Good Governance Forum invited to DESA-United Nations MDG Summit at General Assembly
Good
Governance Forum, registered as a civil society
organization/non-governmental organization with the Dept of Economic and
Social Affairs (DESA) of the United Nations received invitation from
DESA to nominate 3 participants/speakers from the Good Governance Forum
for attending the interactive MDG Summit at General Assembly in New York
from 14-15 June 2010.
HOW DOES GOOD GOVERNANCE FORUM OPERATE?
Good Governance Forum is Pakistan's First and Only interactive Think Tank. It is the Largest, Most Diversified and Most Globally Searched platform for exchange of news and views amongst its 3000+ network members from all walks of life. Its blog http://ggovernance.blogspot.com ranks amongst the TOP 10 on Google, Yahoo! and Bing.
GGF conducts research on key national issues; collects data, analyzes facts and recommends measures to the federal and provincial governments. It also files applications in the Supreme Court of Pakistan as well as the Lahore High Court to direct the relevant government to take action. You can view applications on http://judicialpetitionspakistan.blogspot.com.
GGF regularly feeds the print and electronic media with its news and views for exposure to general public. It interacts with other civil society organizations and support their endeavours to improve governance in Pakistan.
GOVERNANCE ISSUES IN PAKISTAN
Good
governance has been an over-riding, perennial, key issue in Pakistan
during its 61-year history, starting from the 14th of August 1947.
Without going into the past, the country is today faced with grave
public issues of inflation, unemployment, poverty, law and order,
electricity, water, gas, transport, housing, education, health, justice,
corruption, maladministration, and political instability. The tasks
ahead are gigantic and demand a high level of competence, courage and
commitment from the political leadership, civilian bureaucracy, and
civil society organizations to lead the country of 180 million souls to
stability, progress and prosperity.
Pakistan
is probably one of the rare countries of the world endowed with every
thing. It has land, sea, rivers, four seasons, manpower, agriculture,
industry, natural and mineral resources, oil, gas, vegetables, fruits,
foodgrains, livestock, dairy farms, roads, railways, airways, shipping
lines, telecommunications, coastline, and what not. It can meet most of
its requirements from its domestic resources.
What
Pakistan badly needs today is the WILL TO DO AND THE COMPETENCE TO DO
to tap the country's vast resources. Nothing can stop the country from
progressing fast once its will to do is put into full gear. Competence
will come along. Money, technology, and foreign collaboration are no
problem once the political stability is achieved, progressive policies
are formulated, and well-designed programmes are implemented in all
earnest to show to the world that we are determined to move ahead in the
new century.
Under
the country's Constitution, adopted by all political parties and
provinces in 1973, the role of each organ of the state i.e. the
executive, parliament and judiciary is clearly defined. What is needed
is the adherence of the political government to the tenets of the
Constitution. With Unity, Faith and Discipline in our heads and hearts,
we can live together, work together and progress together. Sectarian,
linguistic, and ethnic considerations cannot overtake the nation's
determination to forge unity and live in peace.
The
ongoing threat of militancy in the tribal belt is borne out of the
absence of political government, equitable distribution of wealth and
resources, economic, legal and social justice, respect for tribal
traditions, customs and values and fair and firm settlement of issues
agitating the minds of the tribes. The tribes are as good Muslims,
patriotic and Pakistani as anybody else but like country's other
regions, the tribal region also needs a different treatment. Once the
government of Pakistan is fully conscious of the underlying stresses and
strains and it determines with courage, confidence and competence to
resolve the thorny issues, peace and tranquility are bound to return
faster than imagined.
