Whos responsible for the deaths of nearly 900 Egyptian protesters during the 2011 revolution? Not former president Hosni Mubarak, according to a judges recent ruling. But while he and his top aides may have escaped blame, others are currently serving jail time in Egypt. Nobody knew the internationally televised Egyptian revolution would turn out to be futile. Because many still believe Egypt is exactly how it was before the revolution began. Although, countrywide protests are significant and needed at this time in Pakistan, but we at the 3rd Option, believe that all concerned institutions, along with the civil society, must put in their efforts toward a common goal, for instance, rooting out terrorism and extremism from Pakistan, as well as reducing corruption levels. We believe in building consensus across political as well as social spectrum. And to fix the ails of the current political system we need technocrats to help carry out reforms that are direly needed. Public at large believe that so called democratic governments have always failed in Pakistan to tackle the economic crisis. The country needs competent leadership and a team of technocrats to fix its structural problems before handing it over to next elected regime. At present and as long as we are submerged in this crisis like situation, it is easier and safer for the politicians to leave it up to the technocrats to fix the process. The route to a lasting constituency for sustainable development is certainly through more and more democracy, not technocracy but unfortunately the multi-party political landscape in the country has been in disarray and politicians have failed in running the affairs of the state and delivering good governances. There is no option this time except to explore the possibility of forming a technocratic government, writes Shaukat M. Zafar.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 09:13:10 +0000
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