On August 14, 2011, some civilians of dubious character have been awarded national honour awards. These awards have been given to the ruling party’s workers, ministers and bureaucrats. Some of these people were included in the list of NRO amnesty.
Our government claims to be democratic but it has behaved worse than a monarchy. People like Rehman Malik, Fahima Mirza, Farooq H Naek. Azhar Nadeem Hasan and others of this sort have been honoured. Who recommended their names for such high honours? The nation was stunned on the news as all the TV channels discussed this matter. All of them agreed that it was a big hoax and it’s a matter of grave concern.
National honours are given on meritorious services, bravery, valour and services rendered to scientific inventions, discoveries, and in the field of arts. None of these people belong to any of these categories.
JAVAID BASHIR
Lahore
