Nine years have passed since the 12th of May 2007 tragedy which left 50 martyred and numerous wounded. Years after the deadly incident, victims still await justice. Neither trials were held nor punishments given. Lawyers will observe a ‘Black Day’ and boycott the courts on Thursday to mark the incident.
With thousands awaiting the arrival of then Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and the lawyers’ movement in its full swing, the city of Karachi witnessed a bloodbath on its roads that day. Containers were placed and the city saw a virtual lockdown. Those who dared crossing the barriers and heading towards the airport to greet the CJP, were brutally gunned down. The slaughter continued throughout the day and long into the night.
Lawyers of City Court, High Court and Malir Courts were unable to leave their offices and faced severe difficulties. Even Judges who arrived to the Courts to fulfill their duties had to climb and jump over walls to flee the area. Terrorism ran rampant and the normal hustle and bustle of the city was silenced by thundering sounds of the ammunition.
Though the former CJP, being involved in the incident, could not take action on the attack, but formed a 5 member larger bench for inquiry of the incident. However, emergency was declared in the country after the attacks.
With lawyers leading the movement in jails, the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) Judges closed the matter without taking any major action.
With passing time the incident has faded into the backdrop, but refuses to be washed away from history as victims of the tragedy still seek justice.
One of the black days in the history of the country. Even if the Chief Justice, Ch Iftikhar was victim of the political terrorism in Karachi, nothing could be achieved so far which in itself is a big big failure of our Judicial system. Armed gangsters of Karachi King-Cong were all around the High Court, Airport and the city was hostage for hours, days. The King-Cong still rules in disguise. What a pity !
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