Sir: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is mandated to support governments worldwide in matters related to drugs, crime control, border management, human trafficking and human smuggling. The UNODC country office in Pakistan is mandated to support the government with technical assistance to enhance the capacity of police and prosecution authorities.To improve prosecution services through training, a position of National Prosecution Consultant was announced in March this year. I applied for this position.On the basis of my impressive credentials and long work experience, I was shortlisted for interview on April 16, 2014. The date was changed to April 17, 2014, due to non-availability of Advisor Criminal Justice in Islamabad.On April 17, 2014, when I reached the UNODC office in the Diplomatic Enclave at 1400 hours, I found the front office completely ignorant about my interview. After contacting the concerned authority, the receptionist guided me to the kitchen canteen. After some time the manager programme appeared in the kitchen and guided me to the conference hall. I was told that due to security reasons, my visit had not been communicated to the front office. I came back from the interview with the impression that the UNODC has no respect for Pakistanis. I think terrorism, crime, drugs and corruption have tarnished the image of Pakistan in the eyes of the international community. It is a very serious situation. Citizens of Pakistan are treated with disrespect in their own country. It does not happen in other countries.Our leaders must address issues of terrorism, human trafficking and drugs on priority basis, if we want to live with honour in the world.ASGHAR MAHMOODVia Email