The accountability question
Lately, Pakistan’s superior judiciary has been in the limelight due to various legal, constitutional, and political developments in the country. There is discourse around some much-needed judicial accountability. In this…
Accountability of the educator
Everyone who is even a little bit familiar with how governance works knows that only those systems work that can be held accountable. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. There is a…
Accountability amendments
Amendments in the National Accountability Ordinance, (NAO) 1999 (XVIII of 1999) through the National Accountability (Second Amendment) Act, 2022 are in conformity with constitutional commands and various verdicts of the…
Accountability, corruption & HR…
The recent Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (CPI) reveals that corruption levels are standstill and there is no visible change noted for the tenth year in review. It shows that…
NSP and social cohesion
PAKISTAN is perhaps the first South Asian country which has now a comprehensive national security doctrine in documented form. The country’s friends and foes can interpret it in their own…
Why the ideal of accountability always remains elusive?
Prime Minister Imran Khan admitted recently that the PTI government has not been able to conduct accountability in the desired and expected manner. This is tragic for Pakistan. Nevertheless, it…
Accountability through tax law only solution
Corruption and accountability have been the main subjects of our social discourse for over 70 years. However, not a single case has ever been finalized. We had numerous plea bargains,…
Accountability in limbo
We have nothing to hide, we have nothing to worry about, everyone is accountable. With such loud claims, every stakeholder of the state publicly asserts “Zero Tolerance on Corruption”, yet…
Fear of unfair accountability
Pakistan’s public management and accountability system is perhaps on the verge of collapse. The system is breaking down with dysfunctional bureaucracy and institutions. Very few officers and institutions are willing…
Costs of misguided accountability
The ongoing heat on corruption and wrongdoings has put efficiency on the backburner. The stakeholder mindset – media, public, and government - is to focus on sensation, not substance. Public…
