Sir: We recently witnessed a ‘hilarious’ situation on the streets of Islamabad when a ‘normal’ citizen with a gun ran rampant and the police remained helpless to do anything, becoming a spectacle for the country’s amusement. It is quite astonishing that a psychotic citizen managed to spread violence and fear throughout an entire city and our so-called media received a new topic for its ‘entertainment’. This caused the police to retreat instead of staying true to their oath to protect people in any situation. The general public is blaming the armed forces for not taking action but the reality is that the armed forces are bound to work on the borders and have their hands tied because of the many external threats we face.
The police have been seen showing record mismanagement and our free media was seen exaggerating the story to show the whole world our internal weaknesses.
MAHRUKH IBRAHIM
Abbottabad