Pakistan, June 1 -- Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's complaint about alleged corruption in Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) should worry the government for reasons larger than one transformer in one village. According to Mr Asif, villagers had to collect Rs 80,000 for the repair of a transformer and no receipt was issued. Power Minister Awais Leghari has since said strict action has been taken against the relevant line superintendent, calling the complaint a welcome act of self-accountability. That response deserves acknowledgement. It is far better than the old official habit of treating every allegation as an attack on the ministry. Yet the matter cannot end with one disciplinary action.

That Mr Asif had to raise this publicly spe...