This is in reference to a news report dated 20th October 2012 titled "Pay commission call for doing away the salary distortion". I am afraid that a good policy will fall prey to corrupt officers who are partial to political farces in power.
I was invited by the University of London, out of 69 countries of South East Asia. For the ceremony, I was honoured with an award of LLM with a merit. I was one of the few Pakistani Muslims present there and the only LLM candidate, who received a distinctive award.
My father, who is a bureaucrat, requested the embassy to publicise for building an image of Pakistan. Currently I am an editor of two books: "Why we should not take bribe" and "Catastrophe! A ruined life in the aftermath of corruption". In a recently-held international conference on corruption my books were introduced to 25 delegates of the world, who all gave me a positive response. By the grace of God I have been writing for two foreign websites Asia Forum and suite 101. My father started his government service with a pay of Rs 950 and now he is drawing more than Rs 2 lakhs as salary. He says in those days corruption was sparingly seen. Today's newspapers are full of stories of scamming billion of rupees "Kitna Badal Gaya Insaan". I am absolutely sure that if promotions are linked with salary raises and performance, it will open fresh doors of corruption. Majority of bureaucrats today are miles apart from the people in service thirty years ago. My father is fighting a lone battle on principles, of uprightness and honesty. His batch mates are in grade 22, whereas he is still in grade 20 for the last 4 years. I have dedicated a chapter to him in a fortnightly paper and is available at www.fortnightlycommunity.com and book on www.islahummah.com. The Chief Justice of Pakistan should take a suo motu notice of this injustice? I am a lawyer what I say is an affidavit. My father's personal file was tampered and his records fudged; he has been superseded time and again. If his name is mentioned anywhere in Pakistan people will vouch for his character and honesty. The income tax advocates, working and retired judges and taxpayers of Karachi, all know him. As the conditions are today, the above proposed policy, would be a futile effort that can bring about any difference. There will be a discrimination against people like my father and they all would suffer like him. Can bureaucrats assume the role referred to by the great Quaid in his historic speech in Chittagong (Dhaka) on 25th March 1948. If not, who will bell the cat?
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