Memogate – this riddle is now being discussed day in and day out in the media without appreciating the request through it to control our army from interference in the democratic system despite the fact that it has brought the national economy on the edge of precipice about to fall into the abyss. This request has already been fulfilled by Nato within a few days. If at all there was such a threat due to the obvious failures of the corruption-prone parliamentary system, which has miserably failed during the past six decades, then instead of seeking foreign help to rectify, why don’t the politicians themselves rectify the same by holding immediate election through Art 2A of the Constitution before any leader like Imran Khan or the military chief Kayani does this, without bypassing the Constitution in any way, thus outclassing the corrupt system for good. After all, this offers a corruption-free Presidential System somewhat similar to that in the US, thus satisfying the founding father’s firm resolve in the election promises based on the very justification for creating Pakistan itself.
MOHSIN RIZVI
Lahore
