The most
unfortunate reality which Pakistanis have been facing since the creation of
homeland is ever-restructuring and under-developed institutions of Pakistan.
These Institutions have not reached maturity and have failed to provide sense
of security to people at large. This delay is resuscitation by the national
institutions not only have weakened the institutions themselves but also made
democratic system fragile.
As we have already
deduced from the experiments of last six decades that Institutions, well
structured and conscious of their power and limits, can ensure stability and
progress of homeland.
The recent events
in Pakistan's history has set the new course for Pakistan and helped to revive
political and judicial systems in a new dimension. These events have become
pretext of re-structuring of the institutions, marking new boundaries for
itself and struggle to confine others.
The problem has
arrived because of this new power and the temptation to exercise it without any
objection by others. This has become the very reason for the rift between the
different organs of the state.
Military in the past had exercised this power
to it’s will and now judiciary seems to be in mood to have taste of it, by
perhaps intentionally ignoring the consequences military had to face. Judiciary
in last few years has made decisions of great significance which has and will
continue to have tremendous impact on Pakistan. Most of the decisions were
judicially appropriate but the way they were handled and then followed up
raised few questions.
The first example was how the cases of same nature of
Yousaf Raza Gillani and Raja Parvez Ashraf were handled. The Supreme Court
which by her stature and status is bound to be impartial gave impression of
partiality.
The second example
was of Air Marshall Asghar khan case. First it took some time for Supreme Court
to take up the case, which made general public anxious, later doubts were
allayed by the appropriate decision by the Court. But people again were
disgruntled when there was no follow-up on this case by Supreme Court. It
really would have affected mental position of Imran khan if not public.
The third example
was Tahir-ul-Qadri episode. Supreme Court judges, some consider, humiliated
Tahir-ul-Qadri and bench had already made decision before actually listening to
Tahir-ul-Qadri's view point.
Fourth example was
how Supreme Court intervened in Presidential elections disgruntling major
political parties, giving rise to the adverse sentiments for Supreme Court. Once
again most of the political parties were reasonably vocal against intervention
of Supreme Court with addendum of Imran khan to the limerick.
The fifth example was of course the contempt
notice to Imran khan, giving rise to questions like why Imran khan was singled
out when Aitzaz and others were singing the same song? Imran khan in comparison
to Faisal Raza Abidi was polite as one could be.
These all events have led to new ambiguous and
murky political scenario making Supreme Court controversial, when by her
stature and status it cannot afford to be controversial for greater National
Interests. Supreme Court can function well only when it is able to refrain
herself from all controversies and only then it will be able to take unbiased
decisions acceptable to the Nation without question.
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