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The Reinstatement of The Chief Justice
Precisely a few years ago, we heard the big News, that the chief justice has been reinstated after a tough fight between the lawyers, public and the administration. We witnessed scuffles amongst groups, and police, and there was a lot of stone throwing, arrests, and baton charge. There were many who claimed the responsibility of the reinstatement even the current government who had to do it reluctantly submitting to the
public pressure, a brutal media campaign, and a constitutional carnage. Once again the
millions were give a hope while we all were on the verge of a civil war (as the media projected it, and the international media blew it that time, most of us has even forgotten all
this due to the current crises), and our enemies were penetrating our borders.
The first paradox of the Chief Justice [imbroglio] was that where one General (Pervez Musharraf) was accused of maligning him, another General (Kiyani: who happens to be working under the same General for the same General and was his close confident) was
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hailed for reinstating the ousted chief justice.
The second paradox was and is, that all this popular struggle was initiated by leading lawyers, constitutional experts media specialists, and politicians (in their case it was purely for political gains) for settling certain matters and not just to restore a man on a seat, however we saw a lot of compromises after the CJ was restored and now the nation
is said to be again in the hands of wrong leadership, and on the verge of constitutional, and political collaps. Including all this, the leading hero of the struggle Barrister Chaudhry
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Aitzaz Ahsan, who became very eminent among the revolutionist of the time suddenly got disappeared from the scene (probably due to his relationship with the ruling alliance on one side and the kind of anti-govt. anti-administration relationship with the CJ pro mob on the other). Aitzaz wrote in his article,
”The chief’s reinstatement was finally achieved after another year of struggle spanning countless rallies, sit-ins, protest meetings, and two eventful Long Marches.”
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However in short we didn’t witness any popular gains from this popular movement, and the exhausted groups who went their homes with a hope that the Judiciary will challenge the statuesque and the unjustified rule of the corrupt elite, are still waiting for the CJ and his council to take some real action than just hope.
I think we shall reconsider asking questions about this popular movement, seek an analysis of it and its impacts on our perception of democratic norms, expectations from those who led us into it, and those who are responsible to us after sacrificing for them as a Nation, Individual, and activists.
The Movement must not be lost. Let the lawyers and the Nation be together again in Nation building, and creating a better system of check and balances, allowing none to rule over us but to serve the National cause.
The article projects my personal views, and is based on limited knowledge. However as a common citizen these are the questions that always hovers around my mind.
1. What did we achieve of this whole movement?
2. Were the national expectations from these heros of the movement addressed in reality?
3. How can we shape more effectively our future struggles that it bear the fruit we intend and not whatever it produces?
4. How can we effectively communicate our expectations across disfferent pressure groups, state departments,and organisations to promote our national purpose than propmoting third party agenda?
5. How should we react to the future call for such movements?
(The article will be updated and edited further)
