The
cost of honesty
December 24, 2021
Prime Minister Imran Khan often says that
corruption by the previous regimes has ruined the country. Given that the PML-N
regime was corrupt, low prices must be a sign of corruption. It was then only
to be expected that due to the absolute lack of corruption during the PTI’s
term prices would soar. Therefore, when there was a slight fall in prices of
eggs some time back, I became rather concerned. Was the corruption back?
Unfortunately, given the relation between corruption and prices,
the recent local bodies elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa convey the impression
that people prefer dishonest leaders. The people of Pakistan should realise
that prices of petrol, gas, electricity and edible items are so high simply
because the current regime is so honest and incorrigible. One certainly
wouldn’t want to return to the corrupt days when things were affordable and
prices remained unchanged for practically five years.
Shakir Lakhani
Karachi
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/919393-the-cost-of-honesty
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