Adil Najam
Many of you would already have seen this photograph.
It shows a policeman (of the Punjab Police, I believe) helping hang billboards showing the election symbol of ‘bicycle.’ The bicycle, by the way, is the electoral symbol of the ruling party PML(Q), whose supposed Prime Ministerial candidate Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi is the Chief Minister of Punjab and, therefore, the direct boss of this poor cop.
By the way, from the look of it this official van is holding lots of other billboards; most likely with the same symbol. For the uninitiated we should note that the Blue Toyota Hilux vans are the vehicle of choice for the Punjab Police. Also note the word (in Urdu) ‘Police’ at the back of the van and the green number plate. Both signifying that this is an official government vehicle. The policeman, of course, is also in official uniform – duly armed – and ‘assisting’ in what is clearly political campaigning.
My first thought had been to ask people to suggest a funny title for this… maybe something like “Police ka hai farz madad aap ki!” (It’s the Police’s duty to help you) which used to be the slogan of the police service. However, there is very little about this picture that is funny. And their is plenty that is truly disturbing.
Saad
If all of what you said Mushraf did with good intentions and for the interest of Pakistan, I am fine with that. I am 100% sure all those who are not on job today got jobs with sufarish anyway.
It will take some time when people will get jobs on their own and Government won’t have to force things to fix the problem created by everyone after Jinnah.
A servant of Pakistan? A servant that subverted it’s constitution, acted against it’s laws and subjugated the superior judiciary for his own gain. That indeed, sounds like a very ‘patriotic’ Pakistani.
Article 6 guys! Article 6. It is all about Article 6. Lets not forget that.
MQ Sahib. ok. understood.
Owais,
There is an important difference between promoting a party or a candidate at government expense using state machinery and burning a party’s flag by private citizens as a protest.