Strange people
Published in DAWN on September 29, 2024
BRITISH deputy prime
minister Angela Rayner had to resign recently when it was discovered that she
had cheated the government by not paying the full amount of property tax on her
apartment. While accepting responsibility is a common practice in certain parts
of the world, Pakistani politicians must have been shocked beyond belief. Has
anybody heard of ministers in Pakistan paying property tax at all? And why
should someone have to resign for something that is the norm in Pakistan? I
will not be surprised if some of them believe that this is one of those `London
plans` that are concocted every few years to destabilise the government.
Pakistan should make it clear to the British government that such resignations
are not in Pakistan`s interest, and that nothing of the sort should be allowed
the next time one of their ministers is found to have been dishonest.
It is a matter of
national interest, after all.
Shakir Lakhani
Karachi
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