Deceit and trickery

Since when did a country whose socio-cultural fabric is soaked in deceit and trickery shake off its shameful image and become clean? The Panama leaks only prove what everybody has known all along – that in this great ‘hammam’ of the republic, practically everyone is in a state of undress to some degree or the other – exceptions aside.

The 200-odd names that have been thrown up by the leaks are apparently only the tip of the iceberg. What lies beneath only time will tell. The long suffering people inured to the Arabian Nights’ extravaganzas of the high and mighty simply mutter profanities under their breaths, and try and get on with their lives – whatever that is.

Farid Nawaz

Islamabad