Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Lawyers Win...The People shares the booty


The Restoration of judges is utmost essential for the stability of our nation. Mass protests by lawyers, boycott of the courts by them and political instability has shaken the foundations of this country. The existence of our nation has been dared as there is no respect for the most prominent leader of the country even if it’s iconic – The President.

When the President of the country gets ostracized, the only thing which gets signified is that the time of a revolution and rebellion has arrived. Musharaf should leave his office courteously but he is used to the comforts of the Army and President House and does not want to relinquish. Musharraf accuses the other leaders for corruption; ironically, he has been the most corrupt leader of all time in Pakistan. Ghulam Ishaq Khan ordered that not more than Rs 1000/day should be spent on the President while Rafiq Tarar reduced this menial amount furthermore. While Mr. Musharraf spends like a king, his recent European trip cost the exchequer millions is one good example. All these reasons along with the removal of the judges made the melting pot to explode. The lawyers have been the front runners in this rebellious movement because their institution was attacked directly by the President. The way the lawyers have stand united deserves a huge applause.

The reasons for which they deserve to be given a standing ovation are infinite because comparatively to other such movements around the world, this one has achieved immensely in a shorter span of time. Since March last year, the lawyers stood their ground against the tyrant and kick-started the revolution against the monarch. They wanted to prosecute him at the judiciary for his un-constitutional matters when Chaudary Iftikhar was reinstated. But, they did not lose hope and carried on their agitation after the draconian law of Martial Law/Emergency kicked the judges out of the court once again.

There were rallies all over Pakistan for the reinstallation of Chaudary Ifthikar. In that way, the lawyers educated the public the importance of the judicial system. They made the people understand that only way for a ‘free and fair’ judicial system is through a judiciary which does not tilt towards powerful personalities. There were two other groups of people who earned a lot due to this lawyer’s movement – political parties and the people of Pakistan.

Political parties who had confusion in their ranks, mainly opposition parties, stood united with the lawyers to achieve their goals. Their motive was to kick him out of his office and they knew that this is enough. They supported the lawyers, won elections on the manifesto of restoration of judiciary and people of Pakistan did the rest. The lawyers should never forget the support the people of Pakistan have given them by voting for Anti-Musharraf forces and vice versa. Crisis creates motivation and the molestation of the constitution motivated all for a revolution.

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