Comments on: Lawyers’ brief

By: Ishtiaq Ali

Ishtiaq Ali — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:11:52 +0000

There should be a movement by the public against the
lawyers and the judges who are posing as the so called heroes of Pakistan. Few glimpses of their performance during last sixty years is as under.
1.They failed to evolve a system whereby cheap and quick justice could be provided to common man.For instance it is common practice to take adjournments in cases for 30 to 45 days and there is no rule that a judge can grant how many such adjournments, Glaring example is of ppp Co Chairman’s whose cases have nt been decided after a passage of more then a decade, what to say of pending cases of common man.
The lower staff at courts openly take bribe from the common man in front of all these lawyers who in most of the cases guide their clients as to how much amount of bribe they have to pay at each level. Most of the current and past Judges are ex
lawyers. All these facts are well known to the Judges and Lawyers.
A common man can not afford to engage a good lawyer at higher courts . The exploitation of common man by the lawyers in the ordinary cases is well known to everybody.
Charity begin at home. First they should look at their own affairs and make sincere efforts to improve the system which is well in their control before making efforts to save whole of Pakistan

By: beecee

beecee — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:34:21 +0000

Aitzaz Ahsan could be the saviour of Pakistan. He is not only highly intelligent but is honorable and has common sense. He and his wife, Bushra, have tried for many years to place Pakistan on the right track. They thought they might be able to do that in association with the Bhutto family business, otherwise known as the Pakistan People’s Party. AA tried hard for reforms as BB’s Interior Minister but was up against mighty opposition.

When BB returned to Pakistan, Aitzaz continued to be a loyal supporter — but was let down in spades when she struck a deal with the very people she professed to distrust. He had no alternative but to distance himself. But many of us thought and hoped he would be the natural successor.

What a pity that the PPP is now the fiefdom of a boy who can barely speak Urdu or Sindhi, and of his father, about whom nothing needs to be said in elaboration of the fact that his past behavious was nauseating.

It is Pakistan’s loss that Aitzaz Ahsan is not being allowed to offer himself as its leader.

By: Mary Walder

Mary Walder — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:17:22 +0000

What were Benazir Bhutto’s feelings towards the lawyers’ movement?

Is the movement important enough to affect the outcome of the elections? Can the elections still go ahead with Ahsan under house arrest?