National leadership and
country’s interests
Abdul
Zahoor Khan Marwat
The
country is passing through an important phase, which demands that we all
deliver what is expected from us, either as common citizens, political leaders
or activists. The list of such demands is certainly not long nor does it fall
into the category of non-implementable.
The common man should fight all sorts of
prejudices, whether ethnic, linguistic or sectarian, amidst the society. He or
she should work honestly and diligently without compromising on his or her
dignity. Despite the setbacks the country has seen on various fronts, he or she
should know that nations face miseries and challenges at one time or the other
and come out it successfully and with greater determination. The current phase,
which has seen a rise in terrorism and financial crisis over the last five
years or so, is also transient and will be short-lived.
On the other hand, the case of political
activists is somewhat different. They are the people who grow to lead and guide
the nation as political leaders and managers. Thus the demands on them have to
be more vigorous and in this regard the list must be extensive.
The leadership of all political parties should
ensure that those who become their members at the district or divisional levels
or at the national level are basically honest people and not involved in
criminal activities of any sort. They should select district and divisional
membership carefully and let the selected know that they should in return only
go for people who hold the core values of the society close to their heart and
practice to implement them. Justifiably, these values are self-respect and good
conduct. The leaders should not be held hostage to certain religious or ethnic
ideologies and should protect the national interests — which do not promote any
kind of biases — with maturity and sagacity. They should develop the core
values of self-esteem, human worth, personal pride and collective sense of
dignity and should be able to analyze the national landscape with maturity and
greater understanding.
Unfortunately,
we have seen that many of those on the top have failed to recognize the core
values or demands of the people. These leaders have put their own
self-interests above the interests of the society and the nation.
Self-indulgence in any society creates uneasiness among the people and leads to
various transgressions, which over a period of time may lead to felonies and
crimes at a large scale, tearing apart the very fabric of the society that keeps
all its segments together.
The pace setters and top leaders have to set
examples for political activists and the youth. If the example is not worthy of
emulation and they continue to ignore public opinion, it means that the top
leadership is not delivering as expected from it. At no cost should the
trendsetters go for easy money, defy laws and adopt corrupt practices, whether
as a short-term affair or long-term norm. The very route to success and
accomplishments has to be defined through honest struggle and hard work and not
through short-cuts and devious means.
Essentially speaking, the political leadership
and all others should work to highlight and eliminate corrupt practices no
matter at what level they are. They should not be seen practicing questionable
ethics. Instead, they should come out as examples worthy of emulation for the
youth and all others.
Also, the top leadership while dealing with
other nations, no matter how powerful they are, should not be submissive and
must protect the national interests. The leadership should conduct itself with
dignity and honour at all times, setting a case in point both for the people of
the country and foreign nationals.
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