You have heard hundreds of time in a days on TV channels and in read in newspapers from political leaders and prime minister Nawaz Sharif that we need the whole nation be united against terrorists. How much Nawaz Sharif is committed to eliminate terrorism we will talk about that at some other time. Nawaz Sharif’s definition of nation’s unity means don’t say anything against the poor performance of his government and don’t talk about 2013 votes rigging. What wonderful approach Nawaz Sharif’ has about the national unity.
Archives for December 2014
Nawaz Sharif’s Definition of National Unity
Dunyanews Celebrated its Sixth Birthday
Last week Dunyanews celebrated its 6th birthday. Congratulation to owners and workers of the media house. The chief guest was Pervez Rashid (PMLN) federal information minister. That was shameful. Pervez Rashid is well known for his lies. In fact in one of the TV shows a well respected correspondent said he wish he could find a person who can compete with Pervez Rashid in his lies.
It is up to the management of Dunyanews media house to whom they invite as chief guest but we wonder Dunyanews management thinks that high about Pervez Rashid. Obviously we are bound to think whether Dunyanews is more interested to get the advertisement from information ministry rather than keeping their impartiality in their programming.
Who is Going to be the Next Chief Election Commissioner?
It does not make any difference who is going to be the next chief election commissioner. The present poor rather corrupt performance of the election commission will continue.
Why?
Here is the reason. When you want to construct a bridge you get a civil engineer for the job. When you need to keep a close eye on your cash flow you assign the job to an accountant. When you want to build machinery you get a mechanical engineer. When you will put an accountant in place of a civil engineer you know what will happen.
Conducting election is a project management type job. You need an administrator with strong project management skills. Every professional mentioned above have necessary education, training and experience. A judge has the education in law and have the experience in the use and interpretation of different clauses and articles of law. That is what he has been doing all along his career. What he knows about project management or administration.
Because our system of governance is so corrupted our decision makers think they need an honest person for conducting the election. To get the job done you need a professional and to circumvent the corruption you need a strong system with strong checks and balances. None of them exists in our present election system.
Do you think an honest accountant can do the job of a civil engineer. Just because he is honest. Honesty has nothing to do with the professional knowledge and experience. Assigning, selecting or electing or nominating a judge as election commissioner will not any good to the election system.
We all have seen what the judge who worked as chief election commissioner previously has delivered. He may be honest but he did not have the management skills.
Our politicians are making that mistake again by putting a judge for the job of chief election commissioner. Some one can say this is what is written in the constitution. Who designed the constitution, the same politicians.
One more idea may be Zardari (PPP) and Nawaz Sharif (PMLN) know better than us how to manipulate the election results so they agree to put this requirement in the constitution. An old retired judge (preferably 70+ years) who don’t have energy left for anything best suits them as chief election commissioner.
Nawaz Sharif in UK to Attend the Afghanistan Conference
This is a big joke.
The man who do not have the capacity and who could not deliver anything good to his own country he is going to suggest or participate in Afghanistan’s betterment. What a joke.
