http://thenews.jang.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=149238
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Lee Iacocca worked for a dollar a year when the US government gave Chrysler a life-saving loan. Now that the IMF has given Pakistan a life-saving loan of $7.6 billion, would our MNAs, ministers, prime minister and president be willing to work for a-dollar-a-year?
The CEO of Japan Airlines rides public transport to work, eats in the company cafeteria, and cut his salary below that of his pilots as a personal response to the ongoing economic crunch. Now that our nation is in need of some serious belt-tightening, would our MNAs be willing to shun protocol, give up the expensive national assembly, the luxury residences, cars and perks provided at the expense of ordinary Pakistanis as a personal response to the financial crisis that our nation is going through? More important, since they have accomplished approximately zilch in six decades of Pakistan's existence, why should they reach into my wallet to fund their private jets and mass visits to the holy lands? I hate to point fingers because I know that will not help. And I know our problems cannot be wished or prayed away. But with nothing to show for their existence, our politicians should not show off. It hurts an ordinary Pakistani like me.
The response of our leaders will determine the fate of our nation. The current leadership has a historic opportunity -- they can either make history or become history.
1 comment:
thing is that even if they did, there is so much mistrust among rulers and ruled. People would dismiss any such gesture as a publicity stunt. Still that is no reason for them not to give this sort of thing a try.
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