Accountability

Accountability means that any person who holds a position or authority is answerable for his acts and deeds.We all are answerable to God Almighty for all that we do in this world.So are the public or government servants and people in high authority answerable to the higher authorities,the courts and the government for their misdeeds.

Considering the urgent need for the eradication of corruption and inefficiently from governments departments and centers of power,our previous Parliament appreciably passed the Ehtesab Act in 1997 which had very high,noble and useful purposes and aims.In 1999,the NAB(National Accountability Bureau)Ordinance was promulgated(was made to take effect)by the military government.This Ordinance was amended in 2001 to make it more effective.

However,for a lasting and permanent treatment of the disease of corruption in Pakistan much more than the operation of the NAB Ordinance is needed.First we need to educate our masses on a large scale in order to make them understand their rights and duties.Second,the social and economic ills in the form of the feudal system and corruption in offices need to be rooted out.This will contribute to social and economic quality.Third,a very appropriate political system needs to be introduced which can replace the parliamentary system of government.Fourth,the government in power needs to take revolutionary steps to increase agricultural and industrial production resulting in the lowering of prices within the country and in greater exports.Fifth,a sense of high morality and devotion to noble principles is necessarily to be created among the people through the utmost use of the mass media(the radio,TV,the press and the Internet) and our places of worship and educational institutions.

"If every time we choose a turd,society,at a great expense,simply allows us to redeem it for a pepperoni,then not only will we never learn to make smart choices,we will also surrender the freedom to choose,because a choice without consequences is no choice at all."-Tom Robbins

If accountability goes slow or the criminals manage to save themselves in some way,no government can succeed in ruling the country justly.

Accountability in the army is important because soldiers as well as equipment,ammunition,food,water and other various supplies are vital to the operation and proper function of the army as a whole.To start with,soldiers must be accounted for because they are the responsibility of their team leader,squad leader,platoon sergeant, and so on.If you don't have accountability of soldiers then when you attempt to conduct a mission you may not have all the soldiers you should have and that could cost you not only failing your mission but your life and the life of the soldiers with you.Having accountability of each and every soldier at all times let the leadership know how many soldiers they can spare for various details and still continue with the mission at hand.Another thing that is very important to keep accountability on is equipment.If your soldiers don't have equipment they need or the equipment they were issued then it could cause a major problem in the mission possibly causing you to fail the mission and lose lives of your soldiers for not having proper equipment.

"When we fail to set boundaries and hold people accountable,we feel used and mistreated.This is why we sometimes attack who they are,which is far more hurtful than addressing a behavior or a choice."
-Brene Brown