THE motorway police are one of Pakistan’s best police forces. They are tough and do not discriminate on the basis of position or power. This is how they make it clear that no one, not even a politicians or a government official, is above the law. But sadly some civil servants do consider themselves to be untouchables.
On a recent trip to Lahore via the motorway, there was this one car which was a black Corolla with a green number-plate which was overspeeding. The car did not stop even when the police officer signalled it to yield. Upon reaching the Lahore toll plaza the same car was ahead of us, and was eventually caught by the motorway police.
The police officer was making up the fine slip when the car sped off, without even paying the toll. They were able to run away as the barrier at the toll plaza was broken. Later I found out that this car belonged to the federal cultural secretary.
As a 17-year-old student, it rather shocked me that such people who hold a position of power and authority behaved in such a manner as these are the people as run our country and they are the ones who set an example for us to follow.
NESHMIYA ADNAN KHAN
Islamabad
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