All strong democracies in the world today possess strong systems of accountability. Without democracy there cannot be any accountability; similarly, accountability is cornerstone of democracy itself. This codependence can only remain functional so long as it operates within the bounds of legal legitimacy, transparency and credibility.
Despite 72 years since Pakistan’s independence, and 47 years since the adoption of a Constitution, we, as a country,
have failed to attain the ideals of transparency, liberty, civility and democratic values. Intolerance, bias and prejudices, nepotism, incompetence, regression, selfprojection, deception, false pretenses, misplaced sense of superiority, and corruption have trickled into almost every institution and constitutional rights of the people
continue to be denied.
As one of the principal institutions of accountability within the nation, the National Accountability Bureau must be held to the highest standards of excellence in these domains. It is nothing short of a national tragedy that the agency has, over recent years, become little more than a tool for undermining democracy through political victimization and flagrant human rights abuses.
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