This is in reference to undue protests by MQM over arrests by Rangers from a sector office in Karachi. The fact that rangers were fired upon by activists of this party when they carried out the raid only substantiates allegations that criminals accused of heinous crimes were within the premises. Otherwise why should innocent peaceful citizens resort to indiscriminate firing to evade arrest?
No citizen of Pakistan, to whichever party he may belong, can challenge the writ of the state. If those arrested are innocent, courts are there to give them justice. The fact that scores of innocent citizens are being killed daily on the streets of Karachi by target killers, be they linked to fundamentalist terror groups or criminal mafia patronised by political parties involved in these crimes, only emphasizes constitutional obligations of provincial government and law enforcement agencies to enforce the writ of law and protect the lives and property of law abiding citizens.
The majesty of law must prevail, be it police excesses in Model Town, Lahore, target killers and extortion collectors of Karachi, or sectarian killings in Balochistan and other parts of Pakistan. Being elected gives neither immunity to any individual or a political party nor the right to violate the laws of land, nor tax evasion. It however makes elected representatives more answerable because they have taken an oath to uphold constitution and to respect laws of this country.
ALI MALIK TARIQ
Dubai, UAE