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Killing the Nation with Impunity

Nighat Yasmeen September 23, 2003

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#10 Posted by sac on September 24, 2003 12:12:57 pm
re rafay_alam #4:

This is a season for disappointments. Let me add you to the list. Not only can I verify the veracity of the loony adventure at the ICJ at the hands of this gun for hire despite the advice of many a sage the bloodsucker now wants the entire legal department in the foreign affairs ministry be outsourced. In other words all legal advice that will be tendered to our hapless government will be dished out by the likes of him with public exchequer adding further to his ill-gotten gains. The rape of the poor nation continues.........the faujis have been at it forever, why shouldn`t the lawyers join the fun too?

later
-sac
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#9 Posted by temporal on September 24, 2003 10:45:39 am
Nighat

…think I have read this previously (SAT?)…but did not comment there…

godot you are right…

..is hamaam maiN sub naNgay haiN…and (almost) everybody is purchasable…from the lowliest of low to the highest of the high…from the office orderly to the supreme court judge…even some generals…if it wasn’t this peerzada the junta would have found some other ibn-ul-waq’t…can never tire of repeating this: for things to get on the normal track the army occupation has to end first…

rgds,

t
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#8 Posted by Godot on September 24, 2003 8:02:07 am

Nighat,

What you say is true; however, it’s completely one-sided and reeks of open bias and hence not worth a serious thought. What about when an elected PM’s goons raid the Supreme Court and humiliate the judges and the Supreme Court itself for passing a judgment to which PM does not agree? Isn’t Pirzada, then, a product of this same environment? Or is it okay for you that a PM, just because he’s elected, can publicly humiliate the Court and its judges and flaunt the Law of the Land?

As I have said before, it’s the system that’s inherently flawed, blaming individuals, be it Pirzada, Zulfiqar, Benazir, Nawaz, or Musharraf is not going to cut it. The Supreme Court must be completely independent of politics and its decisions must be respected as such. It’s the system that’s needs fixing, not individuals. Individuals are mere product of the air they breathe. It’s easy to blast individuals. The bigger question is: Who’s going to tie the bell around the cat’s neck.
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#7 Posted by ballukhan on September 24, 2003 7:06:41 am
I love this lady`s analyses and guts.
The only ``man`` amongst the chowkists who is willing to name the real actors at ``play`` behind the facade of religion and politics in our region.!!!!
Bravo!!! LoveU !!! LoveU!!!!!
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#6 Posted by khamkhwa. on September 24, 2003 7:06:41 am
...i would love to see a ``walk of shame`` created on a portion of footpath in karachi at zaibunnisa and lahore at the mall.....inscribed in GOLDEN letters the names of ogres like him, where people can spit, trample and generally get their `dil ki bhaRaas` outta their systems.but being the worshippers at the alter of the rising sun, this will remain nothing but a `khwahish`........
- hazaroN khwahisheN aisi ke her khwahish pe dum niklay..
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#5 Posted by rafay_alam on September 24, 2003 7:06:40 am
As a lawyer, I have to admire SSP. He`s a consumate professional (let me be the devil`s advcate - no pun intended - here).

As a lawyer, you book a case, get your fees and then argue it. Or, as a legal consultant, you can advise your client about the possibility of success of their actions. This is what SSP does. As long as he doesn`t lie while at the Bar or in his opinions, he can`t be faulted. He follow`s the lawyer`s Cab Rank rule: You do not throw a client out becuase you don`t like him. You accept the fare if the client can pay, and you try and drive him to his destination.

If SSP was a doctor, would you have issues if he were to turn patients away because they did not conform to his political ideology?

As a citizen of Pakistan, my views are slightly different. I don`t think you can shoulder the entire blame for Pakistan`s constitutional woes on SSP`s shoulders. It`s like saying that it`s only guns that kill, not the people who pull their triggers. In any case, Pakistan has enough other problems - problems, I might add, that have nothing to do with SSP. You can`t say that Honor Killings are the result of his role in the Maulvi Tamzuddin Case (that`s the Doctrine of Neccessity reference for you). Nor can you say that the recent surge in the stock market is because of his advice to Musharraf on constitutional matters.


Rafay Alam

PS: Please note that I say that, as a lawyer, I ``have`` to admire him.
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#4 Posted by i-am-the-cheese on September 24, 2003 7:06:40 am
nighat,
this is great.. our dimaagi halat (also bakra mentality) is made obvious by the fact that someone who is screwing us left right and centre and everytime is considered our hero...(i have been introduced to his nephews at parties with an important `yae apnae sharifuddin peerzada kae bhai ka baita hae`..
im reminded of recently when at a social function an old man got a little emotional during the q and a session questioning peerzada about his shady constitution twisting practises... the reviewer, a respectable aunty for an even more respectable publication had the old man portrayed as a looney.. she all but called him senile... she also reported `sharifuddin peerzada gave the man a dignified explanation regarding how he was always working for the interest of his employer`.. or something as redeeming along the same lines

have u tried to get this published in the print media?
regards
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#3 Posted by SameerJB on September 23, 2003 9:47:58 pm
Thanks Nighat Yasmeen for a very poignant article making the case so strongly that only way to oppose would be to distract attention from the topic and start personal attacking on you, BB, NS, India, RAW, USA, zionists, BJP and who knows what some chamchas can produce from their pandora box. He should be called Syed Badmashuddin Haramzada.....

Please keep writing.
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#2 Posted by asadm on September 23, 2003 9:27:27 pm
Nighat,
Jadoogar or a legal genius ? How about spineless LOTA. All the great titles bestowed upon him by succesive military and non-military leaders have propelled him to the status of an indespensable national treasure. Far from it, he is a self serving leech. He does no justice to his profession or to the country. Musharaf can tear apart the constitution to shreds because there will always be Mr. Pirzada waiting to defend him. When reading the constitution they overlooked article 6 (1) apparently they suffer from selective reading. Sending Pirzada to the gallows tempting as it is might be is a bit harsh but I do agree that he is not a decent person by any standards. He and others like him dont increase the country`s prestige they just increase our shame and suffering.
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#1 Posted by ballukhan on September 23, 2003 8:48:58 pm
Bravo!! Bravo !!! Nighat Yasmeen, your truth speak and boldness shines out before the hypocricies of some of our chowists who would be deep inside jealous of these civilian brokers, marketeers and consolidators of the military elites and would like to be in Pirzada`s suit.
Infact, Pirzada is the comprador in the Pakistani Civil society who can throw everyone else to hell just to partake some of the booties of the military dictators.
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