by Gul Bukhari —
‘The answer my friend, is blowing in the wind, the answer is blowing in the wind’. Like a storm the lawyers’ movement swept Pakistan in 07 uniting the country like never before. During the year it achieved remarkable successes, sending waves of euphoria through the country when finally the Chief Justice was re-instated in July. But it was not to last: with a terrible blow at the hands of a military dictator, the movement, together with the Constitution itself was struck down, chained and cuffed – Martial Law was imposed and the entire superior judiciary was sacked and imprisoned.
In February 08 the manacles’ keys were transferred to the newly elected democratic government. Then tragedy struck: the democrats threw away the keys. The Quran and Hadith had only enjoined upon them to make promises, not to keep them. The movement failed – it was only a storm pitted against a larger force no less formidable or evil than Tsunami itself. In another country on January 20th, 2009 the formidable Tsunami transformed itself from the God of Destruction to the God of Change and fresh winds started to blow. In Pakistan, the struggle for justice revived - but in 09 not to fail. It is no longer pitted against the Tsunami.
‘The answer my friend, is blowing in the wind, the answer is blowing in the wind’. Like a storm the lawyers’ movement swept Pakistan in 07 uniting the country like never before. During the year it achieved remarkable successes, sending waves of euphoria through the country when finally the Chief Justice was re-instated in July. But it was not to last: with a terrible blow at the hands of a military dictator, the movement, together with the Constitution itself was struck down, chained and cuffed – Martial Law was imposed and the entire superior judiciary was sacked and imprisoned.
In February 08 the manacles’ keys were transferred to the newly elected democratic government. Then tragedy struck: the democrats threw away the keys. The Quran and Hadith had only enjoined upon them to make promises, not to keep them. The movement failed – it was only a storm pitted against a larger force no less formidable or evil than Tsunami itself. In another country on January 20th, 2009 the formidable Tsunami transformed itself from the God of Destruction to the God of Change and fresh winds started to blow. In Pakistan, the struggle for justice revived - but in 09 not to fail. It is no longer pitted against the Tsunami.
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