Mocking justice

In a country where 270 police officers fall victim to target killings in just one month and not a single murderer is arrested so far, you cannot expect the police to uphold the law. It is also surprising to dismiss the murder of the customs officer who was handling the Ayyan Ali case just a day before he was required to provide evidence in court as a robbery crime. How can we expect customs officials to nab highly influential and corrupt people involved in money laundering or smuggling under such circumstances? If public memory is not short there is a history of such unexplained killings of key witnesses and security officers pursuing high-profile cases, such as a state prosecutor who was found hanging in his room in Islamabad a few years back.
All we need is the political will to eradicate terrorism, organised crime and the massive pilferage of state revenues by powerful and corrupt criminals. Unfortunately, those in power are themselves involved in massive tax evasion and are, therefore, unwilling to set any precedents.
Ali M Tariq
Dubai
UAE