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GOVERNANCE ISSUES IN PAKISTANA CRITICAL APPRAISAL

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Presenter: Engr. Aamir HasanChief InstructorDate: 22 January, 2011


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SEQUENCE OF PRESENTATION

Aim What is Governance?

Political Dimensions of Governance in Pakistan

Role of Judiciary

Administrative Governance

Role of NGOs, Civil Society Organization and Media

Conclusions and Recommendations

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Aim of the presentation

The aim of this presentation is to find answers to the

following three basic questions:-

What are the key governance issues of

Pakistan in three main areas politics,judiciary and administration?

What is the role of the NGOs, CSOs and the media

in ensuring good governance?

What policy options are available to improvegovernance in the above areas to make the system

more efficient and effective?

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WHAT IS GOVERNANCE?

Governance refers to the process of decisionmaking and the process by which decisions areimplemented

Government one actor in Governance

Other actors vary according to setting

(Source: Niranjan Pani and others, Modern System ofGovernance (New Delhi: Anmol Publications, 2004, Pg5)

(Contd)

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WHAT IS GOVERNANCE? (Contd)

In urban areas, additional actors may includemedia, lobbyists, multi-national corporations, etc

In rural areas, other actors include influential

landlords, associations of peasants & farmers,NGOs, religious leaders, political parties, etc

Informal decision making structures such as `Kitchen

Cabinets or informal advisors may also exist atnational level

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DEFINITION OF GOOD GOVERNANCE

Scholars generally agree that good governance musthave the attributes of an effective, credible andlegitimate system, citizen friendly, value caring and people

sharing

(Source: BK Dey, Defining Good Governance,Indian Journal of Public Administration ,Annual Issue,

1997, Pg 414 )

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KEY COMPONENTS OF GOOD

GOVERNANCE

Accountability

Transparency

Predictability

Participation

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MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD

GOVERNANCE

(Source: Pani, opcit, Pg14-16)

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CONCEPT OF HUMANE GOVERNANCE

Introduced by Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre in1999

Combines good economic, civic and political governance and

relates it to human development

All three components closely linked

Legislature, political leadership, judiciary, bureaucracy, civilsociety and media have to perform effectively and in closecoordination to achieve humane governance

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Table 1 Ranking of civil liberties and political rights in South Asia, 1999-20071999 2007

Country Political Civil Freedom Political Civil Freedom status

rights liberties status status liberties status

rank rank rank

Pakistan 5 4 Partly Free 5 6 Not Free

India 4 2 Partly Free 3 2 Free

Bangladesh 4 2 Partly Free 4 4 Partly Free

Sri Lanka 4 3 Partly Free 4 4 Partly Free

Nepal 4 3 Partly Free 4 5 Partly Free

Maldives 6 6 Not Free 5 6 Not Free

Bhutan 7 7 Not Free 5 6 Not Free

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Note: a: Rank 1 means most free and 7 means least free b: Political rights

enable people to participate freely in the political process, and include theright of all adults to vote and compete for public office, and for elected

representatives to have a decisive vote on public policies c: Civil liberties

include the rule of law and the freedom to develop views, institutions, and

personal autonomy apart from the stateSource: 10-year Survey on Human Development in South Asia, by Mahbubul

Haq Foundation, 2008


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GOOD GOVERNANCE IN PAKISTAN

(PROBLEMS AND ISSUES)

Pakistan ranks very low in civil liberties and political rights

Most of the characteristics of good governance missing

The three components of humane governance largelymissing and thus Pakistan ranks very low in humandevelopment

Different organs of state like legislature, judiciary, andexecutive not performing effectively and lack coordination

Civil society and media also need to be more dynamic andvigilant

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POLITICAL DIMENSIONS OF

GOVERNANCE IN PAKISTAN

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Basic Concepts Of Political Governance

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Political governance of a society takes on a larger role thanthe government

A good governance state has many more actors than the

conventional state (as shown in Figure)

(Contd)


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Basic Concepts Of Political Good Governance

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Crisis Of Political Governance In Pakistan

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By the 1990s, the crisis had heightened

In many cases, process of government formation not

legitimate

Even legitimately formed governments have proved corrupt

and incompetent


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Main Problems Of Political Governance System In

Pakistan

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Powerful personalities and weak institutions

Large sections of population excluded from the process ofdecision making

Essential elements of liberal democracies like rule oflaw, separation of powers, protection of fundamental rights offreedom of speech, religion, assembly & property often

lacking

(Contd)


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Pakistan

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Lack of strong political parties, vibrant opposition and avigilant civil society

Rule of elite (powerful families and groups comprisingfeudal, civil and military bureaucracy and industrialists)

Ineffective land reforms and no taxation of agricultural

income have led to continuation of feudal system

(Contd)


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Pakistan

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Decentralization carried out through Devolution Plan suffers

from many weaknesses

Separation of powers between legislature, judiciary and

executive not strictly followed leading to interference in each

others working

Focus of parliamentarians on issues other than legislation


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A comparison between legislatures over a period of four years, 2002-2005

Working days Bills passed No of hours met peraverage/year) (average/year) day (average/year)

Lok Sabha

(India) 85-90 51 6House of Commons(Great Britain) 150 45 8National Assembly(Pakistan) 82 3 3

Number of women in the lower house of South Asian parliaments, 1997-2007

Till 1997 2007

Country Elections % women Elections % womenPakistan 1997 2.3 2002 21.3India 1996 7.2 2004 8.3

Bangladesh 1996 9.1 2001 15.1

Sri Lanka 1994 5.3 2004 4.9

Nepal 1994 3.4 2007 17.3

Maldives 1994 6.3 2005 12.0

Source: PILDAT 2007

Source: IPU 2007


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JUDICIAL GOVERNANCE

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ROLE OF JUDICIARY

Judiciary is responsible for:-

dispensation of justice; and

exercisingjudicial review

( Throughjudicial review, the superior judiciarymonitors the performance of the Executive and

the Legislature and also that of the inferior courtsand tribunals to keep them within limits. When

the judiciary takes actions beyond the settled limits

it is called judicial activism)

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INDEPENDENCE OF JUDICIARY

Independence of judiciary is essential to ensure itsimpartiality, efficiency and reliability

The following conditions should be fulfilled for ensuring

independence of judiciary:-

an objective criteria for selection and removal ofjudges;

good salary packages;

security of tenure;

independence from the executive & legislativebranches;

an effective system of accountability

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IS THE JUDICIARY OF PAKISTAN

INDEPENDENT?

Lower judiciary recruited through a competitiveexamination and progress upto the level of the

District & Session Judge;

Own service structure and terms & conditions defined

High Courts competent to take disciplinary action

against judges of lower judiciary

Judges of Superior Courts appointed by President*

They continue to hold office until reaching retirementage, resign or are removed from office

(Contd)

* position changed after 19th amendment

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INDEPENDENT? (Contd)

Judges of superior courts can only be removed by thePresident on the recommendation of a Constitutional body

called the Supreme Judicial Council

System not very transparent:-

Lower judiciary politicized and significant level of

corruption exists

Considerable interference of executive inappointments, promotions & transfers of judges

(Contd)

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Judges have been validating dissolution of Assemblies &army takeovers by use of doctrine of necessity

Judges have also taken oath under provisional constitutional

orders

Such a judiciary cannot be considered independent

Two Chief Justices can be considered independent:

Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah who had a confrontation

with the President & the Prime Minister in 1997 Chief Justice Iftikhar

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Role of CJ Iftikhar

Chief Justice Iftikhar took independent decisions, wassuspended by the President in March 2007 butreinstated by the Supreme Court in July, 2007

He refused to take oath under the PCO of PresidentMusharraf issued after the imposition of emergency inNovember, 2007

Was reinstated in March, 2009 after a country-wide

lawyers movement Under Chief Justice Iftikhar, superior judiciary has started

asserting its independence which needs to be sustainedthrough judicial reforms

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ROLE OF JUDICIARY IN INDIA AND

OTHER COUNTRIES

Very effective in ensuring good governance and rule of lawwith the support of an independent Bar

Significant contribution in improving governance in the

spheres of environment, human rights, gender justice,education, minorities, police reforms , etc

Countries like Malaysia and Singapore more effective in

promoting good governance through public interestlitigation

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MAJOR PROBLEMS FACING JUDICIARY

IN PAKISTAN

Lower judiciary still subject to executive control

Shortage of judges/support staff

Backlog of cases

Lack of computerization of record Lack of coordination

Inefficient system of issuing summons/follow up

Non execution of decrees in time

Low conviction rate Detention of under trial prisoners in jails

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RECENT INITIATIVES

The Access to Justice Programme

Launched in 1999 with the financial support of the Asian

Development Bank Emphasis on training and development of career paths

for judicial administrators

Improvement of judicial budget; computerization of

record and procedures; coordination of national delayreduction plan

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RECENT INITIATIVES

Revision of role and expansion in mandate of the Law &Justice Commission

Carried out in 2004 to convert it into an effective

body for proposing reforms, monitoring them andacting as a think tank

Endowment Fund of US $ 25 million placed at itsdisposal called the Access to Justice Development Fund(AJDF)

AJDF being utilized for strengthening operations ofthe subordinate courts, improving the work of legal andjudicial research institutions and supporting legalempowerment initiatives

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RECENT INITIATIVES

Formulation of the NATIONAL JUDICIAL POLICY

MAKING COMMITTEE (NJPMC)

NJPMC formulated in 2004

To ensure a skilled and efficient judiciary by improving

performance standards, rationalizing terms & conditions of

judicial functionaries and strengthening judicial statistics

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RECENT INITIATIVES

ENFORCEMENT OF THE NATIONAL JUDICIAL POLICY

Enforced on 1st July, 2009

Main objectives:-

Clear backlog of cases

Reduce delays

Focus on justice at grassroots level

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RECENT INITIATIVES

ENFORCEMENT OF THE NATIONAL JUDICIAL POLICY (Contd)

Committees to be formed for monitoring conduct of judges

Regular transfers of support staff

Separation of judges from executive posts

Registration of complaints against conduct of lawyers, in Bar

Councils

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PRESENT SCENARIO

Superior judiciary asserting independence

62 PCO Judges shown the door.

Selection of High Court Judges on merit and without

political leanings.

Land mark decision against NRO.

Reopening of cases against more than 8000

politicians/bureaucrats/government employees.

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PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION

Proceeding against the increased prices of medicines.

Case against sugar mafia.

Steel mill corruption case.

High rise buildings and plazas. Ban on basant.

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PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION

Suo-motu action against long defaulters.

Rs.193 billion loans of 19711 borrowers waived off(State

Bank of Pakistan).

Legal proceeding against the defaulters and forrecovery of defaulted amount.

Defaulters asked to pay back loans

Is this judicial activism or judicial excessivismor.?

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ROLE OF NGOs and CSOs

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Civil Society in Pakistan includes, but is not limited to NGOs

working on rights based advocacy, research and service delivery,

youth groups, human rights organizations, philanthropicorganizations, womens rights networks, minority rights groups,

farmers associations, mainstream and alternative media,

International Non-governmental Developmental Organizations,

Community Based Organizations, religious parties and thePakistan Diaspora living overseas\

(Source:3 D/Security Initiative/Policy Brief, October, 2009)

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ROLE OF NGOs and CSOs (Contd)

Importance

Can play a significant role in ensuring good governance

Can hold public representatives and bureaucratsaccountable

Can assist the government efforts (eg in earthquakeof 2005, rehabilitation of IDPs of Swat, etc)

Can voice public concerns and protect rights ofpeople (eg lawyers movement)

(Contd)

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ROLE OF CSOs IN ENSURING GOOD

GOVERNANCE IN INDIA

Very effective since the Eighties An apex national committee called the Joint Machinery

for Government and NGOs exists in the PlanningCommission

Very active in the fields of human rights, education,disaster relief, women and child rights, environment, publicaccountability, health, etc

Suffer from constraints like lack of technical capacity, weakinternal governance and accountability, financialconstraints, dependence on personalities, lack ofcooperation from government, etc

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COMPARISON BETWEEN CSOs OF

PAKISTAN and INDIA

Indian CSOs more developed, with long history Pakistan CSOs in the formative phase but played an

important part in restoration of judges Both share similar kinds of constraints but Pakistani CSOs

had to face the wrath of a military dictator

Indian CSOs more indigenous with roots in localpopulation

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ADMINISTRATIVE GOVERNANCE

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EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SYSTEM OF

BUREAUCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY

Internal accountability through the Civil Servants Act,

1973 and other rules and regulations and through

the PER system

Constitutional guarantees removed

Limited effectiveness in achieving accountability

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Contd


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Political leadership monitors the performance ofcivil servants through:-Approval of Budgets

Policy making

Monitoring of tax collection

Administrative organization

Senate/Assembly questions

Public accounts committee

Standing committee of NA/Senate

Limited effectiveness in achieving accountability

EFFECTIVENESS (contd.)

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Legal remedies offered by courts

The system of judicial accountability may takenecessary actions in case of:-

An action is taken by the administrator in violation ofthe constitution

The courts have the power to determine whether agiven class of actions is within the law

The courts may impose penalties/punishments to theadministrators who act outside the scope of law

Role discussed earlier

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Action by citizens

Its effectiveness depends upon the extent to

which the citizens:-

Are aware of the policy issues

Take active part in government business at all

levels

Build a kind of society in which administrators areheld responsible for performing their duties for

the welfare of public

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Role of Media

Media playing important role

To be discussed later

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Role of the Political Parties Political parties play important role and act as an

effective check on administrators

They act as a link between people and theiradministrators

A healthy relationship can accommodate mutualinfluence, free interaction and productiveconfrontation

Not very effective in Pakistan being largely underdeveloped

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Role of the Ombudsman

Set up in Pakistan at federal level in 1983

Handles complaints of common citizens against

maladministration in government departments Has the powers to investigate, criticize,

recommend and publicize

Effectiveness depends upon prestige of his office,his own fairness and on the publicity given to hiscriticism and recommendations

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Role of the Ombudsman (contd.)

Institution has progressed well in Pakistan and

now exists at provincial level as well as in

banking & taxation sectors

Offers a cheap alternative to judiciary

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STATISTICAL POSITION OF CASES RECEIVED/


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STATISTICAL POSITION OF CASES RECEIVED/

SETTLED BY WAFAQI MUHTASIB

Year Cases

received

Cases

disposed off

Cases under

process

2004 25327 22030 3297

2005 15136 10713 4423

2006 11887 1734 10153

2007 23290 13388 9902

2008 23332 21368 1967

Total 98972 69233 28842

WAFAQI MOHTASIB ANNUAL REPORT, 2008-09 53


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Role of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Set up in 1999 under the NAB Ordinance as a replacement

for Ehtesab Bureau which existed from 1997-99

Twenty one Accountability courts also established in

Rawalpindi,Lahore,Karachi,Peshawar,Qeutta andHyderabad

Main purpose was to expose corruption in public sectorand prosecute corrupt politicians, bureaucrats,businessmen & retired armed forces officers through the

Accountability courts Over 315 cases initiated

Not very effective as CPI further deteriorated

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Table -5 Trends in the


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Corruption

Perceptions

Index (CPI),

1997-2007

CPI Score

1997 2007

Singapore 8.6 9.3

Hong Kong 7.3 8.3

Taiwan 5.0 5.7

Malaysia 5.0 5.1

South Korea 4.3 5.1

Thailand 3.0 3.3

South Asia

Sri Lanka .. 3.2

India 2.7 3.5

Pakistan 2.5 2.4Nepal .. 2.5

Bangladesh .. 2.0

Bhutan .. 5.0

Maldives .. 3.3

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Note: CPI score relates to perceptions of the degree of corruption asseen by business people, academics and risk analysts, and ranges

between 10 (highly clean) and 0 (highly corrupt)

Source: TI 2007

STATISTICAL POSITION OF CASES


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STATISTICAL POSITION OF CASES

RECEIVED/DISPOSED OFF BY NABNABStations

CasesFiled

Casesconvicted

CasesAcquitted

Caseswithdraw

n

Casesdispose

d off

Cases in progresson 31-12-07

including backlog

HQs 7 - - - - 7

Lahore 103 16 12 18 46 171

Karachi 87 3 4 1 8 214

Peshawar 42 17 3 1 20 106

Quetta 21 7 - 2 9 22

Rawalpindi 55 5 7 1 13 106

Total 315 48 26 22 96 626

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Role of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Many convicted persons released on payment of

looted money under the plea bargain clause

The plea bargain clause and the NationalReconciliation Ordinance issued on 5th October,2007 seriously affected the credibility of NAB

NRO declared null and void by Supreme Court

Plans underway to replace NAB with the NationalAccountability Commission (NAC), with considerablyless powers

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EFFICIENCY OF BUREAUCRACY

Efficiency of bureaucracy in Pakistan adverselyaffected due to the following reasons:-

Low morale due to:-Low salaries

Political interference in postings & promotionsLack of an effective reward & punishment mechanism

Removal of constitutional safeguard on their terms andconditions of service

Lack of well defined career structure, especially for

doctors/engineersPromulgation of The Removal From Service (Special Powers)

Ordinance, 2000 ( later on repealed)

Lack of effective career planning

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EFFICIENCY (Contd.)

Weaknesses in tax policy and administration: Discretionary powers of tax collectors

Complex tax rules

Weak supervision of staff The above factors led to collusion between tax payers and

tax officials, and widespread corruption

Situation improved with introduction of Universal Self

Assessment Scheme in 2002 & comprehensiverestructuring of FBR but reforms need to be carried

forward

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EFFICIENCY EFFECTIVENESS OF

BUREAUCRACY (Contd.)

Excessive Size of the Government: Over 34 million employees of the Federal and Provincial

governments

Only 10 percent in BS-17-22, 90 percent in BS 1-16

Mostly recruitments in lower scales are made on political

basis and not on merit

Need to reduce staff size and increase no of officers whose

salaries can be monetized

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ROLE OF MEDIA

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ROLE OF MEDIA IN GOOD

GOVERNANCE

Called the fourth pillar of state

Functions as a watchdog and also as a mirror for the

society

Acts as a liaison between government and society

Can influence government policies and assists the

government in formulating its policies in the national &

public interest

Should be free and responsible to be effective

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ROLE OF MEDIA (Contd)

Is the Pakistani Media Free?

Pakistan signatory to UN Declaration of Human Rightswhich guarantees freedom of speech, expression and press

Article-19 of the Constitution lays down:-

Every citizen shall have the right to freedom

of speech and expression, and there shall be

freedom of the press, subject to any reasonable

restrictions imposed by law in the interest of theglory of Islam or the integrity, security or defence of

Pakistan

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Is the Pakistani Media Free? (contd) Censorships and closures

Detentions, kidnappings, lashings and even killings of

media persons

From 1947-2002 many restrictions existed on media Gen Musharraf allowed opening of private channels

and gave unprecedented freedom to media

A large number of private television channels

operating which are free to level all kinds ofcriticism on govt

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ROLE OF MEDIA (Contd )


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Legislation regulating media in Pakistan

Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Ordinance 2002(amended in 2007)

Set up a regulatory authority, PEMRA

Aim was to regulate and develop electronicmedia, improving standards of information,education and entertainment and to provide abroader choice of programmes to people

Prohibited live coverage of violence & conflict

Made offences under PEMRA law cognizable andcompoundable

PEMRA has the power to revoke the license ofoffending broadcast station/cable network

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Legislation regulating media in Pakistan (contd)

Press, Newspapers, News Agencies,Books Registration Ordinance, 2002

Press Council of Pakistan Ordinance,2002

Defamation/Libel Law, 2002(Contd)

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ROLE OF MEDIA IN PAKISTAN


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(ANALYSIS)

Despite considerable freedom of expression enjoyed bymedia, Pakistan ranked 152 in the world in terms of mediafreedom in 2007

(Source: Reporters without Borders)

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(ANALYSIS) (Contd)

Reasons for low rating of Pakistan in media freedom

Inability of government to provide security to

media persons Blocking of electronic media by government

Government policy for awarding governmentadvertisements

Poor economic condition of working journalists

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CONCLUSION


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CONCLUSION

Political Governance

A governance crisis exists which has heightened since the1990s

Marginalized sections of the society are deprived of

participation in the decision making activities

Institutions are weak

Political parties are not developed

Non implementation of effective Land Reforms and

agricultural tax

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CONCLUSIONS (Contd)

Judicial Governance

Independence

Systems exist on paper for ensuring independence. Inpractice, judiciary still exposed to executive interference

Previous governments interfered with appointment,

promotion & transfer of judges and supported theirfavourites

Independent judges punished

At lower level judiciary still subjected to executive control

Reinstatement of Chief Justice Iftikhar and hiscolleagues a landmark decision

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CONCLUSIONS (Contd)

Effectiveness of judiciary

Not effective in dispensing justice to the common man dueto many underlying problems

Lower judiciary still under executive control

Shortage of judges and supporting staff

Huge backlog of cases

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CONCLUSIONS (Contd)

Problems faced by judiciary

Inefficient system of issuing summons/follow up

Non-execution of decrees in time

Low conviction rate

Illegal detention of under trial prisoners in jails

New initiatives like Access to Justice Programme,Expansion in role of Law & Justice Commission,Formulation of National Judicial Policy Making

Committee & Establishment of District LegalEmpowerment Committee should improve thesituation

(Contd)

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CONCLUSIONS (Contd)

Administrative Governance Availability of an accountable, efficient and effective civil

service extremely important for ensuring good

governance

Accountability of civil servants can be securedthrough different means

Efficiency and Effectiveness of bureaucracy adversely

affected by a number of factors

(Contd)

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CONCLUSIONS (Contd)

Level of cooperation between Government and Civil

Society Organizations (CSOs)

Universally considered very important in ensuring

good governance

In Pakistan recently became active (eg in earthquake,

2005 rehabilitation of IDPs of Swat, lawyers

movement, etc)

Lack a united platform

Many are foreign funded and follow their agenda

Mutual lack of trust between govt and CSOs

More cooperation required

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CONCLUSIONS (Contd)

Role of media in ensuring good governance

Media in Pakistan became very free during Musharrafsregime

Internationally, still perceived as facing restrictions dueto:-

Physical violence perpetrated on journalists; Blocking of transmission by govt;

Use of official advertisements as a pressuretactic by government

Poor economic conditions of journalists which make

them vulnerable to corruption PEMRA and Press Council act as a check on electronic

and print media, which appears justified

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CONCLUSIONS (Contd)

Role of media in ensuring good governance Media has filled up the vacuum created by lack of

informed or serious debate in parliament

Media has great power to influence masses (eg

lawyers movement, earthquake of 2005) Media some-times over sensationalizes issues and a

segment of it is sponsored by foreign countries and

follows their agenda

A code of conduct needed for self regulation

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RECOMMENDATIONS

For improving political governance

Complete and speedy implementation of 18th

and 19th Amendment

Promotion of culture of debate in parliament

Effective implementation of land reforms andimposition of agricultural income tax (to breakfeudal system)

Powers of the Senate to be enhanced and it shouldbe given the same powers as the National Assembly in

respect of money bills

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RECOMMENDATIONS (Contd)


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For improving political governance (contd)

Capacity building of political parties

Capacitybuilding of party workers by introduction of

mandatory training courses (especially for

women)

Trainedprofessionals to be hired for managing head

offices professionally and introducing efficient

management practices

Dynastic politics should end and regular electionsshould be held for all party posts

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For improving judicial governance

Working Conditions of courts to be improved by usingfunds of Access to Justice Programme

Appointments at all levels of judiciary to be madestrictly on merit

Judgments to be recorded instead of typed (toincrease rate of disposal of cases)

Shortagesof judges & support staff to be reduced byimproving working conditions and by making new large

scale recruitments on war footing Alternate Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (eg

arbitration) to be encouraged

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For improving judicial governance (contd) Serious efforts to be made for meeting the targets of

National Judicial Policy by:-

putting in place an effective implementation

mechanism; effective monitoring by Law & Justice Commission

and National Judicial Policy making committee;

funds to be provided through the Access to Justice

Programme Working of other government departments (eg

WAPDA, Railway) to be improved

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For improving administrative governance Reduction in size of government

Work load assessment

Mergers/abolitions of Ministries/Departments

A new performance evaluation system to bedevised

Clear cut job descriptions

Key performance indicators

Target setting through consultation

Bi-annual evaluation

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For improving administrative governance (contd )

System of reward and punishment

360 degrees evaluation at a later stage

Improving service delivery at district level

Decision on a new system to replace the Local BodiesSystem to be taken urgently

Fresh recruitments of well qualified, trained staff invarious departments on war footing

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For improving administrative governance (contd)

Computerization of revenue record to reducedependence on Patwari

Change in `Thana Culture to make police morecourteous and efficient

Other provinces should also double police salaries, as inPunjab

A new local bodies system should be put in place at theearliest

Reform of Accountability process

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For improving administrative governance (contd)

National Accountability Commission (NAC) should be

given financial and administrative autonomy

Its chairman to be appointed in consultation with the

leader of opposition

Plea bargain clause to be abolished

NAC should not be used for victimizing political

opponents and non-obliging bureaucrats

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For improving the working of the Civil Society Organizations(CSOs) Effective and accountable CSOs should be encouraged

to work with government in various tiers ofdevelopment

More public-private partnerships to be encouraged(eg like ERRA-Edhi Foundation, etc)

CSOs should form effective coalitions which could be

associated by government in policy formulation

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For improving the working of the Civil Society Organizations(CSOs) (contd)

CSOs should be involved in execution of strategies

through:-

Joint monitoring

Joint drafting of criteria for utilization of government

funds

Appointment of NGO liaison officers in central

institutions

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For improving the effectiveness of Media

Government to ensure payment to journalistsunder 7th Wage Award and immediate constitutionof 8th Wage Award

Separate labour courts or tribunals for dealing withemployment issues of media persons

Independent Commission under thechairmanship of a retired judge with membership ofsenior journalists and civil society representatives forhearing complaints of journalists

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For improving the effectiveness of Media (contd)

Security measures to be taken including:-

issuance of security guidelines, training for

conflict reporting and provision of security cover

(by government) basic security arrangements, arranging safety

workshops, sensitizing journalists about hostile

areas, provision of bullet proof jackets and war

insurance (by employers)

Executive order to be issued by President to stop

physical intimidation and harassment of media

persons by government authorities

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Good governance is epitomized by predictable, open and

enlightened policy making, a bureaucracy imbued with a

professional ethos acting in furtherance of the public good,

the rule of law, transparent processes, and a strong civil

society participating in public affairs.

(World Bank)

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