Toshakhana Truck ki batti

It speaks volumes about the Toshakhana Truck ki batti & mental and moral bankruptcy of Pakistani ruling elements that the coalition in power is gloating over releasing the Toshakhana gift records without realising the backlash it would make them to face. The list exposes the insatiable desires of the elite that have no qualms about obtaining pretty cheap items free-of-charge on government expense. To find names of the so-called respectable people in the list brings in feeling of disgust strongly laden with a sense of hopelessness about the prevailing situation. The list indicates that Pakistan is not only taken over by the elite but that it is simply incorrigible. It also points that the Toshakhana loot proved doubly harmful for the country as the elite not only squandered the gifts but the state also has to spend its scarce financial resources on buying and presenting gifts to foreign dignitaries. Though release of the list is widely applauded as the right step in direction of ensuring transparency in high-level official dealings but skeptics do not trust that this is the actual intention behind this act. They mention that it is just another trick deployed by the ruling entities to wean away public attention from more serious and crucial issues related to economy and governance. TW

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