Medals of Freedom for Justice Chaudary

Let the politician take care of their constituency.
Why do you want 20 or so people in the name of democracy who can be paid double for their service to their MASTERS.
Let the politicians go to their constituency and take care of the problems there. Lets make our institutions including Army stronger.
Is Pakistan doomed or at crossroads.

The CJ became the bastion of democracy. Taking all decisions for the Administrative, legislative and judiciary branch.
I would urge him to resign as Cheif Justice (rather than clinging to it inspite of being fired) and join one of the political parties. Tehrik-e-Insaaf (Justice Party) would be a good choice. Both can join hands in bringing out the much deserved revolution in Pakistan in which nobody except GEO, Dr. Shahid Masood and chowk interactors in their spare time seem to be interested.
Any way looks like GEO has been mislead. The emergency siren and timing was till the sacking of Musharraf when GEO would take credit for bringing down the Government of Pakistan. GEO like Nawaz Sharif should never forget that their real masters are, were and will be establishment. They cannot and should not bite the hands that made them strong and bypass them and replace them.

Judiciary always needs public support for bold/independent decisions. The Judges cannot do so unless they are assured that their lives, liberties and jobs are secured after they give an independent verdict. In absence of independent media/press, any protest/agitation from the masses after the military take over in 1999, it would be highly unfair to put all the blames on judiciary for legitimizing military govt for three years under the doctrine of necessity for achieving objectives (accountability, revival of true democracy etc) laid down by musharraf in his first speech. It was the Parliament (elected through rigged elections)the supreme institution for law-making in the country which 'legalized' everything and gave him five more years in the uniform with the timely help of friendly opposition faction(group of religion-using political parties). It was not the judiciary.

I won’t agree with the author that all Mr. Chadhry did was to say no for saving his job. We have to look into the reason for which the Musharraf wanted him to b removed so desperately in the first place. we cannot ignore 'steel mills case' and the case of missing persons whereby the authority of intelligence agencies was directly questioned for the first time in the history of pakistan. We cannot ignore the way he upheld the fundamental rights through various suo moto notices. Justice Chaudhry had all the options open during the lawyer's movement but he didnt compromise that makes him the real hero. had the lawyers any doubt as to the genuineness of the cause they were fighting for they would never be able to launch any such struggle that passionately. Lawyers knew that fighting for reinstatement of Justice Chaudhry was meant for rule of law, independence of judiciary, democracy and safeguard of fundamental rights, in which lies the ultimate peace and prosperity. It was Mr. Chaudhry's 'No' which made the whole nation to say no to the dictatorship and exteremism, which made the whole nation to demand democracy and rule of law. it conveyed the real enlightened message to the whole world from the visible vast majority of pakistani people which was obviously against the wishes of those whose interest lies in proving them to b exteremis and terrorists. Mr. chaudhry didnt only stressed on the glorified ideas of civil liberties in his speeches to make them much more sacred for the common people in Pakistan for whom these were once portrayed as something anti religion by the 'hidden forces' he also upheld these fundamental rights after he was restored much more vibrantly. again he had all the options open for compromise when he instead declared the imposition of emergency by the Genreal, nul and void. this s how he sacrificed his job and liberty for the freedom of the people of Pakistan. i dont know wht else he should have done for deserving a medal for freedom. and i also dont know y those who r really heard today dont ask for reinstatement of independed minded constitutional judges beside lifting of emergency, restoration of constitution and free and fair elections...
i think opposing/disputing any award for Asma, aitzaz, ayaz Mir, Justice Chaudhry or anyone who has the genuine contributions for rule of law only helps the forces working against these glorified ideas in which lies the ultimate peace and prosperity of our people.

Regards.

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In 1999, I was opposing the Military rule on this forum.
And others were favoring it.
Now the matter is not democracy but the very survival of Pakistan.
There is no question, that Musharraf has done some mistakes.
But is the Taliban pushing Pakistan towards civil war. As they did in Afghanistan, paving the way for American/NATO adventure. American would have think twice if Afghans were united.
There was a mosque named "Zarrar", built in the name of Islam. But it was demolished by prophet PBUH himself.
If democracy is so important, then take part in election.
There is no question that both left and right can do agitational politics. But the silent majority is subdued enoegh or sane enough to know that it is not the panacea.