The Public Toilet

Everyone knows the meaning of “the long arm of the law�. The phrase indicates that the law should be applied to everyone. No one is above the law. Or are the politicians above it? Now this is an issue which is thought provoking and requires attention.

At this point, a background check of our beloved Minister is required. Rewind to a fine morning of August 2005; Wasi Zafar along with his son Umair Zafar arrived at Jinnah International Airport on Wednesday evening. Airport Security Personnel, setting aside the protocol did not check Wasi Zafar and his son Umair. An Islamabad based PIA passenger objected for his search and mentioned why other passengers were checked and Mr. Minister and his son were left without being searched. The remarks of poor chap infuriated the young son of federal minister and he started slapping and kicking the man. The hard-hitting action scene created a fuss on the airport. What a way to start a wrestling career!

Unfortunately Wasi Zafar is still our law minister. The person who wrote an article about this issue was targeted by Mr. Wasi Zafar in a radio talk show called Voice of America. The Journalist Ansar Abbasi is a Bureau Chief in “The News International�. Harsh words were exchanged between Federal Law Minister Wasi Zafar and Islamabad-based journalist Ansar Abbasi on a radio programme – Voice of America – with the former making blatant use of abusive language, reported Geo TV. On Wasi Zafar’s insistence (which shows his mental caliber), the channel later aired a recording of the radio programme in which the minister lashed out at Mr.Abbasi’s family. He interpreted the long arm of the law as the big arm of the law. Mr. Wasi used the word “Big Arm� as if it is an everyday word. Now people this is a new twist in our politics. The politicians have started abusing like hawkers and illiterate people. Looks like this is another step towards a better “Parha Likha Pakistan� -Bravo!!

Mr. Wasi Zafar may even get axed after the show cause notice. There is wide spread speculation that he is part of the President’s Anti-Chaudry Iftikhar policy. There is also speculation about a job search strategy adopted by our law minister. Maybe he wants to retire from the political scenario and become a fish monger or a hawker. Whatever the case, we all should hail the developmental work done by Pakistani politicians.