Powers for the Rangers
By Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd.)
Westridge, Rawalpindi

 

The wrangling between Sindh and the Center over the powers of the Rangers has provided the electronic media with a rating race,  adding constantly high-pitch overtones to the hype created by its anchors and panelists from all political parties dispensing their pearls of wisdom and indulging in all kinds of hair-splitting comments.

One wonders why is anyone afraid of the Rangers and wants the NAB, Police, FIA to probe his/her alleged corruption cases?  There is saying in Persian,  “Aan ra keh hisabesh pak ast – Az muhasabah cheh baak ast”. (If anyone’s accounts are clean he fear not any audit).  What has he/she to hide from the Rangers that he/she wants to disclose to the other civil agencies?  Or, is it because they feel that they would be able to have their way with the others but not with the Rangers?  I hope not, for, if such is the assumption then it would only tarnish the credibility of the NAB, Police and the FIA in the eyes of the general public.

Hence, if you have nothing to hide/fear be honest and have faith in Allah and let the Rangers probe the cases, for, you ladies and gentlemen, are honest and patriotic Pakistanis. - jafri@rifiela.com