Almost all men are greedy by nature. Except for a few honest individuals, everyone wants easy money. A little bit of corruption is of course tolerable (considering the low salaries paid to government employees). But then, there is no limit to corruption if it becomes a habit.
The current standoff between the judiciary and the ruling party is a result of the corruption of one man who has been convicted once in Switzerland and doesn’t want to lose his seat. The Prime Minister is reported to have gone to the Raiwind residence of Nawaz Sharif (the main opposition leader) and offered him a bargain: “You don’t stress the Swiss cases against the President, and we won’t ask NAB to proceed in cases against the Sharif family†(reported in DAWN, 23rd February 2010).
I wonder why the Prime Minister didn’t go further and offer lifetime immunity to Nawaz Sharif and his family in exchange for his support to Zardari. In fact, both of them can get together and legalize corruption. In future, whoever is in power should not file corruption cases against whoever is in opposition. Just think how many problems this will solve. It will free the ruling party from ever worrying that any of its members will have to go to jail, while the opposition politicians can look forward to the day when they come into power and loot the nation again.
I can’t think of a better solution to the current crisis than this.
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