“We are a nation by every definition of the word nation” Mohmmad Ali Jinnah. It is time that we make this assertion made by the founder of Pakistan true. Quaid-e-Azam promised us Pakistan and we promised him undying loyalty and sincerity to the state of Pakistan. We must ask ourselves have we honored our promise. Have we fulfilled our part of the bargain? First they attacked democracy, then they attacked the judiciary and now they have stripped us of our basic rights. They have silenced the cries of the oppressed, the people of Pakistan. Are we still going to let the autocrats dictate their will?
Success of every nation stems from a free and healthy judicial system, which is independent of the executive. The Chief Justice of Pakistan along with other seven judges of the Supreme Court have been placed under house arrest for an indefinite period of time. The Chief Justice who never ignored the voice of the oppressed no matter what class of society they belonged to. The man who gave people the hope to strive and live, whom the poor man thinks of as his savior is being held like a captive. Does any one of us have any hope of justice anymore? The bigger question is, will we finally standup for our future, for the tomorrow of Pakistan.
The issue is not of one institution or one man anymore, the issue is of a country. The issue is, are we ready to be a nation. The issue is will we pay our allegiance to the flag of Pakistan. We have waited 60 long years for a leader to show us the path to a stable Pakistan. We yet have not come across one. Is it not time that we join hands as a nation and take this country forward. Till when we will deprive the future generations their right to live under the rule of law.
“The constitution of a country, is not merely a lawyer’s document, but is in fact the vehicle of a nation’s life” Woodrow Wilson. I appeal to the general public to realize that the limb which General Pervaiz Mushraff is amputating is the very soul of Pakistan. We must put an end to the rule of one man and instead strive for a Pakistan which Allama Iqbal envisioned, the Pakistan of Quaid-e-Azam, which is based on the principles of social justice and democracy. We must save the country for which our ancestors gave their lives; the country which was an ideology must now be turned in to a reality.
Barrister Z.F.Sivia
Success of every nation stems from a free and healthy judicial system, which is independent of the executive. The Chief Justice of Pakistan along with other seven judges of the Supreme Court have been placed under house arrest for an indefinite period of time. The Chief Justice who never ignored the voice of the oppressed no matter what class of society they belonged to. The man who gave people the hope to strive and live, whom the poor man thinks of as his savior is being held like a captive. Does any one of us have any hope of justice anymore? The bigger question is, will we finally standup for our future, for the tomorrow of Pakistan.
The issue is not of one institution or one man anymore, the issue is of a country. The issue is, are we ready to be a nation. The issue is will we pay our allegiance to the flag of Pakistan. We have waited 60 long years for a leader to show us the path to a stable Pakistan. We yet have not come across one. Is it not time that we join hands as a nation and take this country forward. Till when we will deprive the future generations their right to live under the rule of law.
“The constitution of a country, is not merely a lawyer’s document, but is in fact the vehicle of a nation’s life” Woodrow Wilson. I appeal to the general public to realize that the limb which General Pervaiz Mushraff is amputating is the very soul of Pakistan. We must put an end to the rule of one man and instead strive for a Pakistan which Allama Iqbal envisioned, the Pakistan of Quaid-e-Azam, which is based on the principles of social justice and democracy. We must save the country for which our ancestors gave their lives; the country which was an ideology must now be turned in to a reality.
Barrister Z.F.Sivia
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