ACCOUNTABILITY of the elite in Pakistan is an elusive and daunting task. Whether it be National Accountability Bureau or Ehtesab Commission, both institutions at provincial and federal levels have been doing commendable jobs in bringing high-profile corrupt politicians and bureaucrats to account.
But their attempts are held hostage to politicisation. Those political parties which are only paying lip-service to the accountability and anti-corruption drive are terming these efforts as political victimisation.
Unfortunately, those who were hitherto considered the flag-bearers of accountability and anti-corruption seem to have gone back on their principles.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has introduced an amendment to the Accountability Commission Act thereby making it subservient to the provincial government and bureaucracy.
The commission is no more independent.
The director-general of Ehtesab Commission, a man with an impeccable career, has already informed the PTI leadership of his reservations regarding the amendment, but neither Imran Khan nor Pervez Khattak has heeded his calls.
Mr Khan should respond to Ehtesab Commission DG`s concerns and direct the provincial government to scrap the amendment in order to restore the previous vigour of the commission.
