The Chief Justice of this country set off from the federal capital to the provincial capital of the most populated province one day. The journey normally takes a little over 4 hours to finish. But this case was a little different. Some thought it would take around six hours and thus scheduled their events at bar accordingly. Others who were little more conservative estimated that his journey would take eight hours or round about. But as things unfolded the chief justice's caravan took twenty five long hours to travel around 196 mile long journey. What does this tell us? More importantly what does this tell the dictator? I think it tells us and the dictator that finally he has to leve this country in disgrace. His days are near and counted. The power of the people is about to speak and the movement that started with supremacy of law will now only end when the dictator leaves the stage.
The people of punjab have spoken and they have nopt let the land of five rivers down with their show of soledarity with the chief justice of this country. It is very unlike punjab which has always welcomed dictators and played a decisive role in ensuring their long rule in this country. Other provinces have been much better on this front. Take sindh for example, where all the justices resigned instead of taking oath under a dictator's govt. It was sindh whose judges declined to sanction bhutto's hanging. NWFP welcomed the chief justice in the best possible way.
Punjab on the other hand has always supported dictators from Ayub to Musharraf. Its judges have always bowed down to pressure and helped the usurpers in their task of seizing power from the masses.
But this time it was different. The people of punjab as well as the justices of punjab were all waiting impatiently for their leader to show up and give them a glimpse of his defient face. They were lining the roads so that they could witness a man who stands tall and does not bow down to pressure. A man who finally gives them a ray of hope. This tells me that all is not dead in this country. the soul still lingers on and the light can be rekindled in the heart of an ordinary Pakistani. All we need is good leaders.
The people of punjab have spoken and they have nopt let the land of five rivers down with their show of soledarity with the chief justice of this country. It is very unlike punjab which has always welcomed dictators and played a decisive role in ensuring their long rule in this country. Other provinces have been much better on this front. Take sindh for example, where all the justices resigned instead of taking oath under a dictator's govt. It was sindh whose judges declined to sanction bhutto's hanging. NWFP welcomed the chief justice in the best possible way.
Punjab on the other hand has always supported dictators from Ayub to Musharraf. Its judges have always bowed down to pressure and helped the usurpers in their task of seizing power from the masses.
But this time it was different. The people of punjab as well as the justices of punjab were all waiting impatiently for their leader to show up and give them a glimpse of his defient face. They were lining the roads so that they could witness a man who stands tall and does not bow down to pressure. A man who finally gives them a ray of hope. This tells me that all is not dead in this country. the soul still lingers on and the light can be rekindled in the heart of an ordinary Pakistani. All we need is good leaders.
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