The Chief of Army Staff not allowed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to prosecute three retired army generals who are responsible for loss of Rs 1.84 billion public money while working with National Logistic Cell investing in stock exchange against the NLC memorandum, which does not allow the NLC funds to be invested in capital market. The COAS wants to try them in a military court.
With this action what massage does the COAS want to deliver to civilian Pakistani peoples?
Are retired military officers not accountable to NAB and civilian courts? Is it true that a military officer is only committed to protect its institution rather than to protect the constitution of Pakistan?
Why one law is not applicable to every citizen? Are some equal and some more equal here?
The fact of the matter is that during the last four and half years the PPP democratic government and opposition PML-N never took serious interest in passing an across the board accountability bill in the National Assembly which should include all state institutions. There should be no holy cows.
As both PPP and PML-N leaders are facing corruption charges and cases against them are pending, it is clear that these political parties will not pass a law which is in the interest of country but against their personal interest. Pakistani generals and politicians are very rich. They use their powers to make money at the cost of millions of poor Pakistanis.
S T HUSSAIN
Lahore
