tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post8334332199996293366..comments2023-10-28T17:24:41.752+05:00Comments on Cafe Pyala: Of Judicial Independence and Punjab PoliticsXYZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17120968316026139059noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-73337814188813335082010-06-03T17:39:05.743+05:002010-06-03T17:39:05.743+05:00@Anon526: "It's not just punjab politics....<b>@Anon526:</b> "It's not just punjab politics. The Sindh govt. is chock full of brothers, cousins and the odd sister or two."<br /><br />Of course family-based politics pervades all of Pakistan, but I was actually referring to the "practice" of covering all "bases", which you yourself allude to later in your comments - politics (even in opposing parties), bureaucracy, military and seemingly now judiciary. I may be wrong of course but it seems to me this particular inter-connectedness exists more in the Punjab than anywhere else. Where kith and kin can be called upon to do legitimate and illegitimate favours for relations from various branches of the establishment. Sindh is far more fractured along ethnic and linguistic lines and while you do find the odd bureaucrat daughter of a chief minister (and certainly almost none in the military), it is usually a rarity.<br /><br />Of course I am in no way implying any ill-intent on the part of the Khosa family. It's just the way things are.<br /><br /><b>@Anon656:</b> As I mentioned in the post itself, all accounts of Tariq Khosa indicate integrity and uprightness. Agreed that Pakistan needs more bureaucrats, no, more people, like him.<br /><br /><b>@Anon243</b> Haha, yes, the thought had crossed my mind :)XYZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17120968316026139059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-57049818195900583752010-06-03T14:43:40.417+05:002010-06-03T14:43:40.417+05:00Guys and Gals,
Don't say anything nasty about ...Guys and Gals,<br />Don't say anything nasty about Alhaj, Maulana Khwaja Sharif, the chief carrier of the wrath of God or he'll shut down Pyala faster than his court did Facebook. What's the big deal if Shahbaz Sahab offered the poor judge a lifafa in London.<br />So, watch it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-52047444379233972672010-06-02T18:56:50.891+05:002010-06-02T18:56:50.891+05:00Interesting Blog. Actually I know the Khosa brothe...Interesting Blog. Actually I know the Khosa brothers very well. Yes surprising as it may seem although they belong to the same family tree they might have different values and reputations. Tariq Khosa and his brothers are extremely well-reputed and of high caliber. I can't say much about their cousins and extended family. The very fact that Tariq Khosa is apparently disliked by the PM and other corrupt top officials in the current government shows that he is not like them. I have the highest regard for this officer who has been so honest throughout his life and even in this day and age he doesnt own a car nor a house yet. I hope he gets to head the case and expose the scandals of the current and previous governments. And I just wish Pakistan had more like him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-41317554370265591652010-06-01T05:26:33.269+05:002010-06-01T05:26:33.269+05:00It's not just punjab politics. The Sindh govt....It's not just punjab politics. The Sindh govt. is chock full of brothers, cousins and the odd sister or two. I don't know why we still act surprised whenever we hear about these extended patriarchal networks running deep into our political circles. As far as Punjab is concerned, the age old principle for every landed family has been that the smartest sits for the CSS or the Provincial Service exam, the less smarter one goes off to a cadet college, and the dumbest one ends up as the politician. <br /><br />Add to the fact that the racial profiling inculcated by the British with regards to which castes were suited for agriculture, which for office work and which for army recruitment and you have a high degree of path-dependence as far as public office holding is concerned.<br /><br />Here are a few more interesting 'stats'. Gujjar Khan tehsil has produced more army generals than any other place in Pakistan. The largest number of tehsildars in Punjab are from Gawalmandi, and off the top of my head there are at least 5 such families in Punjab that have politicians representing at least two of the major parties, and have at least one member in the civil bureaucracy.<br /><br />And for all this, we have the British to thank for!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110720279777344316.post-90534238819831822322010-05-31T22:38:17.022+05:002010-05-31T22:38:17.022+05:00Completely. messed. up.
Why is Pakistan run like...Completely. messed. up. <br /><br />Why is Pakistan run like a sardar company perpetually in throes of a hostile takeover from two groups (PPP & PML-N) only to be reprimanded by the SEC (army)....What. The. Hell. <br /><br />Khwaja Sharifs eating habits and attention to detail towards food is also highly disconcerting. He probably ate enough by himself to feed Raiwind for a month.Alpha Zahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09940520964761065276noreply@blogger.com