Erosion Of State Pillars.

Civil servants, including department heads, are constantly shuffled with every new government. A new group of faces, some of which have never been seen before, mingle with an evergreen band that seeks out prominent positions. Having been loyal in some difficult days and being dexterous counts.

We have developed an assortment of USA spoil system interweaved with Westminster model for managing state affairs, augmented by our indigenous recipe for governing the state. Nonetheless, the erosion of values has unsettled the essence and composition of an institution. The tunnel may be dark, but it is not without hope for those with vision.

As a country's primary pillars, the Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary, and now the media, play a critical role in its existence and prosperity, so they must not be undermined. As the institutions develop, they become the key to a country's stability and growth, learning from the nascent challenges they face. 'The institutions of the country belong to the people who reside in it'. In other words, the institution processes should be representations of the people under the constitution, empowered through due process.

This has unfortunately not been the case here, as institutions have been rampantly altered according to the preferences of 'individuals', with men of straw reaching the top. Years passed before there was an undisputed constitution. Anyone who managed to rein in power played the game according to their convenience and got away with it.

There are some who argue that we had good times. The argument is a fallacy, a self-denial, since what looked good ended up dismembering the country. While we made progress, the desired optimum was never reached, placing us low in the comity of nations and creating a poor image even among the native population.

There is no doubt that history unfolded, as a Muslim minority that once ruled the region carved a country in their majority area, seeking no less than utopia at hand. The pillars, however, were soon challenged by homemade idiocy, cold-war conflict, and neighborly hostility. There appears to be an unending series of tremors crashing the structure, but the need for some overhaul remains largely ignored.

However, only if wishes were horses, our beloved homeland would have become a Utopian state. Sadly, the state-pillars had many regrets and few joys in checkered history. Short-term gains, nepotism, safeguarding some groups interest and expediency have tarnished...