Courts are married to law, but they sleep with the rich and powerful.
This country is for the elite. Yesterday's verdict of LHC is yet another
manifestation of the reality of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which is
neither an Islamic state nor a democratic republic rather a kleptocracy. If you are
powerful, you can have a respite of sentence on a stamp paper of 50
rupees, on a weekend, but in case you are not from the gentry, you cannot
get justice even two three years after your death, rotting your whole life in
incarceration. Courts are blind if you are a police lady, standing in
the court of law, being thrashed by the "LAW MAFIA" or a poor lady, once
again standing in the court of law, being dragged by the same mafia, or
a father of two, picking up your kids from school, in front of court, being slapped by the
same people.
Imran Khan, whom I use to loathe, is a doughty
man. He is known for going against the tide. He got the throne by
building a public sentiment against the powerful elite of the country.
In this course, he compromised everything. His best people left in his
pursuit of power. He divorced his morals, welcomed feudal in his party,
sought help from undemocratic forces, provoked religious sentiments and what not.
All of this is acceptable because he was successful in revealing the
unholy alliance of the so called left and right, religious and liberal political
forces, just for the sake of power.
Now when HC's
verdict is calamitous to his mantra of no "NRO", it is the perfect time
for him to come forward as a popular mass leader rather than a sporting
hero and a fashion idol who happened to be a circumstantial political
leader in retaliation to the corruption and bad governance of previous
governments. He should step down from the office, dissolve assemblies,
announce new elections, thrash his opportunist companions, bring forward
his old companions and restitute his ideology. Now with Zardari in
jail, Nawaz going abroad and Molana with a failed political sit-in, no
one is there to contest Imran because Bilawal is still a juvenile facing
serious governance issues under his rule in Sindh, Shahbaz was although a good
administrator but he failed drastically just a year back and Maryam, a
possible contender, is serving a sentence in jail. He can come with a
clear majority and bring about reforms in this system, given a
restitution in his attitude and ideology. OTHERWISE no one remembers
crestfallen Mir Zaffarullah Jamali; no matter how straightforward and
simple he is, but Bhutto is still alive just because he stood against
the establishment of his time.
اے چاند یہاں نا نکلا کر ،
بے نام سے سپنے دکھلا کر ،
یہاں الٹی گنگا بہتی ہے ،
اس دیس میں اندھے حاکم ہیں ،
نا ڈرتے ہیں نا نادم ہیں ،
نا لوگوں کے وہ خادم ہیں ،
کچھ لوگ ہیں عالی شان بہت ،
اور کچھ کا مقصد روٹی ہے ،
وہ کہتے ہیں سب اچھا ہے ،
اور کفر کا راج ہی سچا ہے ،
یہ دیس اندھے لوگوں کا ،
اے چاند یہاں نا نکلا کر . . . ! ! ! !