Oh dear I never thought I would see the day, but the lawyers have been left high and dry by Nawaz Sharif. Some people are saying that NS has sacrificed the lawyers for Senate seats, his brother’s Punjab government, and to avoid being disqualified by the courts. What a shame. Looks like some people now need to find a new hero. ![]()
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Lawyers alter plan after split with PML-N
After failing to convince Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) on staging sit-in in federal capital for indefinite period, the lawyers’ leaders finally decided to come up with their plan to directly approach masses and seek their participation in the protest for getting the deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry restored.
The sources privy to the developments taking place during lawyers and PML-N leaders’ meetings disclosed to TheNation that after failing to convince the PML-N leadership, the lawyers finally decided to contact the masses directly and convince them to participate in their protest aimed at establishing independent judicial system in the country.
The sources further disclosed that the PML-N leadership had been trying to convince the lawyers for the past couple of weeks not to go for indefinite sit-in in federal capital and come up with some schedule.
According to an insider, PML-N wanted some specific timeframe for the sit-in and it suggested the lawyers’ leaders to announce a sit-in for maximum a couple of days and leave the capital to come again and again staging protest to achieve their goal.
The PML-N leadership was of the view that it would not be feasible to stage sit-in for indefinite or a longer period, as it would be hard to make arrangements for meeting the basic needs of the people participating in the protest, the sources added.