territorial map for me, they had to know what my real worthwas. Was I viable? Did I have the resources essentially needed to survive as a sovereign independent state or states? Did I need a code of conduct as a sovereign independent state and what could that be? Who was to be assigned the task of doing what? What were to be the rights and responsibilities of those striving to be known as independent Pakistanis? What was to be their source of pride? From where did they have to start their journey? What was their intended and planned destination? 4.
The answers were and are always readily available. I tried and I constantly try to understand theseanswers but fail to understand them. The answers lead to more questions: Am I really natural and human resource rich or poor? Am I a single State or a confederation of States? Do I have a flawless code of conduct called constitution? Do the privileged and the deprived have the same constitutional rights and responsibilities? Are they treated alike? Is their any source of pride for Pakistanis? Do the government and the people have timeline of doing what they intend to do? Am I Muslim or a secular state?Do you have the clear answers to the questions or are you as confused as I am? Why am I confused? Iam confused because a casual glance at my elements of national power clearly indicates that I am one ofthe natural global super powers demographically, geographically, economically and militarily. What did Ifail to mention? I have failed to find across the board quality of leadership for the proper use of mydemographic, geographic, economic and military strengths. Demographically, I am a country ofpredominantly young generation; geographically my Regional GDP is the highest in my region and oneof the most attractive globally; economically I am comparatively much better positioned to become aregional and global agricultural, industrial and service / over all competitive cost-attractive qualityhuman resource hub; and militarily I am one of the seven mightiest military powers of the world! Andsurprisingly I am ridiculed as one of the most fragile and about to fail state!This extremely shameful state of my affairs leaves no room for delay in addressing the questions that Ihave raised earlier because they can not remain unanswered for a moment more as they are not only 5.
crucial but awesomely serious for the GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION determination of my independent status called SOVERIEGNTY! My sovereign status becomes ESSENTIALS OF A DEFENCE NATURAL SUPER DEMOGRAPHIC CAPABILITY STRENGTH doubtful and questionable when some POWER individuals in leadership role think only about ECONOMIC & INVESTMENT themselves and forget that they, as member of POTENTIAL a nation, have certain obligations to me.In a situation like this I, being the only identity of my nation, start losing face in the community ofnations. When that happens the following symptoms are clearly visible in different walks of nationalactivities: The rulers become fearless, careless and are confident that they are more powerful than the power of law of the land. The public servants become self serving, Careless Rulers unaccountable and unanswerable External Tax evasion and black economy start Reliance for Self-Serving Budgetary Targets Public Servants destroying the country’s economic base Economic and fiscal management turn into nightmare Law and order situation becomes an Ineffective Socially Irresponsible administrative headache National Debt Corporate Management Conglomerates National debt becomes an unbearable and in-disposable ballooning burden External financial and economic bailout Dysfunctional Law Incompetent entails conditions, demands and pressures Economic and Enforcement Agencies Fiscal Managers creating internal and external social, economic, political, diplomatic and military deadlocks … And Doubts are spread about my survival 6.
Isn’t that what I am going through today?I have identified the commonly known and discussed symptoms but I do not see any serious attempt forthe cure of the ailing system of governance for making my sovereignty a reality. How can I expect thosebeneficiaries of the dis-configuration of my elements of national power to surrender their privilegesfrom within and outside my boundaries by intentionally weakening of my sovereign status?THE CARELESS RULERSWhy the rulers and their subordinates are careless? They are careless because they have no fear of law.They are fearless because they know that constitution provides them immunity! This is what myenemies are taking advantage of and I will prove that.Whatever happened to me prior to first martial law and before the second dismissal of the governmentof Nawaz Sharif is understandable for the following reasons: Immediately after independence and prior to REASONS FOR FIRST MARTIAL LAW AND DISMISSAL OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS Ayub Khan’s military take over of the Endless government, politicians were totally oblivious of Politicians Code of There were series of were totally National no National conspiricies oblivious of Conduct was Strategic to acquire national priorities. They were not able to put national not available Vision and position of priorities untill 1956 Goals political prominence together a code of national conduct called Constitution until 1956!They were not even aware of the need for evaluation of my tangible and intangible elements of nationalpower to put National Strategic Vision and Goals on paper. They were aware of only political power andtheir shameful indulgence in conspiracies for acquiring that political power paved the way for army’sintervention in my political affairs. No matter how unjustified that was and how wrong the applicationof the law of necessity to legitimize that extra-constitutional action was, the best thing Ayub Khan did 7.
was to prioritize my economic growth through rapid industrialization. His teams of capable ministers and competent top ranking bureaucrats prepared road map for my economic self-reliance that is backbone of any country’s globally acknowledged sovereign status. In the process those at the helm of corporate affairs naturally benefitted from their business expertise and material resources at their disposal to build privately owned corporate entities and conglomerates. Thesecorporate entities and conglomerates turned into family owned business empires. It was a globalphenomenon. On the political front the military government’s policy makers and social delivery systemmanagers failed to maintain a judicious balance between economic growth and expectations of thepeople both in my east and west wings. They were focused on economic front. They did not pay equalattention to address the political frustration and growing social unrest. By the time Ayub Khan’s team realized that and Fast Economic Growth The Myth Through Rapid of came up with the idea of local bodies elections Industrialization 20 families things had gone out of control. Zulfiqar Ali FIRST MARTIAL LAW REGIME Bhutto, politically the smartest member of Ayub Failure to create Unaddressed a balance between economic Political Frustration Khan’s team knew what was happening, growth and expectation of the people and Social Unrest jumped out of military ruler’s cabinet, formedhis own political party and came up with a unique combination of pledges for party manifesto declaringpeople as source of his party’s political strength; Islam as his party’s religion; and socialism as his party’seconomic system promising Roti (bread), Kapra (cloth) and Makan (house) to every one. From religiouspoint of view Bhutto’s manifesto neutralized the appeal of religious parties; from political perspective, it 8.
was what people were looking for; from economic point of view it was happening in different parts ofthe world in the name of nationalization of important industrial, agro-based manufacturing and serviceconglomerates of national importance and from social angle international organizations were extendinga helping hand for the uplift of socially and economically deprived and excluded communities across theglobe. That was cleverly designed political mix of promises. What Bhutto failed to envision was that his political mix of promises did not have any chance of success in either his own country or anywhere else in the world. So, first casualty of his political mix of promises was my process of industrialization and economic growth; second was over-employment and unemployment as a consequence of politically motivated low- quality human resource recruitment and heavy losses due to mismanagement andunnecessary overheads. Consequently, the promise of Roti, Kapra and Makan also remained an illusionfor Bhutto’s voters. Bhutto has another feather in his crown and Economic Political Promises that is my unanimously approved constitution Promises ZABS MIX OF of 1973 that has politically remarkable binding ELECTION PROMISES clauses to keep the federation intact, Religious administratively over-destructive executive Social Promises Promises privileges and socially false promisesthose have nothing to do with the shameful realties on ground. This aspect of 1973’s constitutionironically has never been discussed or debated on any platform even after witnessing their disastrous 9.
consequences. And that is actually what has made the rulers recklessly careless in their personalconduct at my cost.This Is A Constitutional Blunder That Has Hurt Me The Most Other Than Anything Else.THE MOST TALKED AND LESS THOUGHT ABOUT CONSTITUTIONAL ARTICLESArticle 248 of the constitution is discussed more than any other article during the miserably crawlingtenure of present government. So much have been said and written about this article that if compiledthe stuff will turn into a heavy book in weight but weightless in making any sense. The article hasadverse repercussions far beyond the personal conduct of the President when it is read together withArticles 99 of the constitution that states: (1) “All executive actions of the Federal Government shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the President.” (2) “The [96A] [Federal Government] by rules specify the manner in which orders and other instruments made and executed [96B] [in the name of President] shall be authenticated, and the validity of any order or instrument so authenticated shall not be questioned in any court on the ground that it was NOT made or executed by the President.”To me Article 99 is the mother of “constitutionally lawful” and “officially transparent” corruption inPakistan. The Articles 248 and 99 make the President and the Government (Read Bureaucracy)unquestionably above law and free of fear of trial in any court of law for any action that they take as“Federal Government in the name of President.” 10.
The politicians invest millions and billions of rupees in elections and like any businessman expect returnon their investment with the help of state functionaries. Articles 248 and 99 of the constitution facilitatethese criminal activities and encourage politicians and bureaucrats to enrich themselves and theirfamilies at my cost and making me poor and over-burdened with debt. They plunder wealth and pushme into the hell of poverty and debt. They become security risk too because they do not keep theplundered money in the country. They open bank accounts in foreign countries and invest that moneyabroad. This is what the enemies of the country need to twist their arms and get anything done.This is exactly what is now openly happening since 2007 and a little earlier with the initiation ofnegotiation on “Charter of Democracy” and “National Reconciliation Ordinance.”SELF SERVING PUBLIC SERVANTS This is an interesting untold story. Taking full FEARLESS advantage of Article 99 the bureaucrats in their CORRUPTION individual official capacity and at times in BLESSINGS connivance with a group of their equally or CONSEQUENCES OF ARTICLES BENEFICIARIES 248 AND 99 more corrupt colleagues, federal ministers and relatives of the high officials in three pillars of HELPLESSNESS OF ANTI- the state entered into formal and gentleman CORRUPTION AGENCIES agreements with business tycoons, contractors,sub-contractors and companies on terms and conditions that served their personal anti-state interestsbut evidently and seriously damaged my reputation and financial health. That was and is not happeningbehind the curtain or under the table any more. Article 99 is such a blessing for the corrupt governmentofficials that story after story of their corruption in media and endless series of trials, with a number of 11.
exceptions recently and during Pervez Musharraf’s regime, corruption often smiles at transparency andaccountability in the conduct of government business. How do they do it?Corruption has internal and external dimensions. Internally, business tycoons, multinational companies,the business cartels and government officials draft and enter into agreements “in the name ofPresident” in direct favor of the corporate beneficiaries and indirect earning of “consultation fee” andother benefits and privileges for themselves and their families. Externally, the Presidents and PrimeMinisters “in the name of Foreign Direct and Indirect Investment Inflows” enter into dubious businessdeals in connivance with Economic Hit Men of enemy states and their intelligence agencies. A number ofsuch internally and externally initiated deals have been reported and discussed in print and electronicmedia without any outcome so far except an ongoing series of court trials pending final verdict.SOCIALLY IRRESPONSIBLE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND CORPORATE CONGLOMERATES When the public office holders and the public servants fail to take care of the genuine basic needs of the people and speed money becomes order of the day then the people gradually start demonstrating the indifference to the needs of the country and its internal and external affairs.The money earned through corruption goes into the pockets, properties and overseas bank accounts ofthe corrupt politicians and the public servants and I become poor and indebted. Poverty and debt createinternal chaos and paves the way for external interference.Irresponsible business community and corrupt corporate conglomerates are far more dangerous thanmy foreign enemy. Their fake, sub-standard, over-priced and over-advertised products, commoditiesand services play havoc with the public purse, health and my economy. Government has lost control 12.
over prices. A deep rooted cycle of corruption has been engineered at manufacturing, farming,distribution and retail levels. Non of the business organizations so far has taken any visible serious legal or other action, other than giving mild threats on TV channels and organizing a few fake agitation rallies, for the end of 12 to 18 hours load shedding in business, commercial and trading hubs of the country. It clearly indicates that they are making so much tax-free money that they are least bothered about the extra cost on electricity generation for using expansive diesel generators and other meanseven at retail levels! Nothing can be more surprising than that strange attitude of clearly visibleindifference. They are not doing anything about target killings and extortion mafias also. On top of that,without any consideration of unscheduled load-shedding for 12 to 18 hours, constantly increasing costof utility bills and petroleum products an endless flood of irritating commercials of mostly fake productsis seen on almost all television channels whenever electricity companies allow the people to switch ontheir TV sets. The plundered over-profits on majority of fake, sub-standard, over-priced products areshared with media owners and government officials too. I am unfortunately a poor and about-to-failcountry of disgustingly and criminally filthy rich characterless and shameless successful business houses,media owners, politicians and government officials. They are not worried about my future because theyare rich and successful if I am poor and ridiculed as a fragile state. They will remain rich and successfulwhen I will be no more. They don’t care! Ironically there is no genuine consumer protection platformwith sufficient resources and people’s support to put an end to this extreme form of unstoppableperpetual criminal exploitation. 13.
INCOMPETENT ECONOMIC AND FISCAL MANAGERS The economic and finance managers of the country do not find a way out of the debt quagmire simply because they are either understandably not interested for the reasons already listed and / or are incapable of addressing the genuine public issues in their proposals and policy guidelines. Instead ofover-facilitating the business cartels what my economic and finance managers need is to develop aneconomic policy framework that reflects the genuine expectations of the people. They have to plug an alleged Rs.600 billion to Rs.800 billion per day corruption hole. The people need to be convinced that the money they pay to the government will be spent on their comfort, convenience and well-being and not on the lust and luxuries of the public office holders andpublic servants on tax-evaders’ account for ripping me off my money. How that can be done? By eliminating the corrupt practices and element of speed money in government offices By making the rules of doing business simple and procedures transparent By announcing definitive deadlines for official response to the proposals, applications and grievances of the public to make the public servants responsible and responsive By creating online monitoring and evaluation systems 14.
and By engineering an administrative design in which the public, the public servants and the public office holders undertake joint initiatives for designing, development and implementation of a number of communities focused social sector development schemesDYSFUNCTIONAL AND INEFFECTIVE INVESTIGATING AND LAW ENFORCING AGENCIESAn irresponsible, irresponsive and corrupt bureaucracy, irresponsible politicians, corruption, tax evasionand debt burden create economic uncertainty, damage the internal investment climate, block theexternal investment flows, raise the level of unemployment to an irritating extent and as a consequenceof social and political chaos and unrest turn the law and order situation into an administrative headache.How this visibly incurable headache can be cured? Genuine public and private sector participation in national reconstruction will Strict Adherence Genuine National Reconstruction to a Candidates make the bureaucracy responsive only by Participation in Initiative election Criteria re-inventing the monitoring, evaluation and punishment and reward system through Good Governance transparent apolitical process of meaningful exemplary accountability. The strict application of selection and election criteria based on a candidate’s character and the replacement of politicians turned rulers with responsible and responsive public representatives will either reform or totally replace the existing rotten system of governance. 15.
Good governance will eliminate corruption, discourage tax evasion, reduce debt burden, put an end to economic uncertainty, improve the internal investment climate, attract external strategic investors, create employment opportunities and bring the law and order situation back to normal.The cure lies in the replacement of politicians turn rulers with responsible and responsive publicservants in public offices. For that FBR, NAB and FIA needs to be independent of Executive Influence.INEFFECTIVE NATIONAL DEBT MANAGEMENTWhen the people refuse to voluntarily put their share in the country’s kitty; when the public officeholders start fleecing the public to live like kings and queens; when the national priorities are not listed;and the public money is wasted on non-productive schemes and projects then the wheel of debtretirement process abruptly stops. Pakistan has escaped the global disgrace of default in the past. The task now is to put the economy back on track preparing the ground for a revived spirit of self-reliance – the key to my absolute sovereignty.It is a two way process. The government has to come up with a workable economic revival plan andwhen that is done then the people will have to put in their share to the extent they comfortably can.They will have to obviously go through a little bit pain and ignore it for my very survival’s sake.The preparation of an overall social welfare based economic revival plan and its acceptance by thenation and its willingness to extend a helping hand, therefore, is the ONLY key to debt retirement. 16.
INCREASING EXTERNAL RELIANCE FOR BUDGETRY TARGET Who rules the country and what system of government, the people of a country choose is none of other nations’ business. How the country uses its human and natural resources is also its own prerogative. When the other countries start telling a country what to do and what not to do, how to do and how not to do then there is something terribly wrong with that country’s independent and uninfluencedexercise of sovereignty. Any country that provides budgetary breathing space enjoys the right to dictateits terms no matter how humiliating they are.What is wrong with me?My visible inability to retire internal and external debt that I owe and an alarming level of increase in mydebt is closing all available options for my honorable survival as an independent sovereign state.What is the way out?I am desperately looking for NATIONAL CONSENSUS on an ECONOMIC REVIVAL PLAN on war footingwith God speed. If the needful is not done quickly then my Sovereign Status will REST IN PEACE!CONCLUDING TO DO WISH LISTAn investigative initiative by university students engaged in research to critically examine the followingcycle of evils that has turned my national strengths into incurable weaknesses is urgently needed: Careless Rulers  Self-Serving Public Servants  17.
Socially Irresponsible Corporate Conglomerate  Incompetent Economic and Fiscal Managers  Dysfunctional Law Enforcing Agencies  Ineffective National Debt Management  External Reliance for Budgetary TargetsTo me self-serving rulers and public servants appear to be the main culprits. However, media ownersand their employees are equally responsible for giving undue prominence to undeserving politicians.They are guilty of criminal negligence of their responsibility to me. They don’t know the differencebetween a “traitor” and a “martyr.” They have so far failed to expose the criminal acts of politicians.Now they are trying to address their unintended blunders but a soft corner for dishonest politicians forknown and unknown reasons is still visible in their coverage of national and international issues.The people have to carefully watch political leaders, corporate conglomerates and their big bosses andmedia owners and their employees. They have to create powerful independent public platforms tomonitor the activities of these three national actors who have messed up every thing in the past. Oncethey are under observation and consequent court trials, the other pillars of the state will automaticallycome back to their required mode to serve me and my people.The purpose of this message is to initiate a discussion on the subject for addressing problems andseeking solutions.I know who the culprits are. They are beneficiaries of the mess I am in. They have full support of thebig media houses and my enemies. It is not in their interest to reform their style of governance.Disciplined street power, awareness of the voters’ power of his vote and its careful use are expectedto gradually bring a change. There is no short cut. So planning, patience and organized effort will leadthe way to my emancipation from my enemies in politics, business and media Recommended
Pakistan’s independence day message to government and people of pakis…
From Arab News To Innovation Manage...
Why the rulers and their subordinates are careless? They are careless because they have no fear of law. They are fearless because they know that constitution provides them immunity! This is what my enemies are taking advantage of and I will prove that.
Article 248 of the constitution is discussed more than any other article during the miserably crawling tenure of present government. So much have been said and written about this article that if compiled the stuff will turn into a heavy book in weight but weightless in making any sense. The article has adverse repercussions far beyond the personal conduct of the President when it is read together with Articles 99 of the constitution. To me Article 99 is the mother of “constitutionally lawful” and “officially transparent” corruption in Pakistan. The Articles 248 and 99 make the President and the Government (Read Bureaucracy) unquestionably above law and free of fear of trial in any court of law for any action that they take as “Federal Government in the name of President.”
ZHK2012 Pakistan’s Independence Day Message to Government and People of Pakistan Why the rulers and their subordinates are careless? They are careless because they have no fear of law. They are fearless because they know that constitution provides them immunity! This is what my enemies are taking advantage of and I will prove that. Article 248 of the constitution is discussed more than any other article during the miserably crawling tenure of present government. So much have been said and written about this article that if compiled the stuff will turn into a heavy book in weight but weightless in making any sense. The article has adverse repercussions far beyond the personal conduct of the President when it is read together with Articles 99 of the constitution. To me Article 99 is the mother of “constitutionally lawful” and “officially transparent” corruption in Pakistan. The Articles 248 and 99 make the President and the Government (Read Bureaucracy) unquestionably above law and free of fear of trial in any court of law for any action that they take as “Federal Government in the name of President.” Zahid Hussain Khalid Written for my blogs at Slideshare, Facebook and Wordpress ZHK 2012 2.
Pakistan’s Independence Day Message to Government and People of Pakistan Careless Rulers External Reliance for Self-Serving Budgetary Public Servants Targets Socially Ineffective Irresponsible National Debt Corporate Management Conglomerates Dysfunctional Incompetent Law Economic and Enforcement Fiscal Agencies Managers 3.
Pakistan’s Independence Day Message Through Zahid Hussain KhalidI am Pakistan and that is my name. I do not find a nation behind that name. Every nation takes pride inits natural elements of national power and carefully configures them to form a unanimous commonNational Strategic Vision for the people and the government to follow on the road to growth andprosperity. Did I ever have a National Strategic Vision? Yes I did and that always remained a sacred butconfusing and forcefully debated subject for more than six decades without a consensus on what doesthat actually mean! That disputed vision is embodied in Lahore or Pakistan Resolution.The day my founders decided to draw a territorial map for me, they had to know what my real worthwas. Was I viable? Did I have the resources essentially needed to survive as a sovereign independent state or states? Did I need a code of conduct as a sovereign independent state and what could that be? Who was to be assigned the task of doing what? What were to be the rights and responsibilities of those striving to be known as independent Pakistanis? What was to be their source of pride? From where did they have to start their journey? What was their intended and planned destination? 4.
The answers were and are always readily available. I tried and I constantly try to understand theseanswers but fail to understand them. The answers lead to more questions: Am I really natural and human resource rich or poor? Am I a single State or a confederation of States? Do I have a flawless code of conduct called constitution? Do the privileged and the deprived have the same constitutional rights and responsibilities? Are they treated alike? Is their any source of pride for Pakistanis? Do the government and the people have timeline of doing what they intend to do? Am I Muslim or a secular state?Do you have the clear answers to the questions or are you as confused as I am? Why am I confused? Iam confused because a casual glance at my elements of national power clearly indicates that I am one ofthe natural global super powers demographically, geographically, economically and militarily. What did Ifail to mention? I have failed to find across the board quality of leadership for the proper use of mydemographic, geographic, economic and military strengths. Demographically, I am a country ofpredominantly young generation; geographically my Regional GDP is the highest in my region and oneof the most attractive globally; economically I am comparatively much better positioned to become aregional and global agricultural, industrial and service / over all competitive cost-attractive qualityhuman resource hub; and militarily I am one of the seven mightiest military powers of the world! Andsurprisingly I am ridiculed as one of the most fragile and about to fail state!This extremely shameful state of my affairs leaves no room for delay in addressing the questions that Ihave raised earlier because they can not remain unanswered for a moment more as they are not only 5.
crucial but awesomely serious for the GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION determination of my independent status called SOVERIEGNTY! My sovereign status becomes ESSENTIALS OF A DEFENCE NATURAL SUPER DEMOGRAPHIC CAPABILITY STRENGTH doubtful and questionable when some POWER individuals in leadership role think only about ECONOMIC & INVESTMENT themselves and forget that they, as member of POTENTIAL a nation, have certain obligations to me.In a situation like this I, being the only identity of my nation, start losing face in the community ofnations. When that happens the following symptoms are clearly visible in different walks of nationalactivities: The rulers become fearless, careless and are confident that they are more powerful than the power of law of the land. The public servants become self serving, Careless Rulers unaccountable and unanswerable External Tax evasion and black economy start Reliance for Self-Serving Budgetary Targets Public Servants destroying the country’s economic base Economic and fiscal management turn into nightmare Law and order situation becomes an Ineffective Socially Irresponsible administrative headache National Debt Corporate Management Conglomerates National debt becomes an unbearable and in-disposable ballooning burden External financial and economic bailout Dysfunctional Law Incompetent entails conditions, demands and pressures Economic and Enforcement Agencies Fiscal Managers creating internal and external social, economic, political, diplomatic and military deadlocks … And Doubts are spread about my survival 6.
Isn’t that what I am going through today?I have identified the commonly known and discussed symptoms but I do not see any serious attempt forthe cure of the ailing system of governance for making my sovereignty a reality. How can I expect thosebeneficiaries of the dis-configuration of my elements of national power to surrender their privilegesfrom within and outside my boundaries by intentionally weakening of my sovereign status?THE CARELESS RULERSWhy the rulers and their subordinates are careless? They are careless because they have no fear of law.They are fearless because they know that constitution provides them immunity! This is what myenemies are taking advantage of and I will prove that.Whatever happened to me prior to first martial law and before the second dismissal of the governmentof Nawaz Sharif is understandable for the following reasons: Immediately after independence and prior to REASONS FOR FIRST MARTIAL LAW AND DISMISSAL OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS Ayub Khan’s military take over of the Endless government, politicians were totally oblivious of Politicians Code of There were series of were totally National no National conspiricies oblivious of Conduct was Strategic to acquire national priorities. They were not able to put national not available Vision and position of priorities untill 1956 Goals political prominence together a code of national conduct called Constitution until 1956!They were not even aware of the need for evaluation of my tangible and intangible elements of nationalpower to put National Strategic Vision and Goals on paper. They were aware of only political power andtheir shameful indulgence in conspiracies for acquiring that political power paved the way for army’sintervention in my political affairs. No matter how unjustified that was and how wrong the applicationof the law of necessity to legitimize that extra-constitutional action was, the best thing Ayub Khan did 7.
was to prioritize my economic growth through rapid industrialization. His teams of capable ministers and competent top ranking bureaucrats prepared road map for my economic self-reliance that is backbone of any country’s globally acknowledged sovereign status. In the process those at the helm of corporate affairs naturally benefitted from their business expertise and material resources at their disposal to build privately owned corporate entities and conglomerates. Thesecorporate entities and conglomerates turned into family owned business empires. It was a globalphenomenon. On the political front the military government’s policy makers and social delivery systemmanagers failed to maintain a judicious balance between economic growth and expectations of thepeople both in my east and west wings. They were focused on economic front. They did not pay equalattention to address the political frustration and growing social unrest. By the time Ayub Khan’s team realized that and Fast Economic Growth The Myth Through Rapid of came up with the idea of local bodies elections Industrialization 20 families things had gone out of control. Zulfiqar Ali FIRST MARTIAL LAW REGIME Bhutto, politically the smartest member of Ayub Failure to create Unaddressed a balance between economic Political Frustration Khan’s team knew what was happening, growth and expectation of the people and Social Unrest jumped out of military ruler’s cabinet, formedhis own political party and came up with a unique combination of pledges for party manifesto declaringpeople as source of his party’s political strength; Islam as his party’s religion; and socialism as his party’seconomic system promising Roti (bread), Kapra (cloth) and Makan (house) to every one. From religiouspoint of view Bhutto’s manifesto neutralized the appeal of religious parties; from political perspective, it 8.
was what people were looking for; from economic point of view it was happening in different parts ofthe world in the name of nationalization of important industrial, agro-based manufacturing and serviceconglomerates of national importance and from social angle international organizations were extendinga helping hand for the uplift of socially and economically deprived and excluded communities across theglobe. That was cleverly designed political mix of promises. What Bhutto failed to envision was that his political mix of promises did not have any chance of success in either his own country or anywhere else in the world. So, first casualty of his political mix of promises was my process of industrialization and economic growth; second was over-employment and unemployment as a consequence of politically motivated low- quality human resource recruitment and heavy losses due to mismanagement andunnecessary overheads. Consequently, the promise of Roti, Kapra and Makan also remained an illusionfor Bhutto’s voters. Bhutto has another feather in his crown and Economic Political Promises that is my unanimously approved constitution Promises ZABS MIX OF of 1973 that has politically remarkable binding ELECTION PROMISES clauses to keep the federation intact, Religious administratively over-destructive executive Social Promises Promises privileges and socially false promisesthose have nothing to do with the shameful realties on ground. This aspect of 1973’s constitutionironically has never been discussed or debated on any platform even after witnessing their disastrous 9.
consequences. And that is actually what has made the rulers recklessly careless in their personalconduct at my cost.This Is A Constitutional Blunder That Has Hurt Me The Most Other Than Anything Else.THE MOST TALKED AND LESS THOUGHT ABOUT CONSTITUTIONAL ARTICLESArticle 248 of the constitution is discussed more than any other article during the miserably crawlingtenure of present government. So much have been said and written about this article that if compiledthe stuff will turn into a heavy book in weight but weightless in making any sense. The article hasadverse repercussions far beyond the personal conduct of the President when it is read together withArticles 99 of the constitution that states: (1) “All executive actions of the Federal Government shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the President.” (2) “The [96A] [Federal Government] by rules specify the manner in which orders and other instruments made and executed [96B] [in the name of
 President] shall be authenticated, and the validity of any order or instrument so authenticated shall not be questioned in any court on the ground that it was NOT made or executed by the President.”To me Article 99 is the mother of “constitutionally lawful” and “officially transparent” corruption inPakistan. The Articles 248 and 99 make the President and the Government (Read Bureaucracy)unquestionably above law and free of fear of trial in any court of law for any action that they take as“Federal Government in the name of President.” 10.
The politicians invest millions and billions of rupees in elections and like any businessman expect returnon their investment with the help of state functionaries. Articles 248 and 99 of the constitution facilitatethese criminal activities and encourage politicians and bureaucrats to enrich themselves and theirfamilies at my cost and making me poor and over-burdened with debt. They plunder wealth and pushme into the hell of poverty and debt. They become security risk too because they do not keep theplundered money in the country. They open bank accounts in foreign countries and invest that moneyabroad. This is what the enemies of the country need to twist their arms and get anything done.This is exactly what is now openly happening since 2007 and a little earlier with the initiation ofnegotiation on “Charter of Democracy” and “National Reconciliation Ordinance.”SELF SERVING PUBLIC SERVANTS This is an interesting untold story. Taking full FEARLESS advantage of Article 99 the bureaucrats in their CORRUPTION individual official capacity and at times in BLESSINGS connivance with a group of their equally or CONSEQUENCES OF ARTICLES BENEFICIARIES 248 AND 99 more corrupt colleagues, federal ministers and relatives of the high officials in three pillars of HELPLESSNESS OF ANTI- the state entered into formal and gentleman CORRUPTION AGENCIES agreements with business tycoons, contractors,sub-contractors and companies on terms and conditions that served their personal anti-state interestsbut evidently and seriously damaged my reputation and financial health. That was and is not happeningbehind the curtain or under the table any more. Article 99 is such a blessing for the corrupt governmentofficials that story after story of their corruption in media and endless series of trials, with a number of 11.
exceptions recently and during Pervez Musharraf’s regime, corruption often smiles at transparency andaccountability in the conduct of government business. How do they do it?Corruption has internal and external dimensions. Internally, business tycoons, multinational companies,the business cartels and government officials draft and enter into agreements “in the name ofPresident” in direct favor of the corporate beneficiaries and indirect earning of “consultation fee” andother benefits and privileges for themselves and their families. Externally, the Presidents and PrimeMinisters “in the name of Foreign Direct and Indirect Investment Inflows” enter into dubious businessdeals in connivance with Economic Hit Men of enemy states and their intelligence agencies. A number ofsuch internally and externally initiated deals have been reported and discussed in print and electronicmedia without any outcome so far except an ongoing series of court trials pending final verdict.SOCIALLY IRRESPONSIBLE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND CORPORATE CONGLOMERATES When the public office holders and the public servants fail to take care of the genuine basic needs of the people and speed money becomes order of the day then the people gradually start demonstrating the indifference to the needs of the country and its internal and external affairs.The money earned through corruption goes into the pockets, properties and overseas bank accounts ofthe corrupt politicians and the public servants and I become poor and indebted. Poverty and debt createinternal chaos and paves the way for external interference.Irresponsible business community and corrupt corporate conglomerates are far more dangerous thanmy foreign enemy. Their fake, sub-standard, over-priced and over-advertised products, commoditiesand services play havoc with the public purse, health and my economy. Government has lost control 12.
over prices. A deep rooted cycle of corruption has been engineered at manufacturing, farming,distribution and retail levels. Non of the business organizations so far has taken any visible serious legal or other action, other than giving mild threats on TV channels and organizing a few fake agitation rallies, for the end of 12 to 18 hours load shedding in business, commercial and trading hubs of the country. It clearly indicates that they are making so much tax-free money that they are least bothered about the extra cost on electricity generation for using expansive diesel generators and other meanseven at retail levels! Nothing can be more surprising than that strange attitude of clearly visibleindifference. They are not doing anything about target killings and extortion mafias also. On top of that,without any consideration of unscheduled load-shedding for 12 to 18 hours, constantly increasing costof utility bills and petroleum products an endless flood of irritating commercials of mostly fake productsis seen on almost all television channels whenever electricity companies allow the people to switch ontheir TV sets. The plundered over-profits on majority of fake, sub-standard, over-priced products areshared with media owners and government officials too. I am unfortunately a poor and about-to-failcountry of disgustingly and criminally filthy rich characterless and shameless successful business houses,media owners, politicians and government officials. They are not worried about my future because theyare rich and successful if I am poor and ridiculed as a fragile state. They will remain rich and successfulwhen I will be no more. They don’t care! Ironically there is no genuine consumer protection platformwith sufficient resources and people’s support to put an end to this extreme form of unstoppableperpetual criminal exploitation. 13.
INCOMPETENT ECONOMIC AND FISCAL MANAGERS The economic and finance managers of the country do not find a way out of the debt quagmire simply because they are either understandably not interested for the reasons already listed and / or are incapable of addressing the genuine public issues in their proposals and policy guidelines. Instead ofover-facilitating the business cartels what my economic and finance managers need is to develop aneconomic policy framework that reflects the genuine expectations of the people. They have to plug an alleged Rs.600 billion to Rs.800 billion per day corruption hole. The people need to be convinced that the money they pay to the government will be spent on their comfort, convenience and well-being and not on the lust and luxuries of the public office holders andpublic servants on tax-evaders’ account for ripping me off my money. How that can be done? By eliminating the corrupt practices and element of speed money in government offices By making the rules of doing business simple and procedures transparent By announcing definitive deadlines for official response to the proposals, applications and grievances of the public to make the public servants responsible and responsive By creating online monitoring and evaluation systems 14.
and By engineering an administrative design in which the public, the public servants and the public office holders undertake joint initiatives for designing, development and implementation of a number of communities focused social sector development schemesDYSFUNCTIONAL AND INEFFECTIVE INVESTIGATING AND LAW ENFORCING AGENCIESAn irresponsible, irresponsive and corrupt bureaucracy, irresponsible politicians, corruption, tax evasionand debt burden create economic uncertainty, damage the internal investment climate, block theexternal investment flows, raise the level of unemployment to an irritating extent and as a consequenceof social and political chaos and unrest turn the law and order situation into an administrative headache.How this visibly incurable headache can be cured? Genuine public and private sector participation in national reconstruction will Strict Adherence Genuine National Reconstruction to a Candidates make the bureaucracy responsive only by Participation in Initiative election Criteria re-inventing the monitoring, evaluation and punishment and reward system through Good Governance transparent apolitical process of meaningful exemplary accountability. The strict application of selection and election criteria based on a candidate’s character and the replacement of politicians turned rulers with responsible and responsive public representatives will either reform or totally replace the existing rotten system of governance. 15.
Good governance will eliminate corruption, discourage tax evasion, reduce debt burden, put an end to economic uncertainty, improve the internal investment climate, attract external strategic investors, create employment opportunities and bring the law and order situation back to normal.The cure lies in the replacement of politicians turn rulers with responsible and responsive publicservants in public offices. For that FBR, NAB and FIA needs to be independent of Executive Influence.INEFFECTIVE NATIONAL DEBT MANAGEMENTWhen the people refuse to voluntarily put their share in the country’s kitty; when the public officeholders start fleecing the public to live like kings and queens; when the national priorities are not listed;and the public money is wasted on non-productive schemes and projects then the wheel of debtretirement process abruptly stops. Pakistan has escaped the global disgrace of default in the past. The task now is to put the economy back on track preparing the ground for a revived spirit of self-reliance – the key to my absolute sovereignty.It is a two way process. The government has to come up with a workable economic revival plan andwhen that is done then the people will have to put in their share to the extent they comfortably can.They will have to obviously go through a little bit pain and ignore it for my very survival’s sake.The preparation of an overall social welfare based economic revival plan and its acceptance by thenation and its willingness to extend a helping hand, therefore, is the ONLY key to debt retirement. 16.
INCREASING EXTERNAL RELIANCE FOR BUDGETRY TARGET Who rules the country and what system of government, the people of a country choose is none of other nations’ business. How the country uses its human and natural resources is also its own prerogative. When the other countries start telling a country what to do and what not to do, how to do and how not to do then there is something terribly wrong with that country’s independent and uninfluencedexercise of sovereignty. Any country that provides budgetary breathing space enjoys the right to dictateits terms no matter how humiliating they are.What is wrong with me?My visible inability to retire internal and external debt that I owe and an alarming level of increase in mydebt is closing all available options for my honorable survival as an independent sovereign state.What is the way out?I am desperately looking for NATIONAL CONSENSUS on an ECONOMIC REVIVAL PLAN on war footingwith God speed. If the needful is not done quickly then my Sovereign Status will REST IN PEACE!CONCLUDING TO DO WISH LISTAn investigative initiative by university students engaged in research to critically examine the followingcycle of evils that has turned my national strengths into incurable weaknesses is urgently needed: Careless Rulers  Self-Serving Public Servants  17.
Socially Irresponsible Corporate Conglomerate  Incompetent Economic and Fiscal Managers  Dysfunctional Law Enforcing Agencies  Ineffective National Debt Management  External Reliance for Budgetary TargetsTo me self-serving rulers and public servants appear to be the main culprits. However, media ownersand their employees are equally responsible for giving undue prominence to undeserving politicians.They are guilty of criminal negligence of their responsibility to me. They don’t know the differencebetween a “traitor” and a “martyr.” They have so far failed to expose the criminal acts of politicians.Now they are trying to address their unintended blunders but a soft corner for dishonest politicians forknown and unknown reasons is still visible in their coverage of national and international issues.The people have to carefully watch political leaders, corporate conglomerates and their big bosses andmedia owners and their employees. They have to create powerful independent public platforms tomonitor the activities of these three national actors who have messed up every thing in the past. Oncethey are under observation and consequent court trials, the other pillars of the state will automaticallycome back to their required mode to serve me and my people.The purpose of this message is to initiate a discussion on the subject for addressing problems andseeking solutions.I know who the culprits are. They are beneficiaries of the mess I am in. They have full support of thebig media houses and my enemies. It is not in their interest to reform their style of governance.Disciplined street power, awareness of the voters’ power of his vote and its careful use are expectedto gradually bring a change. There is no short cut. So planning, patience and organized effort will leadthe way to my emancipation from my enemies in politics, business and media Recommended