The Verdict | SC Throws Out Presidential Reference

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Re: The Verdict | SC Throws Out Presidential Reference

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The fact that the government accepts the decision of the supreme court pretty much proves conclusively that Musharraf is not a dictator - he willingly subjects himself to our legal system, whereas as a dictator is a law unto himself.

Today, it has been proven that the highest authority in Pakistan is the Supreme Court and not the goverment, and not Musharraf. Which is a clear sign that for all its problems, our governmental system today under Musharraf is actually quite healthy.

I only hope that this sets a precedent so that once Musharraf leaves office and power is returned to the looters that democracy brings, the Supreme Court will continue to act as a check on government power.

Spot on. This is what Justice Ramday said some weeks ago.

http://www.dawn.com/2007/06/13/top2.htm

Justice Ramday also asked journalists covering the proceedings to be careful while reporting because the matter had reached a delicate stage and said both the personalities involved (the president and the CJ) were honourable and the country needed both of them.

The above statement has been proven correct by the reaction of the government in accepting the court’s decision.

Our former elected civilian leader Nawaz Sharif would have had the Supreme Court physically attacked (as he did in 1997) had the judges made such a decision against him. While our honourable lawyers supporting the CJ had emphatically said they would not accept a decision against their man, and even burn down the Supreme Court!

But President Pervez Musharraf is an honourable man (as presiding Judge Ramday said), and so is Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in accepting the court’s verdict. This has once and for all proven that Musharraf is no dictator, and he unlike our elected rulers of past and some lawyers, is prepared to accept the decision of the court with good heart. What a man! We need him (as Justice Ramday also said) and long may he continue to rule.

Long live the honourable Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhury!
Long live honourable President Musharraf.