Politicians keep saying things but we all see not a lot turns into actions! There is no point repeating all the promises made by politicians in the past.
To be clear, I am not a politician but an ordinary Pakistani and have been thinking about what really the Prime Minister should do as a priority. For all those who think it might be easy, it isn't. At least it doesn't look like it.
The top 5 items on my list are as follows:
1. Review all the perquisites and benefits received by national and provincial assembly ministers and government officials. This review has to be critical enough to cut down all the 'extras' and the 'add-ons' these people get. This has always been talked about but never really actioned.
2. On a monthly basis review the total legal cases filed with the courts, the number of cases discharged, review an ageing analysis of the cases and discuss with the CJ the performance of the courts. Ensuring elimination of corruption within the judiciary system. And yes, I am too jealous of the lawyers/judges getting a 2 month summer holiday!!
3. Spend some time with the general public and resolve their issues. And by this I dont mean meeting with the elite class but really the general public and ordering for their issues to be resolved on a priority basis. This is really important if one wants to lead from the front
4. Windfall taxes on industries who are earning profits blindly and at the expense of general public. Just recently we have all seen what happened with availability of sugar to general public and top of that we hear news of sugar industries increasing profits by more than 400%. What a shame! I would like a windfall tax on such industries and ensure the money goes towards the benefit of the public.
5. Surprise visits to government institutions (at least two or three a week!) to see how government employees are behaving, their attitude and timeliness. A mandatory requirement for all ministers to pay such surprise visits and report back on a monthly basis. Employees not coming on time and without a genuine reason to be fired and replaced immediately. There is no shortage of skilled unemployed people in the country.
I would like to say much more and the list can go on and on. Eliminating corruption from grass roots to the top bureacracy, recovering back (even forcefully) loans from individuals and companies that have been written off, and it just goes on and on. Most of these relate to the 2nd point because people are not afraid of committing crimes and corruption as they know they will never get hanged! But where to stop. Some day I hope to take this more forward than this blog!
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