Corruption, united

This refers to the editorial, ‘The Sindh problem’ (September 12). The editorial says: “... in any democracy, political unity to some degree also has to be maintained while finding mechanisms to deal with major cases of corruption. This, however, must never appear to be vindictive in any way and should not be targeted against any specific party or parties.” One would like to differ with the premise adopted by the editorial. We all know what kind of ‘political unity’ was maintained during the last PPP government and it remained in vogue for a full five years in the form of a ‘friendly opposition’. But at what cost? This unity played havoc with the country’s resources.
As regards the vindictiveness mentioned in the editorial, accountability should never appear to be vindictive in any way and should not be targeted against any specific party. To avoid vindictiveness, security agencies should expand their area of activity to all parts of the country without discrimination. Take the case of the 425MW Nandipur Power Project. It is a classic case of mismanagement. And this is just one project. What about corruption in all mega projects in the country?
Air-Cdre (r) Azfar A Khan
Rawalpindi