Re: Here comes Lahore... Islamabad is shaking !!!!!
I think, Dawa-e-dil's post does make sense now...
the reception CJ got in Lahore is one of its kind...
Zinda DilooN ka shehar Lahore, Zinda DilooN key pehchaan Pepsi
Yes it is so!
Re: Here comes Lahore... Islamabad is shaking !!!!!
The CJ got a rousing reception in Lahore...and this time around no one was forcing the people to receive the CJ...
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Pakistan judge blasts 'dictators'
Pakistan's ousted chief justice has told a crowd of thousands in Lahore that dictatorships which ignore the rule of law face "destruction".
Iftikhar Chaudhry made no direct reference to President Pervez Musharraf who suspended him in March over allegations of abuse of office.
Anger over his sacking poses the biggest challenge to Gen Musharraf's rule since he seized power in 1999. Supporters waved flags and shouted slogans against the president.
Mr Chaudhry says he is fighting for the independence of the judiciary but the protests in his favour have turned into a broader campaign against military rule, says the BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad .
Massive support
The chief justice reached the Lahore High Court at 0830 (0430 GMT), to be greeted by a crowd including thousands of lawyers and political activists, as well as high court judges and 18 retired senior judges.
Lahore is the headquarters of Pakistan's legal community so such a turnout is an important boost to Justice Chaudhry's campaign, our correspondent says.
"Nations and states which are based on dictatorship instead of the supremacy of the constitution, the rule of law and protection of basic rights get destroyed," Mr Chaudhry told the crowd in the compound of the Lahore High Court.
"The idea of dictatorship and collective responsibility are over... and those nations which don't learn lessons from the past and repeat those mistakes, they have to pay a price," he said in words quoted by Reuters news agency.
Coming from Islamabad, Justice Chaudhry's motorcade had been slowed down by supporters who threw rose petals, beat drums and set off fire crackers.
Chants of "Go, Musharraf, go!" were heard as he crossed the bridge over the River Ravi to approach Lahore. It took him 24 hours to travel a distance that usually takes four.
It was a massive show of support even though police arrested political workers, blocked roads and in some cases fired tear gas.
About 7,000 security personnel were deployed for the rally.
Musharraf warning
A number of rallies have been held since Mr Chaudhry was suspended on 9 March but Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, is the most significant of the cities he has visited, our correspondent says.
Not only is it the headquarters of Pakistan's legal community, it is also the base of President Musharraf's political party, the Pakistan Muslim League, she adds.
Mr Musharraf earlier warned lawyers not to politicise the issue.
"This is a constitutional and judicial issue and those giving it a political tone will not be successful in their designs," he said. It has been alleged that Mr Chaudhry illegally used his position in an attempt to procure a top police job for his son. Mr Chaudhry, who became chief justice in 2005, has earned a reputation for challenging human rights abuses and government wrongdoing.
SOURCE: BBC
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listen guys, poor masses of Pakistan really doesnt care who is this CJ and what this fuss is all about this extra hyped scenario. political parties has nothing to do against govt, using this CJ. do they ever learn, do they really think people of Pakistan who are strangled in daily survival hope the reinstatment of CJ will be any benefit to them? CJ is not above the law, he can tb scrutnised, If he can be appointed by same govt, he can be sacked! He is not above President of Pakistan.
President is legal or not thats another debate.
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^well put!
Re: Here comes Lahore... Islamabad is shaking !!!!!
listen guys, poor masses of Pakistan really doesnt care who is this CJ and what this fuss is all about this extra hyped scenario. political parties has nothing to do against govt, using this CJ. do they ever learn, do they really think people of Pakistan who are strangled in daily survival hope the reinstatment of CJ will be any benefit to them? CJ is not above the law, he can tb scrutnised, If he can be appointed by same govt, he can be sacked! He is not above President of Pakistan. President is legal or not thats another debate.
All those people who lined the roads NWFP and Punjab were aliens.
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No they were not aliens. They are fools - as this dictator is going to be replaced by a new dictator! (as said by my brother Farid).
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No they were not aliens. They are fools - as this dictator is going to be replaced by a new dictator! (as said by my brother Farid).
Perhaps people in Pakistan understand the situation in Pakistan better than you, sitting thousands of miles away
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I hope & pray to Allah SWT to give Musharraf enough courage to get rid of corrupt monsters like this CJ....I hope & pray to Allah Taala that political MASCOTS like this Iftikhar Chaudhary fail in all their attempts to derail the government..I hope & pray that Musharraf prospers & succeeds in his each & every effort to make Pakistan a better country that we all would be proud of....Ameen
Such disingenuous supplication...what about the all-star team of corrupt chors and lotairays Mush has as his allies and cabinet ministers....
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سب سے پہلے تو اس مقدمے کے دو منطقی نتائج پر نظر ڈالتے ہیں۔ یا تو جسٹس چودھری یہ مقدمہ ہار جائیں گے یا وہ جیت جائیں گے۔
ہارنے کی صورت میں یہ حقیقت امر ہو جائے گی کہ پاکستان میں عدلیہ ، انتظامیہ سے ٹکر نہيں لے سکتی اور آئندہ آنے والا کوئی بھی چیف جسٹس اس طرح کی جرآت شاید نہ کر سکے۔
پاکستان کی عدلیہ ایک طرح سے ہمیشہ ہمیشہ انتظامیہ کی ماتحت ہوجائے گی۔ پھر نہ تو کوئی سستی نجکاری کے خلاف آواز اٹھائے گا اور نہ ہی کوئی لاپتہ افراد کا چارہ ساز اور غمگسار ہوگا۔اور کل کا کوئی حکمران جب کسی عدالتی افسر کو گھر بٹھا کر استعفی دینے کو کہے گا تو وہ افسر انکار کی جرات نہ کر پائے گا۔ وہ سیاسی جماعتیں بھی جو ہمیشہ سے اپنی سیاسی جنگیں عدالتوں میں لڑتی آئی ہیں انہیں اپنا سیاسی قبلہ، کارکنوں اور سیاسی اصولوں کی طرف واپس موڑنا ہوگا۔
یقینا یہ صورتحال کسی کو بھی قابل قبول نہ ہوگی۔
دوسری صورت یہ ہوسکتی ہیں کہ سپریم کورٹ جسٹس چودھری کے خلاف قائم کردہ جوڈیشیل کونسل توڑ دے اور ان کو مکمل اختیارات کے ساتھ بحال کردے۔ اس صورت میں جسٹس چودھری پاکستانی تاریخ کے طاقتور ترین چیف جسٹس بن کر ابھریں گے۔
وہ ملک کی تاریخ کے واحد عدالتی افسر ہونگے جن کو ملک بھر سے سیاسی حمایت بھی حاصل ہو گی اور ان کے پاس چھ سال کا ایک لمبا عرصہ ہوگا جس میں غالباً وہ جو چاہیں کر سکیں۔ان کی بحالی سے ایک نئے سیاسی عمل کا آغاز ہوگا جو رفتہ رفتہ آمر حکمرانوں کی جڑوں کو گھن کی طرح چاٹنے لگے گا۔
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**شاید اس وقت ایسا کہنا غیر مقبول ہولیکن حقیقت یہ ہی ہے کہ وقت کے ساتھ ساتھ جسٹس چودھری ایک ایسی ہڈی بنتے جارہے ہیں جو صرف صدر مشرف کے ہی نہيں بلکہ ہر سیاسی جماعت کے گلے میں پھنس سکتی ہے۔
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Re: Here comes Lahore... Islamabad is shaking !!!!!
Such disingenuous supplication...what about the all-star team of corrupt chors and lotairays Mush has as his allies and cabinet ministers....
LOL, exactly
The hypocrisy and 'selective' memory of the dictator supporters is just amazing
Their attempts to claim the moral high ground has completely ignored the actions of the dictator they support....typical
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pakistan gets worse and worse