The judicial crisis

Blog Friday, February 19th, 2010

This is with reference to the needless judicial crisis initiated by the issuance of a notification that holds no legal or moral ground. All my life I have been a loyal follower of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

I am convinced that instead of the kangaroo court that existed under Gen Zia, if we had a credible and independent judiciary in place then, Bhutto sahib could never have been judicially murdered. It pained me to hear an elected prime minister speak in the arrogant style of a dictator on February 15 on the floor of the National Assembly threatening the judiciary. May I ask the prime minister why he spoke in a tone similar to those of military dictators Musharraf and Zia?
The people of Pakistan voted for a change, and what they have got in return is a prime minister who refuses to hold his cabinet members and cronies accountable for corruption, violation of merit and abuse of power. The sugar cartel was allowed to fleece the poor, hapless population, while the mill owners made a windfall in profits. There is an endless list of irregularities in NICL, Steel Mills, PIA, TCP, PASSCO, OGRA, PSO, State Bank and a host of other state-owned organisations. As if all this was not enough, he has now threatened to send packing the superior judiciary which reminds us of Musharraf. In the eyes of the law, all men are equal. The Supreme Court of Pakistan enjoys credibility and support today that no other institution or political party has to its credit.

Nazeer Abro

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