Involuntary reaction

Why the government does not act in this direct manner all the time (not the Rab way!)? Good for more votes. Let us see more dramatic actions to fuel the public imagination. I am being sadistic?

The importer got what he declared inside the container: "scrap metal"! Inside the sealed container were also TV, fridge, and other items (according to the news story). The audacity of the importer is admirable: he went to court accusing the government of obstruction of justice and harassment! He lost, and the metal car became scrap, as ordered by the court. The government has the inherent right to inspect.

The other news item was the surrender to the higher authorities of an expensive Rolex watch by a government official on duty, which was offered to him as a gift by a client. It was evidently intended as a bakshish or bribe. This type of news is rare in the press. The very novelty is exciting. Honesty normally lies in the background, but now the moral environment is different.

It is a consolation to note such noble public acts by honest public officials in these days of corruption and bribery. Of course these incidents would be duly recorded in the ACRs, and divine rewards would be recognised (indirectly).

What is unusual is that honest deeds are making news in the media. Shahbash, regime, let us see some more news of this type!