The police of Pakistan are a dog that needs a good stiff beating. They are arrogant, drunk with power and abuse that power everyday to steal from the common man. What happened the other day in Islamabad is nothing if you hear other stories of abuse from victims of police justice. Women being raped at police stations because they came in to report a rape. People being beaten until they confess to a crime they didn’t commit. The police are dogs that need a good stiff beating so they learn how to behave.

I also want to mention my favorite tier of people in Pakistan, the bureaucrats. The dinosaurs that don’t understand anything about the job they are doing, nor have the skills to learn how to do it effectively. Most of this tier are truly the people that can’t do anything else with their lives. Government jobs are reserved for people that don’t have the drive or skills for the private sector; the ambition to succeed abroad, nor the intelligence to get higher education. Most of the people serving in the government offices are class 10 graduates and Bachelors of Arts graduates, if we get really lucky. The most crucial departments of the government are run by people that have no interest in implementing anything that the National or Provincial Assemblies pass into law because it would make their jobs more difficult. Granted, I don’t know how difficult a job is when you come to work at noon, sign 2 letters, call a couple friends and leave 2 hours later.

Sadly, it is also these two tiers that are the most corrupt in the nation. Don’t get me wrong, the politicians know now to make a fast buck too, but these tiers are in it for the long haul. Just explain to me how a lifetime government officer earning Rs. 10,000 (US$ 1,750) monthly can afford to buy a home worth over Rs. 20,000,000 after 3 years on the job? Just answer me that…

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