The advice of former Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri to the PML (Q) to play a positive role in the national politics is exactly what the party should be doing. Mr Kasuri aired these views in an interview with this newspaper. Putting aside a number of grievances the people hold against the party, which has been regarded as the King's party and the 'Queue' league for that matter for its role of supporting General Musharraf's rule, the country's current political developments however seem to once more bring the party into the picture. So now in the backdrop of the political stage, it is hard for the party's rank and file, which also forms the opposition, to be silent spectators. Earlier PML (Q) leader Chaudhry Pervez Elahi had said that the opposition would play a constructive role but, unfortunately, there is not much that could be presented as evidence in support of his resolve. On the other hand, the party colluded with the presidency in delaying the assembly sessions in the provinces. It is a pity that history hardly offers any example when the opposition in Pakistan did not engage in playing a negative role. Rather, it has been doing its best to deny political legitimacy to those voted into power and asking the military to step in. The best the PML (Q) could do is to play a positive role, give the elected leadership all its support, appreciate its good policies and blow a whistle on the wrong ones. Neither more nor less. People's justice It should not be that hard to ascertain the causes which led the angry citizens of North Nazimabad, Karachi, to thrash and burn the two robbers on Saturday. The incident, by all means condemnable, points to the level of people's helplessness at the poor law and order situation. According to reports, the robbers were caught after they had looted the passengers of a minibus and were trying to flee on foot. Some of the people from within the mob were arrested as the police say that their action was not within the spirit of law. The metropolitan city of Karachi is not new to gangs and criminals but it is unfortunate that nothing significant has been done to check the ever-rising graph of crime. The present government must, therefore, address the problem in totality. The appointment of the new Police Chief may help, yet the focus should be on institutional reforms. There would hardly be anyone in the country, who would be associating the law enforcement departments with justice and security. Nothing could demonstrate more expressly the state of people's anger and frustration at this official failure.