Aitzaz Ahsan, President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, has called for a black flag week for this week, March 9-16, to protest the suspension of the Chief Justice last year on March 9 and then the dismissal of the superior judiciary in Musharraf’s November 2007 martial law.
The rule of law is a very important thing in any country and an independent judiciary is an essential part of that. This is what Musharraf has tried to destroy and the lawyers have been protesting. We should support the lawyers movement and this Black Flag Week is part of that support. So I urge you to attend Black Flag Week events or at least wear black armband or put a black flag or ribbon etc on your website/blog.
This martial law is basically a coup against the higher judiciary. While lawyers are protesting, the politicians are still inactive. This might empower the militants. The US must reject dictatorship in Pakistan.
ABC News Chin, of the 3rd battalion, 4th Marines regiment, says he was just following orders in the minutes before the statue was pulled to the ground in a joint effort by jubilant Iraqis and U.S. troops. “I was just trying my best to get the chain around his neck…
One of the good things to come as a result of the patriotism expressed by people after the terrorist attacks of September 11 has been the large number of US flags on display everywhere. I like it especially since now it seems to me that Union flags outnumber Confederate flags…
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By Zack
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Lawyers of Pakistan have put such a good move that I do not remember to have been done by the lawyers of any country on the globe. They have braved all types of atrocities. Eitezaz Ahsan has also personally put up a very good show against brutal force of Bush’s stooge, Musharraf. Added to that is the perseverance of Chief Justice, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary and his collegue judges.
Lawyers of Pakistan have put such a good move that I do not remember to have been done by the lawyers of any country on the globe. They have braved all types of atrocities. Eitezaz Ahsan has also personally put up a very good show against brutal force of Bush’s stooge, Musharraf. Added to that is the perseverance of Chief Justice, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary and his collegue judges.