ANY way you look at it, Nawaz Sharif has been caught with his fingers in the till and along with him a host of others in his class from poor Pakistan. Offshore companies are employed to hide wealth so that taxes can be avoided. Being wealthy is not a crime, but avoiding tax most certainly is.
Also, in our prime minister`s case it is unethical to stash your wealth abroad when you go globetrotting at the ordinary man`s expense to encourage foreigners to invest in Pakistan. Imagine the common labourer paying tax on every item of use and still paying for his children`s education and their healthcare.
And here we have the prime minister living completely free on public exchequer his residence, food, transport, telephone and travel abroad every month. And then on top of all this, he amasses wealth, which is staggering and has the cheek to call for an inquiry commission to establish whether he has done anything inappropriate.
He has also been caught lying to the nation and for this alone he should be asl(ed to resign. Suddenly, he claimed a long overdue medical check-up as if that is a medical emergency. There are live videos showing him visiting a hotel in London where Mr Asif Zardari is holed up. To Mr Sharif`s embarrassment, Mr Zardari refuses to meet him.
Here is a chance for this nation to wake up and, once and for all, get rid of this entire lot. We need a new system where people directly electtheirleaderand then ensure that no crook contests for this position.
There is only the army which can tweak the Supreme Court and without getting directly involved give us a workable system where we can move forward as a nation.
