Aitezaz Ahsan : A Lone Ranger
By Sameer Shaharyar • Apr 28th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look • (3,020 views) • 10 CommentsBarrister Aitezaz Ahsan, once a prominent leader of Pakistan People’s Party and now a dormant PPP leader and more prominently a lawyers’ movement leader and the president of Supreme Court bar association, he finds himself in a quandary.
Since 9th March, 2007 Aitezaz Ahsan has been at the forefront of the lawyers movement and he is the one who has trumpeted the ‘No’ of deposed chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary to a dictator most, and he is the one who is the most cherished and celebrated leaders of this lawyers gang.
Though Benazir Bhutto wasn’t too happy with the emergence of Aitezaz Ahsan as a national leader, but due to some expediency of that time she didn’t utter her disapproval that much publicly, though she discussed it at great length with other party bigwigs like Dr. Babar Awan, Farooq H. Naik and host of others, and they all warned Benazir about the prominence of this elegant lawyer. Benazir, over the years, succeeded in getting rid of all the big names of her father time including Khar, Jatoi and others and few people left of that era who could become threat for Benazir’s lifetime chairperson ship.
Benazir was out of the country, and she made a note of getting rid of Aitezaz as soon as possible. Benazir never held a serious esteem for the Pakistani judges and she never supported the judiciary by heart, though she made some cosmetics attempt. After her deal with Musharraf, she was publicly not in the favor of restoring Iftikhar Chaudhary and she conveyed that to Aitezaz who refused to comply. When Benazir returned to Pakistan, she gave a cold shoulder to Aitezaz. After her horrendous slaying in Rawalpindi, Zardari and his close aides first tried to control Aitezaz and upon their failure they also gave very cold shoulder to him.
Now as Aitezaz Ahsan is trying to ride two boats at a time, PPP is trying to oust him from their boat intangibly. Aitezaz Ahsan wants to keep the points he scored during the lawyers movement and want to cash in on them while contesting the by-elections in June on the ticket of PPP. Aitezaz has been given green signal by PML-N to contest election from their constituency NA-55 Rawalpindi, while Zardari has also shown his desire to contest from the same area and he has asked from Nawaz Sharif to give him that seat. Zardari is now playing with Aitezaz and trying to trade his leadership of lawyers movement with this seat.
Aitezaz Ahsan has surely done a lot for the lawyers movement and he is respected all over the country. The hypocrite and shenanigan-rich approach of PPP over the judiciary doesn’t suit Aitezaz and it would be suicidal for him if he accepts Zardari’s offer. He could win any seat from any constituency in Pakistan at his own just because of his daring stand on judiciary. He has to select from his party and from his stand sooner rather than later.
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April 28th, 2008
Aitazaz knows he has been kicked out from PPP by Asif Zardari and now trying his best to gain support from Nawaz Shari (once bitter political rival).
In Pakistan the politicians are characterless, selfish people and devoid of any basi conscience or principle and they are ready to join the once the rival parties; they always ready do anything to achieve their mean and selfish goals and sometimes even at the cost of honuor and dignity of the country
We will see next Inshah Allah he will be kicked out from Pakistan Bar Association presidency as well
This would be even least punishment to him from God for the crimes he committed by derailing the economy of Pakistan for last one year and more importantly the handing over the names of Sikh militants to his Indian freind during Khalistan Movement in 1989
April 28th, 2008
Mr. zardari has one self centered policy .In the curriculum of zardari text book of politics ,any person who was a little acquaintance with mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, is an obsolete chapter ,,he has its own strategy of maneuvering and engagement which starts from him and ends at some one else as he got to be there. The future of Mr. Aitazaz ahsan will be expressible within few days .either he will be jailed or he will get out of politics. If these two fates could not approach him the only way resides is to get in to the desired motive of his new boss who ever may be .as far as his further appearance on the plat form of ppp ,his chapter has been torn by mutual consent. However his active participation in the movement has severely blown his credibility in the eyes of his previous friends whereas, mr Nawaz has severe grievances to the chap as regard to his previous litigations and his annoying debates during proceedings. You see if makhdoom ,naheed and many could not withstand him ,there is no one left to counter him .
April 28th, 2008
dear ,you see there is a general tendency in the game of politics .what is being planned in palaces ,does not come out in to the public.people are only left to presume ,discuss,forecast ,criticise,litigate,quarrel each other,float verbal threat and to shout many such unwanted slogans ,these are the rule of engagements that is practised by the law maker and people at hideoutsin palaces.reasons to give free hands to the people is to make them comfortable by expressing their thoughts and anger ,and extract the intentions of their motives which they float on air so to initiateand plan probable agitation.this is how these policy makers execute their plan ahead before people present as reaction.
April 28th, 2008
mr aitazaz ahsan has many weakest point that is a favorable element for PPP,and president.mr aitaza has been enjoying all incentive and similar benifit for so many years .along with his fellow criminals who were manipulated by establishment multiple times by topling. a person with such weak backup can not withstand the irrational behavior of governmemnt..actually problem with our people is that they have very short tampered memmory .we forget things the momment culprit say that god is one ,and i am your muslim brother,who believe in islam and its constituent.same is the case with aitaza andimran khan .after doing and playing every lust and and what else one can demand they are back with the new shape and mpdel of new man with new imagination and thoughts ,to be frank i am also waiting for one such chance to dig at my desire any thing from women,wine and wealth,at the cost of people and nation and will then built a shaukat khanum or the educational institute or lawyer move as my faith is define being pakistani as all time righteous.
April 28th, 2008
Aitzaz should simply leave the PPP. He is a national hero at this stage. He is too good for the PPP. He has enough support among the educated class to strike out on his own.
April 28th, 2008
Aitzaz has decided to ride two boats simultaneously (as you have correctly pointed out) and now he is learning (hopefully) and feeling the pain of being torn / ripped at the point one can imagine, that’s what happens if ride two horses at the same time. But then it is good so, and let others learn from Aitzaz’s experience. Tough.
April 28th, 2008
Mr.AA is no lone ranger … he has done nothing to be praised about … Let us not make a Hero out of him. Seeking quick justice for the Judges who sit on peoples cases for years … what kind of justice or judiciary is this ? … Leading a gang of Lawyers who have stirred up all disruptions and the mud slinging on our respected Leaders .. whoever they may be. The parliament is on hold till justice is done to the job security of these dormant judges. … People will never forgive him for that . Let us hope and pray that we are seeing the last days of AA… May Allah Rest Him in Peace .. and save Pakistan from more humiliation ….. Aameen
April 28th, 2008
Yes, one must agree with Mr Mohammed Khan. I wish to join him in his last prayers for Mr. AA (Aitzaz Ahsan) - “May Allah Rest Him in Peace” - But soon, please Allah!
April 28th, 2008
I HOPE THIS WILL BE LAST COMMENT ON “AA” AND PEOPLE WILL LET HIM BE “LONE” AND LET PAKISTAN MOVE ON …. JOIN ME IN PRAYERS FOR THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OF PAKISTAN… AAMEEN
April 28th, 2008
The Lone Hayena would be correct . got away from the Pack of Hayena’s of PPPP and now the Mule’s of PML-N.