All groups who were in Karachi on 12 May are to blame, and none is blameless.
The Karachi mayhem: some bitter facts
‘The lawyers’ community, campaigning in favour of the suspended Chief Justice, also needs to review tactics, which are transforming a purely legal issue into a political one, creating law and order problems in an already volatile environment. The fate of the suspended Chief Justice has to be decided in the court, not on the streets. Judges, anywhere in the world, are not supposed to lead rallies. The suspended Chief Justice could have gone and addressed the bar in Karachi without trying to lead a rally in a city, which is now notorious not just for its history of violence and terrorism, but also for its traffic jams. The government’s offer to take the Chief Justice to the bar was there, but sadly it was turned down – underlining the fact that each and every player wanted a showdown regardless of the human price and turmoil in the battered city called Karachi.’
Maybe so but it is shameful when the dictator decides to have showdown on the streets of Karachi and has scant regard for life, all that matters to him is his kursi.
All those agreeing with article, would you also agree that both the dictator and CJ should go and leave the nation in peace. A simple yes or no.
From the above mentioned article
The second bitter fact is that the onus of triggering violence cannot be thrown at the doorstep of this or that political party alone. Supporters of the government as well as the opposition were both armed and fought pitched battles in various parts of the city. All the political players stand guilty of violence on that particular day. The larger the group, the bigger was its reach and fire-power.
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The present crisis has also exposed the sad fact that our political parties -- be they in the government or the opposition -- are not yet ready to act and express themselves in a mature manner. They remain focused on stoking emotions and adding more fuel to the raging fire. A big majority of our politicians seem to go to any length to score a tactical point and embarrass opponents. The bigger picture, the long-term impact and the consequences of rash words and careless actions seem to be nowhere on their minds. The stream of harsh, provocative and violent statements being issued in the aftermath of the Karachi carnage demonstrate that politicians are not prepared to learn from the past and remain bent upon aggravating the situation.
If the current momentum of confrontationist politics continues, it will prove fatal for the existing system and dangerous for the country. With the next general elections round the corner, it is high time for our political parties and institutions to back-off from the politics of brinkmanship. Our politicians should practically demonstrate that they care for human lives and are sensitive to the suffering and plight of the masses. They should prove with their words and actions that they follow the norms of democracy rather than just paying lip-service to this cause.
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Lastly, the latest bout of violence, though linked to the suspended Chief Justice's attempt to lead a rally, slid into ethnic rivalry, manifesting the deep schisms in this multi-ethnic and multi-cultural city. In the past, Karachi paid a heavy price of ethnic rivalries, which eased following the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the Awami National Party who managed to find common ground to maintain peace, benefiting all the communities and ethnic groups living in this city. These two forces have to redouble efforts by joining hands with other political parties to maintain harmony not just between the Urdu-speaking and Pashtun communities, but all the other ethnic groups including Punjabis, Sindhis and Balochs. Karachi belongs to all of them and they should all go an extra-mile to ensure peace in the city. It is the time to be sensible and rational, not emotional and reckless. This is the only way to serve the people and the country.
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Nope ehsan bhai...only Dictator should be kicked out...poor people of Pakistan need CJ...for what he did for them ..in 2 years...and still 6 years left for him....
Maybe so but it is shameful when the dictator decides to have showdown on the streets of Karachi and has scant regard for life, all that matters to him is his kursi.
All those agreeing with article, would you also agree that both the dictator and CJ should go and leave the nation in peace. A simple yes or no.
sorry cant be a simple yes or no.
as long as all current politicians and their rlalatives are banned from the govt. I would say sure, start from a clean slate.
PS: dont you need more than one party for a showdown.
Haris it looks like some people in media are waking up and realizing that machismo induced divisive posturing that is being passed around as journalism is not a solution. still a minority though.
Ehsan Bhai...plz..tell us ....why are you so aginst CJ of Pakistan...i have given in some previous post his long lists of excellent rulings which he did...ever in Pakistan history...for people of pakistan....even then you are against him....plz..tell us...
Maybe so but it is shameful when the dictator decides to have showdown on the streets of Karachi and has scant regard for life, all that matters to him is his kursi.
All those agreeing with article, would you also agree that both the dictator and CJ should go and leave the nation in peace. A simple yes or no.
I'm all for the CJ's complete exit. Even if he wins his case, he's not chaste enough anymore to serve as a judge let alone a Chief Justice.
And with the series of blunders being committed by Musharraf, and his disregard for life, public safety, and property showing in his most recent careless handling of the various professional politicians he has under his umbrella (out of necessity or strategy), has also shaken the trust in him and his grip over Pakistan, which creates a lot of uncertainties, so perhaps Yes, Musharraf should step aside, BUT, should he step aside and make room for Nawaz, Benazir, Altaf, Qazi and Fazl? Because any empty space will be filled by none other but one of these, and all of these were worse...
Haris it looks like some people in media are waking up and realizing that machismo induced divisive posturing that is being passed around as journalism is not a solution. still a minority though.
As the article states - Judges, anywhere in the world, are not supposed to lead rallies. The suspended Chief Justice could have gone and addressed the bar in Karachi without trying to lead a rally in a city, which is now notorious not just for its history of violence and terrorism, but also for its traffic jams
It is shameful that this non-functional Chief Justice is ignoring the advice of people who are telling him that there will be a showdown on the streets of Karachi and knowing the bloody history peoples lives will be at danger. Ch.Iftikhar knew full well he was walking into an ethnic and political powderkeg, and he shares blame with all those parties and groups in Karachi that day for what transpired.
^^ judged anywhere in the world not pulled by hairs on streets and kept in deatantion for 4 days !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
supreme court is taking up that matter and there is no point in rallying for that. It looks like our CJ dont believe on SC either and only think that he is the only honest judge......
LOL...SC took when all such shameful drama happened and billions of people watched this...general should drown into Chullu bhar pani when whole world saw what happened with CJ in Paksiatn...
LOL...SC took when all such shameful drama happened and billions of people watched this...general should drown into Chullu bhar pani when whole world saw what happened with CJ in Paksiatn...
so as per your logic SC should have taken the action before it all happened?
Its like slapping the child in advance coz you know that he will misbehave at the function you are going :)
as long as all current politicians and their rlalatives are banned from the govt. I would say sure, start from a clean slate.
PS: dont you need more than one party for a showdown.
That's why I am saying both parties need to go, both are shameful and besharam, especially the dictator who engineered this and created mayhem on the streets of karachi through his gundas. Shame on him.
