just saw on GEO, that Aitzaz will boycott election. Great move. He said in an interview I saw that him leaving PPP is rediculious. He is an orignal PPP hawk, from ZAB times, not like sherry rehman, raja ashraf,and farzana raja, (dont really know who she is, just hear her statments) while he has been locked up not 1 ppp person called for his release with conviction. they have left him alone. him boycotting is first step to him leaving the party.
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Thats good to hear... Personally dont think the elections are worth contesting under Musharaf, his hand picked judges, or his handpicked transitional govt...
And ofcourse, they have now banned live coverage by the media. All obviously to help cover up massive rigging that will obviously be going on...
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He is a man of principles. Thank you Aitzaz for your sacrifices the nation will not forget you.
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he needs to partner up with Imran. I think ifti should also get into politics and join PTI, make it a more viable party,
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he needs to partner up with Imran. I think ifti should also get into politics and join PTI, make it a more viable party,
not after Imran partnered with mullahs.
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Imran, so much potential and so little to show for it... I wonder if it would be possible for him to ally himself with the Chief Justice and create a party of Lawyers?!? His is after all the Justice party.
There are infact many many noble individuals whom he could join up with and get his party some real PR points.
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I agree, and that is just so disheartening. this should be a party of honest ppl, of ppl who are experts in their fields, well respected figures, scientists, social workers, authors, musicians, scholars, businessmen.
but its not. and that is sad.
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not after Imran partnered with mullahs.
well if someone understands politics, its very simple to see why he allied with them. He allied with them because of a single point agenda, get rid of Busharraf! just like the ANP, PKMAP, Sindh nationalist, PML-N. and so for someone mentioning aitzaz joiing PTI thats great. Party stands for justice, so do aitzaz, chief saab, and wakih and the likes!
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Three cheers for aitzaz.
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well if someone understands politics, its very simple to see why he allied with them. He allied with them because of a single point agenda, get rid of Busharraf! just like the ANP, PKMAP, Sindh nationalist, PML-N. and so for someone mentioning aitzaz joiing PTI thats great. Party stands for justice, so do aitzaz, chief saab, and wakih and the likes!
You forgot to mention that he tried to ally with BB too and promised to pardon all of her corruption, I guess for the very same reason :)
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In the end immi bahi will be a ISI agent. Accept the reality most popular political parties are taking part in elections it shows most of the awam is supporting elections. You people can take your immi bahi, corrupt judges & else lollypop some where else.
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u need 2 change ur quote then, if ur not supporting some1 on principles
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^^ and why is that? Ex cj never answered about the alegations against him and he become a hero.
Your so called stand about corrupt judges who spend their 2/3 civil service under so called dictator rule and giving written judgements. i feel shame for supporting them. They are in their old ages its time for pay back. Welcome to reality and that is mushi is president all the political parties except ji (tik is not a political party in my eyes) is taking part in elections. Live with it now.. Political process has been started participate in it or not. Your turn. You want change do it through system.
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I agree, and that is just so disheartening. this should be a party of honest ppl, of ppl who are experts in their fields, well respected figures, scientists, social workers, authors, musicians, scholars, businessmen.
but its not. and that is sad.
Probably due to dictorial nature of IK? But perhaps during last 12 months he had learnt a lot! People do need to support him!
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One person boycotting a national election is not even news. By my estimate about 50-60% people in Pakistan "boycott" the elections (they don't even vote) every time. Big deal!! Haan, if he was representing a major national party and this boycott means a significant impact on the elections, then yes, its news.
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he needs to partner up with Imran. I think ifti should also get into politics and join PTI, make it a more viable party,
If Ifti joins politics thn Mushrraf supporters will accuse him that he all along had political ambitions & thus the drama. I don't think he should join politics. He has done his work and will go down in history as judge who stood up to a dictator. I hope he stays out of politics for his own good.
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Your turn. You want change do it through system.
There is no system. Mushrraf is a one man show and when he goes (hopefully soon) his system will go with them.
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^^ stay tune ....
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All his life he has remained a man of principles…it’s not the first time he has left PPP and stood for his principles…during Bhutto era also he resigned from PPP…we need Pakistanis to appreciate principled people like Aitzaz>>>
http://www.aitzazahsan.com/profile.htm
Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan (born on September 27, 1945, Murree, Islamabad Pakistan) is a Barrister-at-Law by profession and a senior advocate at the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He is also a writer, human rights activist, politician, former Federal Minister for Law and Justice, Interior, Narcotics Control (1988-1990) and Education. Elected to the Senate of Pakistan in 1994, he eventually succeeded as the leader of the House and the leader of the Opposition between the years 1996 and 1999. Currently he is president of the Supreme Court Bar Association.
In the wake of 9 March events in Pakistan, barrister Aitzaz Ahsan has become a sign of resistance to anti-democratic moves. His eloquent speeches and his command over Pakistani law make him one of the most recognizable politicians of today. Aitzaz Ahsan is also an active member of Pakistan Peoples Party.
Aitzaz Ahsan comes from a family background steeped in politics. He received his early education from Aitchison College and the Government College, Lahore. Later he studied law at Cambridge University, UK and was called to the bar at Grays’ Inn in 1967. Aitzaz
Upon his return from Cambridge, Aitzaz Ahsan appeared for and stood first in Pakistan’s prestigious Central Superior Services (CSS) examination. Objecting to the rule of General Ayub Khan, however, he refused to join government service during the time of military rule. This act of youthful defiance made him the first, and perhaps only, individual to top the CSS exam yet decline government service.
Aitzaz Ahsan started his political career in the 1970s. When Chaudhry Anwar Samma, a PPP MPA from Gujrat, was murdered in March 1975, Aitzaz Ahsan was elected, un-opposed to the Punjab Assembly and inducted in the provincial cabinet. He was given the portfolio of information, planning and development.
During the PNA demonstrations against the alleged rigging of elections by the PPP government in 1977, the police opened fire on a lawyers rally in Lahore. Aitzaz, who was a provincial minister in the Punjab Cabinet at the time, resigned in protest. He was subsequently also expelled from the People’s Party for this act of insubordination.
After General Zia’s coup, Aitzaz became an active leader of the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy (MRD), and rejoined the Pakistan Peoples Party during the martial law period. During this period he was jailed several times as a political prisoner without trial for active participation in the MRD movement.
In 1988, Aitzaz Ahsan was elected to the National Assembly from Lahore as a a People’s Party candidate. He won reelection in 1990, but lost in 1993. In 1994 he was elected to the Senate of Pakistan. He was reelected to the National Assembly as a Peoples Party candidate in the 2002 General Elections, when he won from two seats - his traditional seat in Lahore, as well as from Bhawalnagar in Southern Punjab.
A senior advocate in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Ahsan is a well respected Pakistani lawyer, consistently given the highest rank by Chambers and Partners ranking of legal professionals. He also made legal history of sorts by having defended two Prime Ministers in the court of law. Having previously fought cases in defence of Ms Bhutto in 2001 he took up a case in defence of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
During his most recent tenure as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan he was a member of the Standing Committee on Interior and the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.
Chief Justice case:
Recently Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan successsfully represented Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry’s case in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The hearing was being conducted by a full panel of judges headed by Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday, and the 13-member panel reinstated the Chief Justice declaring his suspension by Pervez Musharraf regime “illegal.”
Human rights activist:
He is also an indefatigable human rights activist and a founder & vice-president of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. He has been incarcerated under arbitrary detention laws many times by military and authoritarian regimes. During one such prolonged detention, he wrote The Indus Saga.
During Emergency:
Aitzaz Ahsan was arrested soon after the declaration of emergency/martial law. youtube video 1 youtube video 2/. There have also rumors that he is being kept in solitary confinement and bring tortured. Recently, 33 US Senators wrote to President Musharraf to release Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan immediately, as he is widely respected all around the world.
Literary Contribution:
Possessing a literary penchant, he has also authored the book “The Indus Saga and the Making of Pakistan” and its Urdu translation, “Sindh Sagar Aur Qyam-e-Pakistan” which presents the cultural history of Pakistan. [3]
He has also co-authored the book “Divided by Democracy” with Lord Meghnad Desai of the London School of Economics.
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well if someone understands politics, its very simple to see why he allied with them. He allied with them because of a single point agenda, get rid of Busharraf!
and that makes it right?
Remember the best thing about musharraf is, that he is anti mullah.