The Iftikhar Day Celebrated
submitted 9 months 22 days 20 hours ago by: sniper : 1 comment
The lawyers and the Bar Associations across the country celebrated the Iftikhar Day
on January 31, 2008.
Mr. Justice Khwaja Muhammad Sharif honoured our District Bar Khushab
with a visit at the oath taking ceremony of the office-bearers. In his
address he mentioned how he had been was advised by the government
officials to take the oath under PCO and enjoy the benefits. The best
part of his address was where he said that if your post, no matter how
esteemed it be, is the cause of hatred and disrespect, it is worth
nothing and so he refused to take the oath under PCO.
Remember that Mr. Justice Khwaja Sharif would have
been the Chief Justice of the High Court Lahore by now had he taken the
PCO oath. Indeed, he has sacrificed a lot for the movement for the
restoration of Justice Iftikhar and the independence of judiciary. Lets
hope that his sacrifice and the like do not go wasted.
Comments
I wish this sense of dignity and self respect is shared by all of us, not just the leaders or people who are on top positions. Every single action of every single person matters, more so when his/her actions are directly affecting millions of others.
I salute the justice for standing by his principles. Very few actually have the guts to do as they say and saying NO to an attractive GIFT takes a lot. Sometimes I think, its people like Justice Khwaja Sharif that have still kept our country from being wiped out of the face of this earth, as most of us have left no stone unturned to make it a reality.