This is reference to decision by Special Court hearing Pervez Musharraf’s trial and comments by analysts that the general may have the last laugh. Hazrat Ali is on record that a state can survive without faith in Almighty, but not without justice. When UK was subjected to severe bombardment, Churchill stated that as long as courts functioned and justice was being done, the work of government would continue. I only hope that judiciary is not ridiculed and damage that Musharraf tried to inflict upon it is not affected in this trial. One can only pray that the law of necessity does not resurface.
Can his supporters tell this to the nation: ‘Did he do justice to his uniform when he stood up on 12 May, 2007, in Islamabad, raised his fists while referring to massacre in Karachi where over 50 innocent citizens were killed and proudly proclaimed it to be a display of his powers?’
May God have mercy on Pakistan and may Quaid’s vision and legacy of a modern, democratic welfare state survive and strengthen, and the curse of bribery, corruption, hoarding and black marketing be eradicated!
ALI MALIK TARIQ
Lahore
