With the recent inclusion of the Pakistan Muslim-League-Quaid (PML-Q) as well as the return of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), the size of the federal cabinet tally has reached 45, with 39 federal ministers and ministers of states, four advisers and two special assistants to the prime minister.
Yes so much for the ‘rightsizing’ efforts we were all forced to hear about. Previously, a 54-member cabinet - 34 federal ministers, 18 ministers of state and two advisers - was dissolved considering the financial difficulties the country is facing. It was also aimed at fixing the government’s tainted image. According to the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), the move was meant to have fewer ministers with “a reputation of integrity, competence and efficiency”. So what was that effort all about? In what ways is the present bunch that has been included to swell the cabinet to jumbo-size again better than the one that was left out before? They certainly do not possess “a reputation of integrity, competence and efficiency”. In fact the ones from the PML-Q are mostly those who were dejected by most of the country for their tales of corruption and incompetence when they were dancing to the tune of a dictator. Integrity, competence and efficiency are terms that have themselves become alien to the PPP. If these words meant anything to the party, it wouldn’t have gone back on its own words. But in our country, the lust for power is greater than any ethics or principles. Unfortunately, our public tends to forget these ‘small things’ on the day of elections and keeps making the same mistakes over and over again. The masses need to keep the honesty factor in mind while casting their votes. This would help them a great deal in making the right decision.
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