WHENEVER a serious law and order incident takes place, the government vows to equip the police with most sophisticated weapons to tackle criminals and lawbreakers. This has been happening at intervals over the years. Pray what kind of weapons does the government want to equip the police with? A gun that fires around corners or vaporises the enemy? The Kalashnikov sub-machine gun the police are equipped with is the weapon of choice of law-enforcement departments and lawbreakers the world over. Its bark settles all arguments. So why the need for ever more sophisticated weapons? Or is it a case of the proverbial carpenter blaming his tools? Farid Nawaz IslamabadWHENEVER a serious law and order incident takes place, the government vows to equip the police with most sophisticated weapons to tackle criminals and lawbreakers. This has been happening at intervals over the years. Pray what kind of weapons does the government want to equip the police with? A gun that fires around corners or vaporises the enemy? The Kalashnikov sub-machine gun the police are equipped with is the weapon of choice of law-enforcement departments and lawbreakers the world over. Its bark settles all arguments. So why the need for ever more sophisticated weapons? Or is it a case of the proverbial carpenter blaming his tools? Farid Nawaz IslamabadWHENEVER a serious law and order incident takes place, the government vows to equip the police with most sophisticated weapons to tackle criminals and lawbreakers. This has been happening at intervals over the years. Pray what kind of weapons does the government want to equip the police with? A gun that fires around corners or vaporises the enemy? The Kalashnikov sub-machine gun the police are equipped with is the weapon of choice of law-enforcement departments and lawbreakers the world over. Its bark settles all arguments. So why the need for ever more sophisticated weapons? Or is it a case of the proverbial carpenter blaming his tools? Farid Nawaz Islamabad