Restoration of Judges - A Waking Pakistan

Chief Justice and other judges have been restored finally under the immense pressure of people. Pakistani nation has once again proven that it still has resilience in it to compel the political powers to decide according to the will of the people of Pakistan. I have seen and heard so many political and social analysts being pessimistic about Pakistani nation. But I ask them today to comment on what we have seen yesterday on 15th March 2009. The Pakistan People’s Party government had gone overboard by putting every hurdle in the way of protestors but people at large were firmly determined to put everything down.

When it all started a couple of days ago in south of country, we saw the crack down of police and other law enforcing agencies in Karachi and other cities. I, like so many others became depressed because apparently the government was successful in pushing down the pressure which was built up for Long March. But I had a little hope that these people from Sindh and Baluchistan will not let their struggle die down. I was optimistic that they will join with people of Punjab and ultimately it will all end up in Islamabad. This was what we have witnessed. After the start of long march from Lahore, so many delegates from Sindh, Baluchistan and NWFP flew in or traveled by other means to Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

I am not a fan of PML (N) or for that matter Sharif Brothers, but one must give them credit for their resolution towards restoration of judges. Had Mian Nawaz Sharif not come out of house arrest forcefully, we might not be watching people rejoicing these moments as I write down here. At least Mian Sahib has learned a few lessons while he was in exile. And I can not even negate this thought that this whole Long March episode might be just one of his political tactics but even then I welcome it.

I intended this post not to be a credit giving article but how can I forget the back bone, the blood and the flesh of this movement – the lawyers. These are the people who are true well wishers of Pakistan. The best part about them is that they don’t have any interests so far but to empower people of Pakistan. Rather a few of them like Aitzaz Ehsan have lost their positions in their respective political parties. They were on the roads, being tear-gassed, beaten, and threatened long before when political parties came in and joined hands with them. They are the perfect example of Pakistani middle class who have sacrificed their time, their efforts, and even their blood and soul for Pakistan. There is a hip slogan these days that a lawyer had made Pakistan and now lawyers have saved it as well. It's very much true. This lawyer movement, which has come to its destiny now, has injected that life, thrill, confidence and trust in minds of people of Pakistan that they are not the weaker ones. They are not the ones whose will and wish could always been purged away. They can make themselves to be listened. They have proven that it's they who shall decide the destiny of their country and not those few who are sitting in the palaces.

Lawyers have shown us the silver lining and now I have a feeling that I am not alone to have a wish to give a better Pakistan to my next generation. I have many around me. God Bless Pakistan.