GOOD GOVERNANCE

Introduction:-
When there is a rule of law and the writ of the state prevails
everywhere. When the government establishes peace and brings developmental
projects for the betterment of its people and makes the state strong, When such
a government prepares people-centric policies and then implements them with
full honesty and zeal, When the government transforms the state into a welfare
state. We call such a rule as "Good Governance" .ut unfortunately, the situation
in !akistan is totally opposite.
1 "he failure to introduce transparency in the country, !akistan#s
government and civil services are undermining governance and providing
opportunities for the military to subvert the democratic transition as well as
to the e$tremists to destabilize the state. !akistan#s major crisis, presently,
is that of a poor governance which has spawned many of the ills that
plagued the country% insecurity, growing poverty, widening class divide,
corruption and paralysis of the administration.
2 &ilitary intervened on its self-assured role of savior on several occasions,
but it has not only failed to rectify the problem, rather confounded them.
&ilitants pose a bigger challenge than military, since they do not operate in a
structured environment. "hey do not offer a solution but appeal to the religiosity
of the people who are the victims of the poor governance, corruption, inaptitude
of the civil servants, of the politicians and all the other branches and unfavorable
steps of the government
Measures Necessary for Establishment of Good Goernance:-
!" 'ncrease in the salaries of (ivil servants.
#. )ong lasting economic policies.
$. (heck by media.
%" *mpowering local government.
&. +educing the discretionary powers of (ivil servants and making them
answerable for each of their steps.
'. "rue democracy, allowing all the three tiers of government to work in their
jurisdictions and also allowing the provincial governments to work in their allotted
spheres
Causes of bad Goernance:-
-ollowing are the causes of bad governance,-
!. Weak political system and it#s dependency on the bureaucracy for it#s survival,
*very time we have a coalition government in !akistan, which is normally a weak
government. .mall political parties oftenly try to topple down such a government.
.uch a government turns towards bureaucracy for it#s continuation.
#. )ack of "ransparency, (orruption has entered into all facets of national life.
/*very year in !akistan more than 011 billion rupees lapse in civil
ureaucracy". 23aiser angali4
$. )ack of 5ccountability, "here is no inter-departmental and intra-departmental
audit in a free sense.
%" Wide and discretionary powers of the e (ivil servants.
&. 'mbalance in the tricotmy% the three tiers of the government.
'" !olitics of obstruction and opportunism.
(. 6o true national level party that represents the whole federation.
Effects of )ad Goernance:-
!. 7isintegration of the state
#. Wide spread corruption
$. .ectarianism 8 "errorism
%. &ilitary inventions
&" Worsening )aw and 9rder situations
'. *conomic meltdown
Measures* Remedies to +reent )ad Goernance:-
!. "o make civil servants a non-partisan as it was designed to be. 't should kept
away from doing politics.
#. "rue 5ccountability from top to bottom. .trong judiciary, for minimizing
corruption in the country.
$" "ransparency in every department, every project.

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NA,IONA- IN,EGRA,ION
IN,ROD.C,ION:-
""he process of achieving national cohesion and a feeling of being
united as a nation".
"he society in the state of !akistan has been caught in the whirlpool of
divergent and cross-cutting socio-econmic fibres. 'n ;<=;, half of the country
physically fell off. "he rest is being eroded by ethnic strife, political division,
provincial hatred, economic depravation, political insanity, rich and poor gap. "his
situation has dashed the ideals of 3uaid-e-5zam to the ground. 5ll these crisis
jeopardize the integration of the state and threaten the federal structure itself. 'n
the words of .tephen (ohen%
/!akistan is a sate like ... "itanic leading towards a giant ice-burg
unless, it changes its course, soon its fate would be sealed."
/istory:-
*ven before independence, the divisive forces worked against the
very concept of !akistan. -inally, once it emerged on the map of the world as a
reality, the process of national integration, so vital to fight against the divisive
forces, could not go unhampered. "he ethnic divide, economic disparity and
political intrigues and injustices resulted in the creation of angladesh.
Causes of Disinte0ration:-
!" .trong -eudal (ulture: the continuation of the colonial legacy.
#. *thnocentrism: the linguistic division like !unjabi, .indhi, .araiki, !ashtun
and aluchi etc.
$" 'ne>uitable 7istribution of Wealth: !rovincial and regional divisions. -or
e$ample,
i,(oncerns of the small provinces against !unjab.
ii, .araiki concerns against !unjabi and ?indko speakers against !ashtoons.
iii, +oyalty issues like aluchistan demands for the royalty of gas in it#s
province. @!@ deamnds for the ownership of "arbela, Warsak dam etc.
%" .ectarianism, 5fghan War, +eligious e$tremism, "errorism etc.
&" 5partheid education
'" !oor management of resources.
(" !olitics of regionalism8 !rovincialism
1. 9ver centralization, centre, powerful while provincial government is weak.
2. 'ndian involvement in aluchistan and -5"5.
3u00ested Measures:-
!. 4ederation in -etter and In 35irit: )rin0in0 5roincial autonomy: "he ;Ath
amendment to the constitution of !akistan is a step towards provincial autonomy,
as ;< ministries would go to the provinces.
#" E6uitable Distribution of Economic Resources, !reference must be given
to the uplift of the backward areas, provinces. "he settlement of the 6-( issue
would greatly help national cohesion.
$. Royalty of Resources must be 0ien to the 5roinces, "his would boost up
confidence in the ignored provinces. "o a great e$tent, this issue has been
settled down by the amicable solution of 6-(. ut it must be ensured that these
resources are not only used by the respective provinces but are also utilized for
the larger interest of the country.
%" Good Goernance, "ransparent, accountable, democratic, progressive,
6ational in character.
&" Disbandin0 4eudalism.
'" Com5rehensie and nationalistic education 5olicy and its
im5lementation"
(" Role of Reli0ion"
1" Role of Media"
2" 5ppropriate measures must be taken to bring the dissatisfied aluch leaders
and the trouble by giving miscreants in -5"5, under the national umbrella.
-oreign involvement must be countered.
Conclusion:-
'n the wake of changing world politics, where inner fronts are
measured susceptible than the outer. 5n integrated nation is must to guard
against all e$ternal and internal challenges to the solidarity and security of
!akistan. We have contributed a great deal to the sorry state of affairs. !akistan,
indeed, is endowed with plenty of human and natural resources to be a viable
nation and state. "here is a need to determine the national identity through an
objective analysis of all the facets of the problems of national integration, without
any regard to our social, cultural, ethnic or religious obsessions and prejudices.
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