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Surely we are capable of learning from such an obvious and recent example? The 27 July grounding at Karachi of the Tasman Spirit suggests that human nature is sometimes beyond learning lessons. ith Prestige fresh in mind, we packed could answer the question ‘you and whose army?’ Wour correspondent off to Karachi, So this was clearly a serious story worth pursuing, relying on our strong working relationship and the results are in this week’s cover story. But with the Port Trust (KPT). But the media was on top of the undisputed facts, we have heard subjected to a news blackout, as officials sought allegations by many industry sources that we could to throw a blanket over the whole episode. not prove for certain. For example, we were not able It wasn’t long before our correspondent to check what seemed to us KPT’s surprising claim This was, after found himself standing tall before a brigadier that, within an hour of the tanker Forena entering in uniform. First, we were told not to be “over port, tugs were available to carry out an immediate all, a man who smart”, just because our organisation is ‘gora’ (a refloating attempt on the Tasman Spirit. derogatory, racist term used for Caucasians), and In fact, it was not until another senior maritime could answer the then informed we had been declared persona non official intervened that we got to see the KPT grata on KPT premises. Considering the political chairman, Vice Admiral Ahmed Hayat, who question ‘you and dominance exerted by Pakistan’s military, it was was suddenly and graciously declaring our hardly surprising that our correspondent felt whose army?’ threatened. The brigadier was, after all, a man who LOOKOUT continues on page 2 www.fairplay.co.uk 4 September 2003 Fairplay 1 FRPED030904027.indd 1 2/9/03, 20:25:29 OPINION correspondent to be “friend and brother”. Fairplay pointed out the obvious conflict of interest This attitude certainly reflects on the working to the minister, Ahmed Ali, that the situation was atmosphere at KPT, which is choked with remedied. But even then, people in positions of Head Office anxiety and infested with nepotism. That, in power sought to have their own relatives or political Lombard House, 3 Princess Way, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1UP, United Kingdom turn, prompts questions about its statements allies appointed to the post of director-general of Tel: +44 1737 379000 Fax: +44 1737 379001 throughout the crisis. the ports and shipping wing. www.fairplay.co.uk It would have been reassuring to be able to say The minister iced the cake by declaring Publisher that the Ministry of Communications, which that human error, but not any error by KPT John Prime oversees KPT, had adopted a more sensible functionaries, was to blame, before the new inquiry Editorial approach. But that has not been the case. First, the chief had even been given his terms of reference. Tel: +44 1737 379140 Email: [email protected] secretary to the ministry appointed the chairman of A ranking PNSC insider is quoted at the end of Managing Editor Pakistan National Shipping Corp, charterer of the our cover story as concluding that it is unlikely that G Paul Gunton Tasman Spirit, to head the inquiry. It was not until the truth will ever come to light. We agree. Editor Patrick Neylan-Francis Daily News Editor Fairplay Richard Clayton A new look for Markets Editor Chris Tomlinson N its 120 years of the news. It will get under the to you. Reporters publication, Fairplay has skin of the stories that really So the new Fairplay will retain David Hooper, Richard Meade, Damien Carr, Joanna Mortimer, Iain Kingsley, Chris Ichanged its appearance matter to our business. It the strengths of the old Fairplay Partridge, Rob Wilmington several times. 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