Pakistan daily newspaper called daily Jang which published
from London is part of my daily newspaper readership list. The subject news item of Saba
news agency published in daily Jasarat in Pakistan which belong to
Jamat-e-Islami, but, not part of my daily newspapers list. The news item also
published in daily Jang London in its front page in 3 columns with head line
"feel ashamed to call our country an Islamic democracy, only people
attached to mosques placed in fourth schedule - Islamabad High Court". The
subject news item is missing in English section of daily Jang London, which
published with the name title "The News". I checked its internet
publication, the subject news item is also missing there. I checked Jasarat but
in its internet publication, it is available, so I took it from there and
published in my blog.
The news item relate to a person whose name is Manzoor
Hussain and provide services and assistance to famous mosque known as Red
Mosque Islamabad which had resisted Pakistan army with arms for weeks. His name
placed in fourth schedule of the terror related list by the government of
Pakistan.
Judge the Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddique of Islamabad High
Court, asked government representative available in the court hearing for an
evidence upon which government had reached to its final conclusion to place
Manzoor Hussain name on terror related list, known as fourth schedule. The
Government representative replied - "he don't has any evidence" which
in the letter and essence of the law is an admittance of a guilty before a judge.
In such situation the Judge has no option but to issue order for a criminal
proceedings against the subject representative and its chain of command. The
action taken by state without evidence and now prove before the court of law that
the government is punishing innocent people which is serious crime.
The judge, instead to revisit the statue books of law, to see
what action is needed, he prefer to ride the bandwagon of politics by making a
political statement, turning himself into the shoes of Saint Augustine to
declare that "the prayers assistants and service men in mosques are the
blessing to the nation.” Perhaps the poor citizens are the only curse to the nation!
The Judge said: "show your courage if you can to touch the top brass
of defunct organizations"; while posing a question to Government
representative, Judge further remark, "have you ever placed a name in
terror related list of fourth schedule of those who drink alcohol, smoke
hashish, run illegal casinos or prostitution". One wonder what
terror related or religious hate crimes got to do with alcohol drinkers,
hashish smokers, illegal casino operation or illegal prostitution business.
Every crime treated on its own nature, merit and its consequence over to
society.
The news item which shows on one hand that government
punished innocent people without any evidence yet the judges are still living
in middle ages, alien to any legal system and essence of justice. The person in
authority is in front of the subject judge, admitting action is an evidence without reasonable doubt.
Therefore the person having authority to execute illegal action by placing a person
on terror related list, had violated basic rights of the subject person.
The person representing his government is admitting guilty. One wonder, why
the judge failed to order for criminal proceeding against government
representative. If the judge knows that government don't touch "top
brass" and instead punishing innocent people is an additional information available to justice system for action and to order for criminal investigation instead of pointing finger
on "alcohol drinker, hashish smokers, gamblers and prostitution". If
judge knows that these illegal activities are in practices yet executive branch
of the state failed to act then judicial branch of the state need to take
action which mean to issue order for a criminal proceeding against all those
having authority in those areas where they are responsible to enforce the law
instead to become middle ages moral saint.
Is Pakistan moving forward? I don't think so. Pakistani in this day and age trying to display two different pages; one for its people to read and one for world to read.

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