Sir: We need to pray to the Almighty to protect Pakistan from the harm inflicted by the insatiable greed of its ruling elite and corrupt bureaucracy, who refuse to pay taxes, plunder this nation’s resources and then transfer their ill-gotten money to foreign countries. Perhaps having played havoc with the national economy, they are convinced that Pakistan may not be able to survive financial damage inflicted on it by those whom this country has offered vast opportunities, but who lack the morality and ethics to give something back to this country. Our sovereignty has been bargained for petty loans, because the rich do not want to pay taxes, creating an ever-rising budget deficit, which is met by taking more loans. While the population is expanding, the green agriculture land is being converted into concrete jungles by the land and real estate mafia of this country, creating an acute food shortage. What can be more tragic for a country or its judiciary to silently watch while those who have sworn an oath to uphold the Constitution, are involved in doing all it takes to destroy any nation and reduce it to the status of Somalia. MALIK TARIQ ALI Selangor, Malaysia