Apparently Ch Nisar has learnt nothing
The media trial of the MQM with a confessional video, photographs of so-called NATO weapons found at Nine Zero et al on the eve of NA-246 polls did not bring down the rating of the MQM in its constituency. The party won the seat hands down as it did the recent LG polls in Karachi and other cities of Sindh. Ch Nisar has now threatened to release another confessional video, this time of PPP’s Dr Asim Hussain and documents that avowedly incriminate him. One had vainly hoped Nisar would have by now realised that a sane man never does the same thing over and over again expecting different results. His tirade against Sindh government has caused an unnecessary confrontation between the federal government and Sindh. Asim Hussain is under custody and if there is any evidence against him, it should be presented before the court which alone can pass a judgment on its validity.
Ch Nisar’s threat of other options against Sindh government actually boils down to one i.e., dismissal of the provincial government by promulgating Governor’s rule. After the 18th amendment, any order of the sort will have to be ratified by the Parliament. It would meanwhile bring the province and the federal government into bitter confrontation giving birth to polarisation and social strife. One expects the Interior Minister to speak cautiously instead of resorting to threats which create the perception of personal vendetta.
The PPP which has ruled Sindh for over seven years has failed to turn the provincial police into an efficient and professional force capable of delivering without assistance from Rangers. Political interference in police continues as the charge sheet issued to IG Jamali by Sindh High Court proves. The provincial government concedes the importance of Rangers in dealing with heinous crimes, terrorism and kidnappings. Rangers’ original mandate should, therefore, be restored at the earliest. Meanwhile, the Rangers should avoid any unilateral extension of their scope. Issues like corruption should be dealt with by provincial and federal institutions set up to deal with the issue.
