Struggle for restoration of CJ

March 16th will be an historic day in the turbulent history of Pakistan. People from all over the country will converge on the country's capital - Islamabad. Lawyers and democratic forces that are part of this movement have decided to continue their sit-in in capital till the honorable restoration of Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhmmad Chaudary as Chief Justice of Pakistan.

Today there was an eye opening gallup survey published in all national dailies which suggested that President Zardari doesn't have any popular support in the country. No Pakistani trusts his personality as he has broken his public committments in a a very bizzare way.

Since taking over reins of the state, President Zardari has made serious blunders and caused international embarassment for the people of Pakistan. To mention a few, here are examples:

Bringing Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) under the rule of Federal Interior Ministry;

Asking Chief of ISI to visit India as per demands of Indian government;

Backing out of Bhurban Declaration, Charter of Democracy and Islamabad Accord;

Promulgation of Mobile Courts's Ordinance;

Appointment of people party workers as judges of superior judiciary;

Imposition of Governor's rule in Punjab;

Locking up of Provincial Assembly building in Punjab;

Failing to protect Srilankan cricket team in Lahore;

There are clear disunity amongst ruling PPP due to the behaviour of President Zardari and his very close advisors.

Citizen in Pakistan ponder what would be a headway in this political non-sense? Answer in the streets is that politics of blackmailing has to stop. There is a need for serious pruning to remove these deadly twigs from our national politics. There are cries of revolution if this soft long march and sit-in are stopped. We all need to save our beloved country provided we wake up to the challenges of these times.

Justice Iftikhar has become a symbol of this soft revolution and he must be restored to save Pakistan. He has stood for principles to uphold rule of law and constitution which made him symbol of HOPE amongst all Pakistanis from Gilgit to Karachi.

Pakistan is passing through a very sensitive time of her history and have rightly been termed as defining moments. Writing on the wall is that ideologies succeed while personal agendas are meant to fail. President Zardari is on personal agenda and his close advisors are bent on destroying the peaceful and just struggle for restoration of CJ.

It is sad to note that politically inclined inductees into superior judiciary by Zardari show malafide intentions of the President. Judges should be appointed on merit so they can provide justice without any fear and compulsions.