Re: Ex-CJ Iftikhar says he will meet President Musharraf
once the ex-cj became beholden to the lawyer and politicians, its hard to see how he could act in a neutral manner when deciding on cases involving govt and his supporters. ex-cj's solution was to keep both sides happy by keeping the heat on govt but not getting personally involved. given that govt's opponents were using supreme court as a political tool akin to a sledgehammer to stop the govt from functioning, govt in the end had little option but to act against the court. otherwise govt would be playing into the hands of its opponents.
I think that is an excellent appraisal of the actual dilema's facing the ex-CJ, especially as he is in fact hinting the judges would not have necessarily ruled against the President when eh says " it was wrong to read too much into the remarks made by judges during the course of proceedings. “Supreme Court judges are no ordinary people. They proclaim a verdict only after examining all aspects of a case.”
I have always said that it was too much for him to fulfill the wish of the people who supported in the March-July period. This is especially true of the thuggish lawyers, as well as the "awam" who have so, so many issues of their own, which courts or judges cannot fulfill - only governments should.