In the meantime, Nadeem Farooq Paracha offers food for thought in his
article today, 'Smokers' corner: Priorities right (and left):
http://www.dawn. com/weekly/ dmag/dmag18. htmWorth reading for the very valid concerns he expresses, which no one
from the lawyers' movement has satisfactorily addressed so far.
beena sarwar
karachi
On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 9:53 AM, omar ali <
omarali502000@ yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have been critical of the lawyer's leaders for mismanaging the great
> lawyers movement in Pakistan (especially the inexplicable mismanagement of
> the Long March), but while the movement has lost a lot of its sheen because
> of missteps, the fact that the CJ has not compromised and is still pressing
> his case means that as things get worse in Pakistan, his stature continues
> to increase by default. The fact remains that the new government has failed
> to establish any kind of credible superior judiciary and even in a country
> in such dire straits, that is a problem that cannot be forever ignored. If
> he hangs in there for a few more months, things may change again.....not
> necessarily with his restoration, but at least with a new campaign, with new
> vigor, maybe even new tactics...maybe it aint over till the fat lady sings.
>
> Omar Ali
>
>
> Deposed CJP gets rousing welcome in Hyderabad
> Sunday, October 19, 2008
> By our correspondent
>
> HYDERABAD: Deposed chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was accorded a
> very warm welcome on his arrival here to attend the lawyersí convention in
> the premises of the Civil Court.
>
> A large number of political workers and lawyers welcomed the deposed chief
> justice at the Toll Plaza of Hyderabad on the Super Highway.
>
> Sindh Tarraqi Passand Party chief Dr Qadir Magsi was among the prominent
> political leaders who received the chief justice.
>
> Activists of other political parties, including the Awami Tehreek, the STPP,
> the Sindh United Party and the Tehreek-e-Insaf, were also present on the
> occasion.
>
> Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry was accompanied by the Supreme Court Bar
> Association President Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan besides other lawyers' leaders.
>
> Various camps were established to welcome the deposed chief justice. A good
> numbers of lawyers were present in the Civil Court premises from Saturday
> afternoon because the scheduled time of the chief justice's arrival was 2
> pm. However, he reached the Toll Plaza of Hyderabad till the filing of this
> report.
>
> The deposed chief justice was on his way to the Civil Court building to
> address the convention organised by the District Bar Association of
> Hyderabad till 9:30 pm.
>
> Strict security measures were adopted on the occasion and over 4,500
> policemen were deployed to avoid any unwanted incident.
>
> Different roads leading to the Civil Court building were also closed and
> policemen had also been deployed on rooftops and bomb disposal squad
> officials were also present.
>
> Briefly addressing the political workers at the Wadhu Wah Chowk, Aitzaz said
> the rousing welcome in Hyderabad gave boost to the ongoing struggle of
> lawyers, hoping that the chief justice would be reinstated soon.
>
> He said the people wanted early restoration of the chief justice because of
> their problems from the price hike to load-shedding.
>
>
ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: As many as 22 federal ministers and 18 ministers of state were inducted into the federal cabinet on Monday, raising its strength to 55.