It is refreshing to hear that three ministers of KPK namely Yousaf Ayub (PTI), Bedar Bakht and Abrar Hussain (both of Quami Watan Party) have been removed from the KPK provincial cabinet on the charges of corruption against them. Yousaf Ayub apart from the corruption charge also stood disqualified by the Supreme Court for holding a fake graduation degree. If the corruption charges are correct then mere laying off the ministers is enough chastisement for them and they should have been booked for corruption and handed over to the FIA or police for proper investigations and legal action.
No doubt PTI has taken a bold step by dismissing their own ministers yet it would have been a historic step if they had also brought charges against them. This is a historic step in our politics and PTI stands to gain from this action and here is still time for them to set an example for others to follow. It would not only introduce a system of ‘inbuilt accountability’ in a political party (like the armed forces) but also go a long way in weeding out the corruption from the ranks of our ruling elite.
COL. RIAZ JAFRI (RETD),
Rawalpindi, November 14.