Nawaz Sharif’s Ineligibility for By-Elections
By Rohail Butt • Jun 23rd, 2008 • Category: Politics • (3,736 views) • 25 CommentsThe 3-member full bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) has declared Pakistan Muslim League (N) Chief Nawaz Sharif ineligible to contest the by-elections and allowed Shahbaz Sharif to continue to work as Chief Minister Punjab. The court in its verdict also said that Shahbaz Sharif’s case should be considered as pending.
This is yet another sad decision in the history of Pakistan. This decision cannot be seen in the isolation. Many events and incidents and conspiracies have led to this decision. The most glaring and underlined factor in this regard is the plethora of efforts to derail the process of democracy and to sabotage the mandate of 18th February.
This would also tell Nawaz Sharif a lesson, who was going way over the board to keep his government in Punjab intact and has been giving many flexibilities to PPP in the matter of judges restoration and the ouster of Pervez Musharraf. Even the deputy attorney general asked the courts that these petitions are not maintainable and even then the decisions were given. Nawaz Sharif is the most popular leader in Pakistan and his popularity ratings are 86%, and he has remained prime minister for two times, yet he is ineligible for the elections; that is preposterous and absurd.
Musharraf is striking back. The PDA coalition has perhaps lost the ground. They missed the opportunity of the Bhurban Declaration, they failed to capitalize on the Long March, and now they have got the first blow. Asif Ali Zardari perhaps knew the decision, and now it’s time that forces of change must unite and struggle against the status quo.
This decision is the mockery of the justice and democracy.
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June 25th, 2008
Saleem Khan,
You will never understand what is mandate. The mandate was given to Pervez Musharraf, count the no. of votes the parties he was supporting and then think and think and then stop crying of mandate of 18 Feb
June 24th, 2008
Aftab S. Alam Says:
June 23rd, 2008
Talha Lodhi Says: June 23rd, 2008 “……….It was with utmost disgust that I finally managed to read all the comments on this blog.
However I guess the time has come that we stand together as ONE UNIT and ONE NATION and counter all the forces that be working against it by giving off the rights to the people of this country. Let their be a true democracy and not a CIVILAN DICTATORSHIP as Muskan has put it in one of her blogs.
Let us rise above the concept of Punjabi or Pathan or Muhajir.”
Talha, I am all for what you stand for and whole hartedly support you.
GOOD THING BUT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED FOREVER.
I’M IN PAIN THAT EVEN AFTER 18 FEB…OUR MANDATE HAS BEEN HIGH JACKED BY ESTABLISHMENT. ALLAH IS AT LEAST WATCHING SINCERE EFFORTS OF SINCERE PEOPLE AND HE WILL SURELY BLESS THEM MORE POWER TO STAND AGAINST STRONG RESISTANCE. INSHALLAH.
June 24th, 2008
I’m not a cat. I’m giving example that by not accepting actual result…we can’t say that SUB ACHA HAI.
Aftab, Its my very serious observation that first time in the history…Punjabis have started talking on “LETS GETS SEPRATE” and kick this establishment towards its loves i.e. SIND specially. We always tried our level best to work for united Pakistan but it seems that our dreams won’t come true under things like NRO. I’m by God not supporter of any party. I want rule of law and justice in Pakistan. if other provinces don’t like it then its better that we apply in our province…where majority is in favor of it. We can’t see rapists, killers, culprits, thrives, black marketers living respectfully and innocent are target of them. How much we compromise… We not built Kala bagh for the happiness of other provinces…our and whole Pakistan mothers and sisters are sitting in streets due to no electricity. We are giving more water of our quota to Sind for keeping good relations…our farmers are effecting badly. their lands are getting dry. We are major victims of Dictators because every time dictator comes from Sind or NWFP…why we should suffer now again. Majority of our lawyers are civil society is on roads for justice… they are facing bullets, tear gases, stones etc etc…but still PUNJAB is like Galee on every opportunist. Its better to remain away and fight for PUNJAB only. Its greatness of Punjab Big party that they never used word Punjab…Sind etc. But on other sides… MQM, PPP and ANP uses it for political reasons because they are not sincere and can’t help their areas so uses words…PUNJAB kha gaya… These bloody parties are still with Dictatorship and still not serious to rescue Pakistan. Busy in keeping main leadership away from elections…
June 24th, 2008
Lawyers’ March Zindabad!
Retired Judges Zindabad!
Former CJ Zinadabad!
Former PM Zindaabd!
Former Chief Minister of PUnjab, Zindabad!
June 24th, 2008
It is their problem whose sons they are, we would rather concentrate on this court decision and we all law abiding, lovers of judiciary, and admirers of Rule of Law must respect and abide by this history making decision. Thank God it was decided by Punjab High Court at Lahore and not anywhere else by any other courts. Lahore High Court Zindabad - Judges Zindabad - Judiciary Zindabad - Pakistan Zindabad.