The ultimate worry

The last question that worries the common man is, does this miserable kind of life has an end in sight. The fact that is to be reconciled is that feudalism is too deeply entrenched in our system and it cannot be uprooted unless a counter force emerges that has the backing of the entire nation. Till then the government in power should make every department of the government work to full capacity to ensure the welfare of the common man. Punishments must be awarded without fear or favour for the wrongs done by officials and individuals. Fear of the strong arm of the government hitting hard to set examples should be revived in a big way. Nevertheless, the problem will be finally settled with the emergence of a leader with vision hacked by the combined force of three armed services. He will abolish feudalism forthwith, manage to distribute  the lands among the tenants and also other means of production among the people. He will then hold elections in which every voter will exercise his honest choice so that a true democratic state can emerge. However, it should also be kept in mind that the awaited men of vision and substance do not appear too often. They visit their nations only once in a lifetime. But they do visit. We in Pakistan should not lose hope.

In conclusion, good governance implies the most efficient and full capacity working of various departments of the government for the general welfare of the people in various fields of life. It aims at achieving social justice, political and economic empowerment of the weaker sectors of the society such as the woman and economically deprived classes. The pillars of good governance are well known and widely recognized but the feudal system in vogue in Pakistan makes use of them to its own advantage. The common man whose interest it is supposed to serve, falls prey to criminal neglect. Consequently what falls to the lot of the common man is suicide, murder, kidnapping for ransom, rapes rather gang rape, dacoities, street crime, human smuggling, drug trafficking, terrorism, sectarianism, honour killing etc. Responsible high officials express their concern over this unfortunate state of affairs, issue orders to control these crimes which no one takes seriously. The crime keeps on increasing and multiplying and no one is bothered.The fact is that unless a framework of true democracy is provided within which principles of good governance can find practical application, all its pillars will stand neglected until they get rusted to crumble one after the other and are reduced to a heap of debris.